Ofcom has warned that social media firms will be obliged to deal with disinformation and content that is hateful or provokes violence, following a spate of racist riots across the UK. In the wake of the fatal stabbing of three girls in Southport on 29 July 2024, social media became awash with unsubstantiated rumours that…
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OpenAI started rolling out the GPT-4o Voice Mode it unveiled in May to select ChatGPT Plus users. The voice upgrade will be released to more ChatGPT users in the coming months. But OpenAI might be preparing an even bigger update for ChatGPT, a new foundation model that might be known as GPT-5. That’s assuming OpenAI…
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As global efforts to recover and learn from the Friday 19 July CrowdStrike incident continue, cyber criminals and scammers are predictably lurking on the fringes of the discourse, picking off unsuspecting victims, supported by over newly created malicious domains associated with CrowdStrike’s branding. This is according to web security specialist Akamai, which said its researchers…
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In today’s business environment, cyber security threats are a constant and evolving challenge. From ransomware and phishing attacks to data breaches and advanced persistent threats (APTs), the digital landscape is plagued by risks that can severely disrupt operations and damage reputations. Companies are no longer just fighting off isolated hackers tinkering away in their parents’…
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionising the way organisations operate, using vast amounts of personal data to make smart, informed decisions. However, this incredible potential comes with concerns about data privacy. To truly benefit from AI, organisations must navigate the fine line between leveraging its power and protecting sensitive information, all while staying compliant with stringent…
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While you weren’t paying attention, X (formerly Twitter) quietly began feeding all of your posts, replies, and more to Grok, its generative AI chatbot. The new setting appears to be enabled by default on everyone’s account, so even if you never actively chose to let Grok vacuum up your data, it’s doing so without your…
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The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), working with social media platforms Meta, TikTok, X and YouTube, has removed almost 12,000 posts, pages and accounts that were used to advertise the services of people smugglers. The takedowns form part of a coordinated social media action plan, first set up in December 2021, targeting the services of criminals…
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Security leaders and software developers will benefit from deeper visibility into their organisations’ software development security posture as they work, bolstering moves towards the nirvana of so-called secure-by-design code, with the introduction of an industry-first solution from sector specialist Secure Code Warrior (SCW). SCW Trust Agent comes hot on the heels of the introduction of…
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Amazon employees are calling the contents of the company’s annual environmental report into question, including the retail giant’s claim to have reached its goal to become a 100% renewably powered company seven years ahead of schedule. The online retail giant published its sixth annual Global sustainability report on Wednesday 10 July, which revealed Amazon had…
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It looks like Intel is going to raise the limits for temperatures with its next-gen desktop processors, which could be a sign of confidence in the stability of Arrow Lake – a hopeful hint of things to come, with any luck, in terms of the current worries around Core i9 stability.Before we go leaping off…
