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On Wednesday, the Supreme Court confirmed it would review whether a federal law that could ban or force a sale of TikTok is unconstitutional, ArsTechnica reported. The announcement came just one day after TikTok and its owner ByteDance petitioned SCOTUS for a temporary injunction to halt the ban until the high court could consider what TikTok claimed is “a massive
Meta has been fined €251 million (around $263 million) in the European Union for a Facebook security breach that affected millions of user, which the company disclosed back in September 2018, TechCrunch reported. The penalty, issued on Tuesday by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) enforcing the bloc’s General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), is far from being the largest GDPR fine
Google DeepMind introduces Veo 2, a cutting-edge video-generating AI capable of producing 4K, two-minute clips—significantly surpassing OpenAI’s Sora in resolution and duration. While Veo 2’s capabilities are currently capped at 720p and eight seconds within Google’s VideoFX tool, broader access is planned through Google’s Vertex AI as the technology scales. Subscribe to the Newsletter. Join the Chat @ GeekNews.Chat Email
Online platforms must begin assessing whether their services expose users to illegal material by 16 March 2025 or face financial punishments as the Online Safety Act (OSA) begins taking effect, BBC reported. Ofcom, the regulator enforcing the UK’s internet safety law, published its final codes of practice for how firms should deal with illegal online content on Monday. