The BBC confirms a “strategic partnership” with YouTube to produce exclusive content, including news and YouTube channels aimed at children and young adults
The BBC has confirmed what it is billing as a “strategic partnership” with YouTube that will see the British broadcaster …
EBU/BBC study: 45% of responses from top AI assistants misrepresented news content with at least one significant issue and 31% showed serious sourcing problems
- Research finds AI assistants make errors reporting news — Public trust could be eroded, EBU official says
When asked if Musk is a threat to democracy, Nick Clegg says Musk has the choice of becoming an avid Trump supporter or “a sort of political puppet master”
Billionaire and X owner Elon Musk could become a “political puppet master” in the US, former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has said.
The All England Club says AI will make “out” and “fault” calls at the Wimbledon tennis championships starting in 2025, replacing line judges, after a 2024 test
That long-held Wimbledon tradition of line judges dressed in elegant uniforms is no more.
A look at concerns about Saudi Arabia “sportswashing”, as the country hosts the Esports World Cup; Saudi Arabia's PIF owns some of the biggest gaming companies
In the heart of Saudi Arabia's capital, a seismic moment for esports is underway; one which has triggered both excitement and concern across the industry.
A look at concerns about Saudi Arabia “sportswashing” as it hosts the Esports World Cup; Saudi Arabia's PIF has bought some of the biggest gaming companies
In the heart of Saudi Arabia's capital, a seismic moment for esports is underway; one which has triggered both excitement and concern across the industry.
The US Senate passes the ByteDance-TikTok divestment bill by 79-18, after the House passed the bill on April 20; President Biden signs the bill into law
A bill that would force China-based company Bytedance to sell TikTok — or else face a US ban of the platform — is all but certain …
After UK regulators approved Microsoft's Activision deal in October 2023, Brad Smith rows back his criticism of the UK, saying the CMA had been “tough and fair”
After UK regulators approved Microsoft's Activision deal in October, Brad Smith rows back on criticism of the UK, saying the CMA has been “tough and fair”
Microsoft's president, Brad Smith, has rowed back on criticism he made last year that the UK was “bad for business”.
The UK CMA's objection to Microsoft's Activision deal focuses on the nascent cloud gaming market, a departure from regulators focusing on mature markets
UK regulators blocked Microsoft Corp.'s $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard Inc. over concerns it would harm competition in cloud gaming …
Microsoft's Brad Smith says the CMA blocking the Activision deal was “probably the darkest day in our four decades” in the UK and will be “bad for Britain”
Microsoft's president has attacked the UK after it was blocked from buying US gaming firm Activision …
UK's ICO now mandates websites and apps comply with its children's privacy design code, or face fines of up to £17.5M or 4% of annual worldwide turnover
In the UK, a 12-month grace period for compliance with a design code aimed at protecting children online expires today … Source: Information Commissioner's Office .
Facebook says it helped airlift 175 Afghan citizens out of Afghanistan to Mexico, including journalists and some of its own employees
Facebook on Wednesday confirmed that it was part of an effort to fly 175 Afghan citizens out of Afghanistan to Mexico, including some of its own employees, according to a statement provided to Axios.
Facebook says it helped airlift 175 Afghan citizens out of Afghanistan to Mexico, including journalists and some of its own employees
Facebook on Wednesday confirmed that it was part of an effort to fly 175 Afghan citizens out of Afghanistan to Mexico, including some of its own employees, according to a statement provided to Axios.
Ireland's Data Protection Commission, on behalf of the EU, fines WhatsApp €225M for privacy violations, the second-largest under GDPR; WhatsApp will appeal
Regulators say chat-service unit failed to disclose fully how it collected and shared data about its users Source: Data Protection Commission .
UK government says it will move away from EU's GDPR after Brexit, including possibly ending cookie consent popups, and names John Edwards as preferred ICO head
Culture secretary says move could lead to an end to irritating cookie popups and consent requests online Source: GOV.UK .
Facebook, for the first time, shares a report on the most widely viewed domains, links, posts, and Pages on Facebook in the US during Q2
A video of two cats walking, tails intertwined, looking like the best of friends. A resource site for Green Bay Packers alumni. Source: Facebook Transparency Center .
Group behind Poly Network, a cross-chain protocol used for DeFi applications, says a hacker has stolen $611M; one researcher blames the attack on a crypto flaw
Quick Take — Cross-chain protocol Poly Network has been hacked for $611 million. — The team behind the protocol …
The attacker who stole $611M from Poly Network has now returned over $342M in USDC, BTCB, SHIBA, and others, after saying they were “ready to surrender”
Quick Take — Poly Network attacker has started returning the funds that were stolen in the largest DeFi hack to date.
Facebook says it has removed a network of accounts from Russia linked to a UK marketing firm that pushed anti-vaccine content using Planet of the Apes memes
Facebook (FB.O) said on Tuesday it had removed a network of accounts from Russia that it linked to a marketing firm which aimed …