The latest DALL-E 3 version codenamed PR16 received many complaints on X and Reddit.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-09
PR16 X Reddit
Microsoft is reverting to an older DALL-E 3 model version for Bing Image Creator, after the latest version, codenamed PR16, got many complaints on X and Reddit
TechCrunch · 2025-01-09 · #34
Japan says Chinese hacking group MirrorFace is linked to over 200 cyberattacks from 2019 to 2024 that targeted Japan's national security and advanced technology data.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-09
Japan MirrorFace 200+ cyberattacks national security data advanced technology data
Japan says Chinese hacking group MirrorFace is linked to 200+ cyberattacks from 2019 to 2024 targeting the country's national security and advanced tech data
Associated Press · 2025-01-09 · #35
Meta has said it is ending third-party fact-checking in the United States, which changes how content moderation will be experienced domestically.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-09
Meta
Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko says Meta's moderation changes are “deeply troubling”, and Mastodon will take action on Threads accounts violating Mastodon's policies
TechCrunch · 2025-01-09 · #9
Kevin Beaumont intends to fully defederate Threads.net from Cyberplace.social on 23 January 2025 unless Threads clarifies its moderation policies.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-09
Kevin Beaumont Cyberplace.social Threads.net
Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko says Meta's moderation changes are “deeply troubling”, and Mastodon will take action on Threads accounts violating Mastodon's policies
TechCrunch · 2025-01-09 · #9
Eugen Rochko says Meta's moderation changes are 'deeply troubling' and should be a concern to anyone with a conscience.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-09
Eugen Rochko Meta moderation changes
Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko says Meta's moderation changes are “deeply troubling”, and Mastodon will take action on Threads accounts violating Mastodon's policies
TechCrunch · 2025-01-09 · #9
The headline criticizes the timing of Meta's Community Notes revamp as poorly chosen or 'stupid'.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-09
Meta Community Notes revamp
Meta revamping its content moderation systems with Community Notes is good, but Zuckerberg pretending it's about free speech is bad, and the timing is stupid
Techdirt · 2025-01-09 · #8
The headline criticizes Zuckerberg for portraying the Community Notes revamp as being about free speech, calling that portrayal disingenuous.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-09
Mark Zuckerberg Community Notes free speech
Meta revamping its content moderation systems with Community Notes is good, but Zuckerberg pretending it's about free speech is bad, and the timing is stupid
Techdirt · 2025-01-09 · #8
The piece reports that Musk's posts about the grooming gangs scandal have elevated the issue within UK politics.
rumored 1 article 2025-01-09
Elon Musk grooming gangs scandal UK politics
Analysis: Elon Musk's UK obsession is driven by a few X accounts; an ex-Twitter exec says Musk may be the first tech leader to be radicalized by his own product
Financial Times · 2025-01-09 · #3
Ivanti warns that threat actors exploited a critical-rated zero-day in its Connect Secure VPN appliance, compromising its corporate customers' networks.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-09
Ivanti Connect Secure VPN corporate customers' networks
Ivanti warns that threat actors exploited a critical-rated zero-day in its widely used Connect Secure VPN tool to compromise its corporate customers' networks
TechCrunch · 2025-01-09 · #1
Apple denies that it has used Siri data to build marketing profiles or sold Siri data for advertising or other purposes.
denied 1 article 2025-01-09
Apple Siri data marketing profiles advertising
Apple says it “has never used Siri data to build marketing profiles” and never sold it for advertising or other purposes, after paying $95M to settle a lawsuit
The Verge · 2025-01-09 · #2
Las Vegas suspect Matthew Livelsberger used ChatGPT to plan an explosion of a Cybertruck outside the Trump Hotel, according to police.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-08
Matthew Livelsberger ChatGPT Cybertruck Trump Hotel
Las Vegas police say the man who exploded a Cybertruck outside the Trump hotel used ChatGPT to help plan the attack, including to seek info on explosive targets
Associated Press · 2025-01-08 · #46
Las Vegas police released ChatGPT chat logs and screenshots showing the suspect's prompts related to planning the Cybertruck blast.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-08
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department ChatGPT logs prompts
Las Vegas police say the man who exploded a Cybertruck outside the Trump hotel used ChatGPT to help plan the attack, including to seek info on explosive targets
Associated Press · 2025-01-08 · #46
Meta announces it will end its fact-checking program.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-08
Meta fact-checking program
Donald Trump says Meta has “come a long way” after the company announced it will end its fact-checking program, and that Meta's “presentation was excellent”
Fox News · 2025-01-08 · #7
Meta is scaling back moderation in the U.S. in line with conservative demands.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-08
Meta U.S.
Meta's fact-checking overhaul is set to deepen a growing schism between how platforms handle content moderation in the US and in stricter regions like Europe
Washington Post · 2025-01-08 · #2
Report alleges that Meta has surrendered to the right regarding speech issues, according to employee complaints.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-08
Meta speech issues
Ten current and former Meta employees share frustrations over Meta's surrender to the right on speech issues; one called the changes “a precursor for genocide”
Platformer · 2025-01-08 · #1
A former Meta employee told Platformer that the changes are 'a precursor for genocide.'
