Character.AI bans users under 18 after being sued over child’s suicide
From the maybe-we-should-have-done-that-to-start dept:
The chatbot company Character.AI will ban users 18 and under from conversing with its virtual companions beginning in late November after months of legal scrutiny.The announced change comes after the company, which enables its users to create characters with which they can have open-ended conversations, faced tough questions over how these AI companions can affect teen and general mental health, including a lawsuit over a child’s suicide and a proposed bill that would ban minors from conversing with AI companions.
“We’re making these changes to our under-18 platform in light of the evolving landscape around AI and teens,” the company wrote in its announcement. “We have seen recent news reports raising questions, and have received questions from regulators, about the content teens may encounter when chatting with AI and about how open-ended AI chat in general might affect teens, even when content controls work perfectly.”
Character.AI bans users under 18 after being sued over child’s suicide
Move comes as lawmakers move to bar minors from using AI companions and require companies to verify users’ ageJohana Bhuiyan (The Guardian)
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The Real Bill de Blasio Says Mamdani’s “Vision Is Both Necessary and Achievable”
The Real Bill de Blasio Says Mamdani’s “Vision Is Both Necessary and Achievable”
The former New York City mayor spoke out after an impersonator fooled a UK journalist at The Times of London.Jon Queally (Truthout)
Revealed: Israel demanded Google and Amazon use secret ‘wink’ to sidestep legal orders
Welp, first reminder of the day that we're all just meaningless pawns getting in the way of absolute power by shouting things like "Laws! Ethics!"
When Google and Amazon negotiated a major $1.2bn cloud-computing deal in 2021, their customer – the Israeli government – had an unusual demand: agree to use a secret code as part of an arrangement that would become known as the “winking mechanism”.The demand, which would require Google and Amazon to effectively sidestep legal obligations in countries around the world, was born out of Israel’s concerns that data it moves into the global corporations’ cloud platforms could end up in the hands of foreign law enforcement authorities.
Like other big tech companies, Google and Amazon’s cloud businesses routinely comply with requests from police, prosecutors and security services to hand over customer data to assist investigations.
This process is often cloaked in secrecy. The companies are frequently gagged from alerting the affected customer their information has been turned over. This is either because the law enforcement agency has the power to demand this or a court has ordered them to stay silent.
Revealed: Israel demanded Google and Amazon use secret ‘wink’ to sidestep legal orders
The tech giants agreed to extraordinary terms to clinch a lucrative contract with the Israeli government, documents showHarry Davies (The Guardian)
Apple is reportedly getting ready to introduce ads to its Maps app
Apple is reportedly getting ready to introduce ads to its Maps app
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported that we could see ads in Apple's Maps app as soon as next year.Jackson Chen (Engadget)
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Microsoft's cloud admin portals appear to be down worldwide
other sysadmin communities and downdetector are reporting outages worldwide to the admin portals such as admin.microsoft.com and portal.azure.com.
No impact to user-facing services, yet.
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OpenAI offers free ChatGPT Go for one year to all users in India | TechCrunch
OpenAI offers free ChatGPT Go for one year to all users in India | TechCrunch
ChatGPT Go is now free for Indian users under a limited-time promotional offer.Jagmeet Singh (TechCrunch)
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Steep influx of new Ukrainian refugees triggers backlash in Berlin and Warsaw
Steep influx of new Ukrainian refugees triggers backlash in Berlin and Warsaw
Politicians in Berlin fear that the sharp increase in Ukrainian men coming to Germany could reduce support for military aid to Kyiv.Nette Nöstlinger (POLITICO)
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HTTPS by default
One year from now, with the release of Chrome 154 in October 2026, we will change the default settings of Chrome to enable “Always Use Secure Connections”. This means Chrome will ask for the user's permission before the first access to any public site without HTTPS.
HTTPS by default
One year from now, with the release of Chrome 154 in October 2026, we will change the default settings of Chrome to enable “Always Use Secu...Google Online Security Blog
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Microsoft now owns a $135 billion 27% stake in OpenAI
The next chapter of the Microsoft–OpenAI partnership - The Official Microsoft Blog
Since 2019, Microsoft and OpenAI have shared a vision to advance artificial intelligence responsibly and make its benefits broadly accessible.Microsoft Corporate Blogs (The Official Microsoft Blog)
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Sideloading
What We Talk About When We Talk About Sideloading | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
We recently published a blog post with our reaction to the new Google Developer Program and how it impacts your freedom to use the devices that you own in th...f-droid.org
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Microsoft's role in world’s first AI-driven genocide, in Gaza, exposed
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/38225224
Microsoft is facing mounting criticism over its controversial complicity in "Israel’s" genocide in Gaza, with charges that its technologies have enabled surveillance, targeted assassinations, and repression of Palestinians. Critics say the company has played a central role in what some are calling the world’s first AI-driven genocide.
