Grok chatbot trains on X user data in ‘very likely’ breach of EU law
Elon Musk could have yet another problem with the European Union. Musk’s X has enabled the Grok chatbot to be trained on data from any user. This feature is now…
Grindr disables location features in Olympic village to protect LGBTQ+ athletes
Popular LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr has disabled location-based features for users within the Olympic village of the Paris Games, which kicked off today. The measures are not designed to stop…
Paris Olympics app ‘prime target for cybercriminals’
The Paris Olympics 2024 kicked off today. But as the City of Light opens its gates to millions of spectators, officials are bracing themselves for a cyber war. Analysts predict…
After 15 years, the maintainer of Homebrew plans to make a living
Installing and updating applications and other dependencies on a computer really should be a solved problem by now. Yet almost every major desktop operating system provides multiple options, with no…
Proton launches ‘privacy-first’ AI email assistant to rival Google, Microsoft
Swiss app developer Proton has launched a new “privacy-first” AI email writing assistant that could be a more secure alternative to similar offerings from Google and Microsoft. Proton Scribe, integrated…
How data drove McLaren’s race car to the fastest pit stop in F1 history
In Formula One, races are often won by slimmer margins than the naked eye can see. A tiny twist of a steering wheel, a twitchy step on a pedal, a…
Meta’s ‘pay or consent’ model in breach of EU tech rules, says Brussels
In yet another blow to big tech, the EU is charging Meta with breaching the bloc’s sweeping online competition rules, known as the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Alongside Google and…
We don’t want AI writers in the newsroom, say humans
Most news readers from the UK and US are uncomfortable with AI-generated journalism, an extensive new survey has revealed. Like most journalists these days, I use AI sometimes — to…
Hackers linked to Hamas tied to cyberespionage via Android spyware in Palestine
Hackers linked to Hamas have been implicated in five cyberespionage campaigns targeting Palestine and Egypt. The evidence emerged in new research from ESET, a cybersecurity company based in Slovakia. Analysts…
Mandatory ID for social media would solve some problems — but create a lot more
Social media is central in many of our lives, but few would say that’s a good thing. Despite its initial promise, swathes of Europeans feel the technology has had a…
Why Spain just banned Meta’s new EU election voting features
Spain’s privacy watchdog has barred Meta from launching two features on Facebook and Instagram that the tech giant says were intended to encourage users to vote in the upcoming EU…
Netherlands, France, and Germany lead ‘largest ever’ botnet sting
Four people have been arrested in the “largest ever operation against botnets,” EU police force Europol announced on Thursday. The Netherlands, Germany, and France led the sting, dubbed “Operation Endgame.”…
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