OpenAI says it will overhaul safety protocols and establish direct contact with Canadian police, after not alerting authorities about the Tumbler Ridge suspect
Following meetings with the governments of Canada and British Columbia this week, OpenAI says it is committed “to help prevent tragedies like this in the future.”
Palo Alto Networks: an Asian cyber-espionage group broke into the computer systems of 70 critical infrastructure organizations and governments in 37+ countries
State-aligned attackers targeted government agencies and critical infrastructure. — An Asian cyber-espionage group has spent …
A look at WhatsApp's massive global reach and influence, and how the messaging app became a core technology relied on by governments and extended families alike
The platform has become a core technology around the world, relied on by governments and extended families alike. What are we all doing there?
The UK government says X restricting Grok's image creation to paid users is insulting as it just makes the ability to generate unlawful images a premium service
Spokesperson says limiting access to paying subscribers just makes ability to generate unlawful images a premium service. www.theguardian.com/technology/ 2...@jf2u:So... in moving the feature to the p...
A profile of the Digital Security Helpline, run by Access Now, which gives 24/7 help to reporters and others who suspect they are victims of government spyware
For more than a decade, dozens of journalists and human rights activists have been targeted and hacked by governments all over the world. LinkedIn: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai . Bluesky: @mohdmaskat...
Sam Altman says OpenAI doesn't want government guarantees for data centers and expects to fund investments with revenues hitting “hundreds of billions by 2030”
company continues to lobby for financial support from the industry Victor Tangermann / Futurism : Trump Admin Says It's Not Bailing Out the AI Industry Regardless of How Hard It Crashes Arsheeya Bajwa...
Apple removes ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE officer sightings, from the App Store; AG Pam Bondi directed the DOJ to ask Apple to remove the app
Here's What We Know ABC Columbia : Apple removes ICE tracking apps Joe Sommerlad / The Independent : Apple pulls ICE tracking apps after pressure from the White House thesun.my : Apple pulls immigrati...
A look at Starlink's plans to launch a cellphone service that some experts say will likely remain complementary to existing networks, focusing on rural coverage
The tech entrepreneur has upended one business after another. Now he may be going after our phone networks. — Just now X: @eyup_io and @kidcandyfighter Bluesky: @dogefort and @prietschka . Mastodon...
How Wikipedia became the factual foundation of the web and why it's under attack from Musk, conservative groups, the Trump administration, and other governments
On Aug. 27, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform launched … Bluesky: Josh Dzieza / @joshdzieza : Governments, billionaires, influencers, and political groups are increasingly trying ...
Researchers say hackers linked to the Chinese government were behind at least some of the recent widespread attacks using the SharePoint RCE vulnerability
Researchers say Chinese and other criminal hackers have exploited a security flaw in SharePoint software widely used by governments and businesses — and may come back.