AI-generated content accounted for less than 1% of the disinformation fact-checkers linked to political elections that took place worldwide in 2024, according to social media giant Meta. The company cited political elections in the United States, Great Britain, Bangladesh, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, France, South Africa, Mexico and Brazil, as well as the EU elections. “At…
Google DeepMind and startup World Labs this week both revealed previews of AI tools that can be used to create immersive 3D environments from simple prompts. World Labs, the startup founded by AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li and backed by $230 million in funding, announced its 3D “world generation” model on Tuesday. It turns a static…
South Korea’s sudden political upheaval has raised fresh concerns for its economy and global supply chains, with analysts warning of potential disruptions to its critical technology exports. As a major producer of memory chips, displays, and other critical tech components, South Korea plays an essential role in global supply chains for products ranging from smartphones…
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Apple has faced an unequal battle in recent years as some lawmakers, the FBI, and regulators insist that the company create backdoors through which to access messages and other parts of its platform. Apple and others have always insisted that there is no such thing as a safe backdoor, and that if one person has…
When Microsoft announced Recall earlier this year, the move took the tech world by storm — and not in a good way. Recall is supposed to help you find almost anything you see on your PC by taking screenshots in the background and turning your everyday Windows usage into a searchable database. Out of the…
Google Calendar is a core part of the Android productivity package — but if all you’re using is what you see on the app’s surface, you’re missing out on some pretty powerful possibilities. Yes, oh yes: Just like so many of our modern digital tools, there’s more to Google Calendar than meets the eye. And…
While in these post-CrowdStrike days it is reasonable to think one of the best ways to improve endpoint security in any business is to replace Windows with Apple devices, that’s just the starting point in a serious security journey. But it’s a pretty good starting point. Writing on LinkedIn, Google CISO Phil Venables recently drew attention to his company’s…
Japanese electronics company Panasonic has created an AI version of its founder, Kōnosuke Matsushita, who died in 1989, The Japan Times reports. Matsushita was one of the most respected figures in the Japanese business world and his book, The Path, is usually considered as mandatory reading for Japanese entrepreneurs. According to Panasonic, the number of people…
Apple has once again tweaked its terms of business for developers as it continues to seek alignment with Europe’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) while looking to protect its business. The latest changes followed accusations from the European Commission that the conditions Apple had made so far to meet the DMA did not go far enough. Regulators felt the terms prevented developers from…