A new report details how AI-generated images and songs of celebrities like Ariana Grande are flooding fan communities, sparking outrage and engagement. The very anger they provoke is the point, turning online fights into cash for verified accounts.
A new study shows political polarization on social media is a design flaw, not a given. A simple browser tool that downranks toxic posts made users feel warmer toward the other side and less angry. The code is public, putting power back in users’ hands.
New York just passed the nation’s first law targeting AI-driven personalized pricing. Retailers must now disclose when algorithms use your personal data to set prices. This could change how businesses use customer information across the economy.
Ofcom has released new safety guidelines targeting online misogyny and abuse against women. The rules focus on intimate image abuse, coordinated harassment, and platform design changes. Tech companies now face pressure to implement these protections or face regulatory action.
RealPage has settled with the DOJ over allegations its YieldStar software illegally coordinated rent prices among competing landlords. The company can no longer mix nonpublic data from different landlords when making pricing recommendations. While RealPage denies wrongdoing, the settlement represent
New research reveals most AI projects stall because companies focus on models instead of data quality. Only 6% of businesses have moved Copilot to large-scale deployment, while 40% worry about AI providing wrong information. The solution isn’t better algorithms—it’s better data governance.
Mullvad VPN has introduced Lightweight WireGuard Obfuscation, a new feature designed to bypass censorship while minimizing performance impact. The protocol scrambles WireGuard packet headers to avoid detection by firewalls and network filters. It’s now available on desktop and Android, with iOS supp
Malaysia is considering implementing age restrictions that would bar users under 16 from social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram starting next year. The country joins a growing global trend of governments implementing age verification measures for online platforms.
Security researchers discovered a remote code execution vulnerability in the glob file pattern matching library’s CLI tool that affects versions v10.2.0 through v11.0.3. The flaw, present for years, allows attackers to execute commands through malicious filenames on POSIX systems. Meanwhile, CISA is
The Treasury Department has submitted regulations to implement the OECD’s Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework, aiming for 2029 implementation. This would require foreign crypto exchanges and custodians to automatically report US account holders to the IRS. The move closes major visibility gaps in offsh