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-08
former Meta employee changes to speech policies genocide
Ten current and former Meta employees share frustrations over Meta's surrender to the right on speech issues; one called the changes “a precursor for genocide”
Platformer · 2025-01-08 · #1
Ten current and former Meta employees express frustration, criticizing Meta's perceived surrender to the right on speech issues.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-08
current and former Meta employees Meta surrender to the right speech issues
Ten current and former Meta employees share frustrations over Meta's surrender to the right on speech issues; one called the changes “a precursor for genocide”
Platformer · 2025-01-08 · #1
The European Commission rejects Mark Zuckerberg's assertion that the EU has an ever-increasing number of laws institutionalising censorship.
denied 1 article 2025-01-08
European Commission Mark Zuckerberg claim that EU laws institutionalise censorship
Internal 2023 documents indicate Meta exempted some top advertisers (high spenders/top brands) from its usual content moderation process, instituting 'guardrails' to protect high spenders amid concerns its systems over-enforced rules.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-08
Meta some top advertisers high spenders top brands
Internal 2023 docs: Meta exempted some top advertisers from its usual content moderation process amid concerns that its systems mistakenly penalised top brands
Financial Times · 2025-01-08 · #4
Sources say Mark Zuckerberg demanded a review of a Facebook algorithm change after his 2023 knee surgery Facebook post received anemic (low) attention.
rumored 1 article 2025-01-08
Mark Zuckerberg Facebook algorithm change
Sources: Zuckerberg demanded a review of an algorithm change after his 2023 knee surgery Facebook post got anemic attention; Meta downplays the significance
Wall Street Journal · 2025-01-08 · #5
Sources report Meta downplays the significance of the low attention to Zuckerberg's 2023 knee surgery Facebook post and the related algorithm change.
rumored 1 article 2025-01-08
Meta Zuckerberg's 2023 Facebook post algorithm change
Sources: Zuckerberg demanded a review of an algorithm change after his 2023 knee surgery Facebook post got anemic attention; Meta downplays the significance
Wall Street Journal · 2025-01-08 · #5
Multiple reports state Meta, under Mark Zuckerberg, is ending or has ended its third-party fact-checking program on Facebook and Instagram.
rumored 1 article 2025-01-08
Meta Mark Zuckerberg Facebook Instagram
Ex-Facebook Director Katie Harbath says Mark Zuckerberg's team uses elections to take stock of “where society is, to readjust how they're approaching content”
Bloomberg · 2025-01-08 · #6
Donald Trump praises Meta, saying it has 'come a long way' and that Meta's 'presentation was excellent' after the company announced it would end its fact-checking program.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-08
Donald Trump Meta
Donald Trump says Meta has “come a long way” after the company announced it will end its fact-checking program, and that Meta's “presentation was excellent”
Fox News · 2025-01-08 · #7
The International Fact-Checking Network convenes an emergency meeting of its members following Meta's announcement to end third-party fact-checking partnerships in the U.S.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-08
International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) IFCN members
Meta's fact-checking partners, including USA Today, say they were blindsided by Meta's decision to drop them and reject claims of being “too politically biased”
Wired · 2025-01-08 · #10
PolitiFact and FactCheck.org say they had no role in deciding how Meta handled fact-checked content, denying Meta's claim.
denied 1 article 2025-01-08
PolitiFact FactCheck.org Meta's handling of fact-checked content
Meta's fact-checking partners PolitiFact and FactCheck.org say they had no role in deciding what the company did with fact-checked content, denying Meta's claim
New York Times · 2025-01-08 · #8
Fact-checking partners reject and deny claims that they are 'too politically biased'.
denied 1 article 2025-01-08
fact-checking partners accusations of being too politically biased
Meta's fact-checking partners, including USA Today, say they were blindsided by Meta's decision to drop them and reject claims of being “too politically biased”
Wired · 2025-01-08 · #10
Niklas Zennstr\u00f6m says European startups can thrive by developing applications on top of US-based AI platforms and that pessimism about European startups is exaggerated.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-08
Niklas Zennstr\u00f6m European startups US-based AI platforms applications
Niklas Zennström says European startups can thrive by developing apps for US-based AI platforms and believes pessimism about European startups is exaggerated
Financial Times · 2025-01-08 · #24
The Heritage Foundation plans to identify and target volunteer Wikipedia editors it says are abusing their positions to publish antisemitic content.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-08
The Heritage Foundation volunteer Wikipedia editors antisemitic content
Docs: The Heritage Foundation plans to “identify and target” volunteer Wikipedia editors who it says are “abusing their position” to publish antisemitic content
The Forward · 2025-01-08 · #17
Mark Zuckerberg publicly announced a renewed commitment by Meta to 'Free Expression'.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-07
Meta Mark Zuckerberg
Screenshots: several employees' posts critical of Meta's new board member Dana White were deleted by Meta's ICC, which aims to “minimize disruption” internally
404 Media · 2025-01-07 · #14
Dana White is described as an outspoken supporter of Donald Trump.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-07
Dana White Donald Trump
Meta elects new board directors: UFC CEO and outspoken Donald Trump supporter Dana White, former Microsoft executive Charlie Songhurst, and Exor CEO John Elkann
Bloomberg · 2025-01-07 · #45