TikTok owner sacks intern for sabotaging AI project
TikTok-owner, ByteDance, says it has sacked an intern for “maliciously interfering” with the training of one of its artificial intelligence
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US probing Elon Musk’s Tesla over self-driving systems
The US agency in charge of regulating road safety revealed Friday that they are probing Tesla’s self-driving software systems. The
Read moreTrump says Apple boss called him to complain about EU
Donald Trump has claimed he received a phone call on Thursday from Apple’s chief executive Tim Cook, in which the
Read moreInstagram defends new teen safety features after criticism
Instagram has defended new features aimed at protecting teens from sextortion attempts on the platform, following criticism they do not
Read moreAlleged Bitcoin hacker searched ‘signs the FBI is after you’
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Read moreNetflix raises prices as password boost fades
Netflix is starting to raise prices in some countries as growth spurred by its crackdown on password sharing starts to
Read more‘It’s our moonshot’: Why scientists are drilling into volcanos
Getty Images I’m in one of the world’s volcanic hotspots, northeast Iceland, near the Krafla volcano. A short distance away
Read moreNetflix hikes prices in some countries as growth fades
Netflix Netflix is starting to raise prices in some countries, as growth spurred by its crackdown on password sharing starts
Read moreMeta fires staff for buying toothpaste, not lunch
Workers at Meta have reportedly been sacked for abusing the tech firm’s meal voucher system, such as using it to
Read moreInstagram adds features to help stop sextortion
Getty Images Instagram will stop people from being able to screenshot or screen-record images and videos intended to be viewed
Read moreSocial media faces big changes under new Ofcom rules
Social media companies will face “very significant changes” as new legal safeguarding rules come into force early next year. The
Read moreUS ‘click to cancel’ rule to ban subscription traps
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has adopted a ‘click to cancel’ rule, which aims to make it easier for
Read moreHow does WhatsApp make money? It’s free – with some tricks
Getty Images In the past 24 hours I’ve written more than 100 WhatsApp messages. None of them were very exciting.
Read moreFirm hacked after accidentally hiring North Korean cyber criminal
A company has been hacked after accidentally hiring a North Korean cyber criminal as a remote IT worker. The unidentified
Read moreTwitch streamer Asmongold suspended after Palestinian rant
Popular streamer Zach Hoyt, better known as Asmongold, has been suspended from Twitch after saying in a video Palestinians come
Read moreUK considering EU-style common charging cable
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Read moreGoogle turns to nuclear to power AI data centres
Google has signed a deal to use small nuclear reactors to generate the vast amounts of energy needed to power
Read moreFight begins to make mobile-free schools law
Getty Images Calls are growing to ban smartphones in schools in England by law, as education experts and unions back
Read moreGoogle goes nuclear to power AI data centres
Google has signed a deal to use small nuclear reactors to generate the vast amounts of energy needed to power
Read moreAfrican nations race to put satellites in space
SpaceX One by one, the satellites – each of them encrusted with a hodge-podge of solar panels and other gizmos
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