EU opens investigation into X over disinformation concerns
The European Union has opened an investigation into Elon Musk’s X platform over concerns about the spread of illegal content and disinformation around the Israel-Hamas conflict. The European Commission has sent the social media giant a
Meta and X questioned by US legislators over AI-generated political deepfakes
US legislators are calling on social media platforms X, Facebook and Instagram to explain why they are not imposing labels on deceptive AI-generated political advertisements that could fake a candidate’s voice or actions. Two Democratic members
Google AI ‘miles ahead’ of rivals and helps Pixel phones stand out, exec says
Google’s artificial intelligence tech is “miles ahead” of the competition, one company executive has said, as the firm unveiled its latest flagship smartphones. The new Google Pixel 8 and 8 Pro include the tech giant’s latest
Google Bard can now link to Gmail and other apps to help with responses
Google Bard, the tech giant’s generative AI platform, can now link with other Google services such as Gmail, Maps and YouTube in order to provide more in-depth responses to prompts from users. Launched earlier this year,
Australia tells dating apps to swipe right on improved safety standards
The Australian government has warned the online dating industry that they must strengthen policies to improve safety standards or be forced to do so through legislation. The warning to dating apps comes in the wake of
Cunard and P&O boosting wifi with Starlink
Cunard and P&O Cruises are improving wifi on their ships through a satellite internet service owned by billionaire Elon Musk. The cruise lines, both part of the Carnival group, said connectivity and bandwidth will be boosted
TikTok fined 345m euro by watchdog over how it processed children’s data
TikTok has been fined 345 million euro (£296 million) by Ireland’s data watchdog following an investigation into how the social media platform processed children’s data. The fine was imposed on TikTok Technology Limited (TTL) by the Data Protection
