Sat 21 September 2024: There is an “irrefutable” need for global governance of artificial intelligence and its development cannot be left to the “whims” of the market alone, a United Nations advisory body has warned. While national governments will play a crucial role in regulating AI, the borderless nature of the technology necessitates a “global […]
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Thu 19 September 2024: Social media platform X, previously known as Twitter, again became accessible to numerous users in Brazil on Wednesday via an update to its communications network that bypassed a block imposed by Brazil’s Supreme Court. The X update utilized cloud services from third parties, specifically the security firm Cloudflare. This enabled some […]
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Thu 19 September 2024: Data of some 6 million taxpayers in the world’s fourth-most populous nation, Indonesia, including of outgoing President Joko Widodo, has been allegedly leaked and sold, said a media report on Thursday. Millions of taxpayer identification numbers have been “sold for $10,000 on the Breach Forum website” by an account claiming to […]
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Wed 18 September 2024: Today we’re introducing the fifth generation of Spectacles, our new see-through, standalone AR glasses that enable you to use Lenses and experience the world together with friends, in totally new ways. Spectacles are powered by Snap OS, our brand-new and groundbreaking operating system designed to enhance how people naturally interact with the […]
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Wed 18 September 2024: The US has imposed sanctions on yet another Israeli spyware firm, Intellexa, citing the “threats” that it poses to national security. The move comes in the wake of the ongoing global scandal surrounding Israeli spyware companies, most notably NSO Group, which has been accused of selling espionage technology to some of […]
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Sun 15 September 2024: Someone tracking the conflict raging in the Middle East could have seen the following two videos on social media. The first shows a little boy hovering over his father’s dead body, whimpering in Arabic, “Don’t leave me.” The second purports to show a pregnant woman with her stomach slashed open and […]
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Sun 15 September 2024: As the new academic year kicks off across Europe, a growing number of countries are introducing bans on smartphones in schools, driven by concerns about student distractions and peer bullying. While some nations are implementing countrywide prohibitions, others are giving individual schools the freedom to set their own policies. The Ban […]
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Thu 12 September 2024: Thousands of users across the globe faced disruptions accessing Microsoft 365 services on Thursday due to a significant issue with the platform’s network infrastructure. Microsoft confirmed the problem through its Microsoft 365 Status account on X (formerly Twitter), stating, “We’re investigating an issue where users may be unable to access multiple […]
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Thu 12 September 2024: A global summit in South Korea on Tuesday emphasized the importance of “maintaining human control” over the military use of artificial intelligence (AI). A declaration, issued at the end of the two-day summit in the capital Seoul, also warned against the potential for AI to contribute to the proliferation of weapons […]
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Wed 11 September 2024: The fusion of quantum computing and artificial intelligence (AI) holds immense potential for transforming computational speed, but it also introduces significant risks related to cybersecurity, privacy, and other potential dangers, according to a report by S&P Global on Tuesday. “AI and quantum computing each offer foundations for new technologies and applications […]
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