Microsoft's role in world’s first AI-driven genocide, in Gaza, exposed
Microsoft is facing mounting criticism over its controversial complicity in "Israel’s" genocide in Gaza, with charges that its technologies have enabled surveillance, targeted assassinations, and repression of Palestinians. Critics say the company has played a central role in what some are calling the world’s first AI-driven genocide.Microsoft's role in world’s first AI-driven genocide, in Gaza, exposed
Microsoft’s collaboration with Israeli occupation forces raises concerns over the use of cloud technology in surveillance and warfare amid the genocide in Gaza.Al Mayadeen English (Microsoft's role in world’s first AI-driven genocide, in Gaza, exposed)
Grammarly rebrands to 'Superhuman,' launches a new AI assistant
Grammarly is renaming itself as Superhuman, after acquiring Superhuman email client in July
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Microsoft's role in world’s first AI-driven genocide, in Gaza, exposed
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/38225224
Microsoft is facing mounting criticism over its controversial complicity in "Israel’s" genocide in Gaza, with charges that its technologies have enabled surveillance, targeted assassinations, and repression of Palestinians. Critics say the company has played a central role in what some are calling the world’s first AI-driven genocide.
Microsoft's role in world’s first AI-driven genocide, in Gaza, exposed
Microsoft is facing mounting criticism over its controversial complicity in "Israel’s" genocide in Gaza, with charges that its technologies have enabled surveillance, targeted assassinations, and repression of Palestinians. Critics say the company has played a central role in what some are calling the world’s first AI-driven genocide.Microsoft's role in world’s first AI-driven genocide, in Gaza, exposed
Microsoft’s collaboration with Israeli occupation forces raises concerns over the use of cloud technology in surveillance and warfare amid the genocide in Gaza.Al Mayadeen English (Microsoft's role in world’s first AI-driven genocide, in Gaza, exposed)
States sue US Department of Agriculture over SNAP funding suspension
Twenty-six states sued the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Tuesday in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts for the department’s suspension of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during the government shutdown.
Case file: s3.documentcloud.org/documents…
States sue US Department of Agriculture over SNAP funding suspension
Twenty-six states sued the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Tuesday in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts for the department’s suspension of the Supplemental Nutrition Assis...Paul Leech | Georgetown U. Law Center, US (- JURIST - News)
Microsoft's role in world’s first AI-driven genocide, in Gaza, exposed
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/38225224
Microsoft is facing mounting criticism over its controversial complicity in "Israel’s" genocide in Gaza, with charges that its technologies have enabled surveillance, targeted assassinations, and repression of Palestinians. Critics say the company has played a central role in what some are calling the world’s first AI-driven genocide.
Microsoft's role in world’s first AI-driven genocide, in Gaza, exposed
Microsoft is facing mounting criticism over its controversial complicity in "Israel’s" genocide in Gaza, with charges that its technologies have enabled surveillance, targeted assassinations, and repression of Palestinians. Critics say the company has played a central role in what some are calling the world’s first AI-driven genocide.Microsoft's role in world’s first AI-driven genocide, in Gaza, exposed
Microsoft’s collaboration with Israeli occupation forces raises concerns over the use of cloud technology in surveillance and warfare amid the genocide in Gaza.Al Mayadeen English (Microsoft's role in world’s first AI-driven genocide, in Gaza, exposed)
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Microsoft's role in world’s first AI-driven genocide, in Gaza, exposed
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/38225224
Microsoft is facing mounting criticism over its controversial complicity in "Israel’s" genocide in Gaza, with charges that its technologies have enabled surveillance, targeted assassinations, and repression of Palestinians. Critics say the company has played a central role in what some are calling the world’s first AI-driven genocide.
