Tag: social media
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The Register: Elon Musk tops US political donor list with $270M+ for Team Trump
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/07/elon_election_spending/ Source: The Register Title: Elon Musk tops US political donor list with $270M+ for Team Trump Feedly Summary: Plus, xAI scores another $6B to fuel Musk’s war on OpenAI Elon Musk gave more than $270 million to political groups supporting Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign and others on the American right, according…
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The Register: Facing sale or ban, TikTok tossed under national security bus by appeals court
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/06/appeals_court_backs_tiktok_ban/ Source: The Register Title: Facing sale or ban, TikTok tossed under national security bus by appeals court Feedly Summary: Video slinger looks to Supremes for salvation, though anything could happen under Trump A US federal appeals court has rejected a challenge to the law that prevents popular apps that collect data on…
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Slashdot: ElonMusk’s AI Chatbot ‘Grok’ is Now Free to All X Users
Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/24/12/06/2053214/elonmusks-ai-chatbot-grok-is-now-free-to-all-x-users?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: ElonMusk’s AI Chatbot ‘Grok’ is Now Free to All X Users Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The launch of Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok for free users on X marks a significant move in the competitive landscape of conversational AI applications. By extending access beyond Premium…
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Slashdot: Backdoor in Compromised Solana Code Library Drains $184,000 from Digital Wallets
Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/12/05/1848223/backdoor-in-compromised-solana-code-library-drains-184000-from-digital-wallets?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Backdoor in Compromised Solana Code Library Drains $184,000 from Digital Wallets Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Solana JavaScript SDK experienced a supply chain attack where malicious code was injected to steal cryptocurrency private keys. This incident highlights the vulnerabilities associated with software supply chains in…
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Schneier on Security: AI and the 2024 Elections
Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/12/ai-and-the-2024-elections.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: AI and the 2024 Elections Feedly Summary: It’s been the biggest year for elections in human history: 2024 is a “super-cycle” year in which 3.7 billion eligible voters in 72 countries had the chance to go the polls. These are also the first AI elections, where many…
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Slashdot: US Officials Urge Americans to Use Encrypted Apps Amid Unprecedented Cyberattack
Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/12/04/0550254/us-officials-urge-americans-to-use-encrypted-apps-amid-unprecedented-cyberattack?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: US Officials Urge Americans to Use Encrypted Apps Amid Unprecedented Cyberattack Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The report highlights a significant cybersecurity incident involving telecommunications companies in the U.S., prompting federal officials to recommend the use of encrypted messaging apps for enhanced protection against foreign hackers,…
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Cloud Blog: Veo and Imagen 3: Announcing new video and image generation models on Vertex AI
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/introducing-veo-and-imagen-3-on-vertex-ai/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Veo and Imagen 3: Announcing new video and image generation models on Vertex AI Feedly Summary: Generative AI is leading to real business growth and transformation. Among enterprise companies with gen AI in production, 86% report an increase in revenue1, with an estimated 6% growth. That’s why Google…
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The Register: Bluesky keeps growing, and so do its problems
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/02/bluesky_growing_problems/ Source: The Register Title: Bluesky keeps growing, and so do its problems Feedly Summary: Impersonators, harmful content and AI scraping are up, too It’s undoubtedly a good time to be upstart social media network Bluesky given its rapid growth in the wake of the US presidential election, but questions of moderation and…
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The Register: Musk seeks injunction to stop OpenAI morphing into for-profit company
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/02/musk_openai_injunction/ Source: The Register Title: Musk seeks injunction to stop OpenAI morphing into for-profit company Feedly Summary: Politics, electric cars, rockets, and social media not enough to keep some individuals busy Elon Musk has filed for an injunction against OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman, broadly designed to prevent the GenAI poster child…
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Slashdot: Bluesky’s Open API Means Anyone Can Scrape Your Data for AI Training. It’s All Public
Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/12/01/2125225/blueskys-open-api-means-anyone-can-scrape-your-data-for-ai-training-its-all-public?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Bluesky’s Open API Means Anyone Can Scrape Your Data for AI Training. It’s All Public Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses an incident where user data from Bluesky was scraped and uploaded to an AI platform, raising concerns about data privacy and consent in…