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Tests show Threads' new search function blocks words like “sex”, “gore”, and “vaccines”; Meta admits “covid” is a blocked term but declines to disclose others — Public health experts expressed anger with the platform's moderation policies …
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Sources: in a first, Apple plans to make the India-built iPhone 15 available in the country and some other regions on the global sales debut day — - Devices from India to debut at same time as China-made ones — IPhone 15 marks a milestone for India's electronics ambitions
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MGM Resorts says a “cybersecurity issue” that began on Sunday is affecting some casino and hotel computer systems at the company's properties across the US — A “cybersecurity issue” led to the shutdown of some casino and hotel computer systems at MGM Resorts International properties across …
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| Blake Brittain / Reuters: |
The US Copyright Office denies protection for an AI-made image that won an art competition, despite Adobe Photoshop alterations and 624+ text prompt revisions — The U.S. Copyright Office has again rejected copyright protection for art created using artificial intelligence …
More: Silicon Republic, U.S. Copyright Office, Ars Technica, and Digital Music News
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The Internet Archive appeals a US judge's decision in March 2023 favoring publishers in a copyright infringement case over the nonprofit's ebook lending program — As expected, the Internet Archive this week submitted its appeal in Hachette v. Internet Archive, the closely-watched copyright case involving … | Steven Levy / Wired: |
Q&A with Sundar Pichai on 25 years of Google, competition in AI, ChatGPT in Bing, DeepMind and Google Brain, AI chips, staff's bureaucracy complaints, and more — The tech giant is 25 years old. In a chatbot war. On trial for antitrust. But its CEO says Google is good for 25 more.| Robert Silverman / The Daily Beast: |
An investigation finds that Barstool Sports apparently controls 40+ “burner” X accounts to launder viral copyright-protected videos for its legitimate accounts — A Daily Beast investigation found more than 40 content-swiping Twitter accounts apparently controlled by Barstool …
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| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
UK digital bank Monzo launches Investments, letting users invest as little as £1 in BlackRock-picked funds, its first foray into the investment market — - British digital bank Monzo has launched a feature that lets users invest with as little as £1.| Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post: |
The White House says eight more companies, including Salesforce, Nvidia, Palantir, IBM, and Stability, are signing its voluntary AI pledge, for 15 in total — 15 companies, ranging from Photoshop creator Adobe to ChatGPT maker OpenAI, have now taken the voluntary commitments
More: New York Times, Reuters, and The White House
| Ryan Heath / Axios: |
A survey of 2,203 US adults: 53% say AI misinformation will impact who wins the 2024 election, 35% say AI will decrease their trust in election ads, and more — - Self-identified liberals (21%) were nearly twice as likely to say they have used generative AI for work or education than moderates (11%) or conservatives (12%).
More: Beyond Search and The Hill
| Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times: |
TikTok begins rolling out TikTok Shop to all US users, adding a home screen Shop button that sends users to a marketplace, and already has 200K+ sellers — The company is beginning to introduce TikTok Shop to all of the app's users in the U.S., hoping to add a major new revenue stream.
More: TechCrunch and TikTok
| Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
Guardio Labs details a campaign that uses fake and compromised Facebook accounts to send 100K+ Messenger phishing messages per week, targeting business accounts — Hackers use a massive network of fake and compromised Facebook accounts to send out millions of Messenger phishing messages …
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