Microsoft's role in world’s first AI-driven genocide, in Gaza, exposed
Microsoft is facing mounting criticism over its controversial complicity in "Israel’s" genocide in Gaza, with charges that its technologies have enabled surveillance, targeted assassinations, and repression of Palestinians. Critics say the company has played a central role in what some are calling the world’s first AI-driven genocide.Microsoft's role in world’s first AI-driven genocide, in Gaza, exposed
Microsoft’s collaboration with Israeli occupation forces raises concerns over the use of cloud technology in surveillance and warfare amid the genocide in Gaza.Al Mayadeen English (Microsoft's role in world’s first AI-driven genocide, in Gaza, exposed)
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Trump who said he is not a king and denounced the No Kings protests is gifted a gold crown while in Korea
The U.S. president was gifted a crown just weeks after posting an AI-generated videos showing himself wearing a crown to mock nationwide ‘No Kings’ protests
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Revealed: Israel demanded Google and Amazon use secret ‘wink’ to sidestep legal orders
The tech giants agreed to extraordinary terms to clinch a lucrative contract with the Israeli government, documents show
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Microsoft's role in world’s first AI-driven genocide, in Gaza, exposed
Microsoft's role in world’s first AI-driven genocide, in Gaza, exposed
Microsoft’s collaboration with Israeli occupation forces raises concerns over the use of cloud technology in surveillance and warfare amid the genocide in Gaza.Al Mayadeen English (Microsoft's role in world’s first AI-driven genocide, in Gaza, exposed)
Meta's Ray-Ban Glasses Users Film and Harass Massage Parlor Workers
One of my favorite details was near the end of the article, where Meta plays dumb when asked about this issue, and feigning an inability to find the abusers of the glasses that 404 Media had identified:
"After reaching out to Meta for comment, the company asked me for examples of the videos, indicating that it wasn’t able to find them itself. Meta then removed the account I flagged, as well as other accounts by the same creator, who apparently set up multiple accounts in preparation for moderation."
Just top-notch scumbaggery here, from meta and from these individuals going around in public wearing them.
Meta's Ray-Ban Glasses Users Film and Harass Massage Parlor Workers
“The shameless use of covert recording technology at massage parlours to gain likes, attention, and online notoriety is both disgusting and dangerous.”Emanuel Maiberg (404 Media)
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Polls open in Netherlands in close-run election seen as litmus test for far-right
The outcome of Wednesday's vote in the Netherlands could determine the strength of the far-right in a knife-edge race.
Sudan | Satellite images show RSF likely committing mass killings across el-Fasher
Yale HRL documents evidence consistent with reports of executions in hospitals and of people fleeing Sudanese city taken over by paramilitaries
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Satellite images show RSF likely committing mass killings across el-Fasher
Systematic killings have taken place over the past two days since the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took control of el-Fasher, in Sudan’s Darfur, a new report has corroborated.Rayhan Uddin (Middle East Eye)
Brigitte Macron harassment trial opens debate on free speech in France
Defendants claim freedom of expression as prosecutors denounce a years-long cyber-harassment rooted in a hoax.
Archived version: archive.is/newest/euronews.com…
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Nvidia crosses new dream threshold: $5 trillion
American Nvidia has broken yet another dream barrier
NZXT hit with civil RICO suit in California over controversial PC rental biz — class-action lawsuit alleges PC Flex Program is a 'bait-and-switch-scheme' that included used and inferior hardware
Lawsuit could shine new light on the PC maker’s troubled rental program.
Case file: storage.courtlistener.com/reca…
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Germany urges Israel to show 'restraint' in Gaza
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has expressed "deep concern" after the deadliest night of Israeli bombing in Gaza since a ceasefire came into effect earlier this month.
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Iran demands $170 million fine from Israeli ship owner after 2024 seizure
Iran has demanded a fine of $170 million from the Israeli owner of a container ship seized by its forces in the Gulf in 2024, accusing him of links to the Israeli government, an Iranian judicial official announced on Tuesday.
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RRF Music a cura di Giuseppe Landolfi. James Senese . Nero a metà. L'eredità immortal
RRF Music a cura di Giuseppe Landolfi. Jamese Senese . Nero a metà. L'eredità immortale
TikTok can use AI to turn your long video into short ones
TikTok wants to make it easier to create bite-sized content.
TikTok can use AI to turn your long video into short ones
TikTok is introducing new AI-powered features making it easier to generate outlines for videos and edit them down once recorded.Andrew Liszewski (The Verge)
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in reply to BombOmOm • • •No, but their uptime is a lot better than most. A lot of companies would have monthly outages just for patching before they moved to massively scaled hosted services.
Remember when BlackBerry would have an outage maybe once a year and everyone complained?
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