New evidence suggests Rockstar fired 34 union members for discussing internal Slack policy changes in a private Discord server. The company claims this constitutes sharing confidential information in a public forum. Union representatives call it clear union-busting protected under UK law.
Newly unredacted court filings claim Meta halted Project Mercury, a 2019 study that reportedly found people felt better after stopping Facebook use. The company denies the allegations, calling the research flawed. The case is part of broader litigation against social media platforms over youth menta
Facebook Groups are getting a major privacy update that lets members use custom nicknames and avatars. The feature gives users more control over their identity in community discussions while still requiring admin approval. It’s part of Meta’s broader effort to make Groups more appealing to users.
Elon Musk’s AI-powered Grokipedia has been caught citing neo-Nazi website Stormfront 42 times and white nationalist site VDARE 107 times. The revelations come from a Cornell University analysis of Musk’s Wikipedia alternative. This follows a pattern of Musk amplifying far-right content across his pl
Dell and HP have secretly disabled HEVC video decoding hardware on recent business laptops. The change affects models with Intel Core Ultra 100V and 200V CPUs and wasn’t publicly announced. Users are discovering broken video playback after purchase.
Federated learning is experiencing explosive growth as organizations seek privacy-preserving AI solutions. The market is expected to reach $341.92 million by 2032, driven by healthcare adoption and industrial IoT applications.
Senators John Curtis and Mark Kelly introduced the Algorithm Accountability Act to amend Section 230 protections. The bill targets recommendation algorithms that radicalize users and cause harm. Previous attempts to change Section 230 have repeatedly failed.
Senators John Curtis and Mark Kelly introduced the Algorithm Accountability Act, which would make platforms liable for harmful recommendation algorithms. The bill targets for-profit social media companies with over 1 million users and creates a “duty of care” standard. Victims could sue for damages
Security researchers found seven new ways to extract private data from ChatGPT. Meanwhile, Microsoft prepares autonomous AI agents with employee-like access, and the EU considers major GDPR revisions that could simplify data collection for AI training.
NordVPN is bringing its call protection feature to Android users in the UK and Canada to combat phone scams. The tool identifies suspicious numbers before you answer and works without an active VPN connection. iPhone support and more countries are coming next.
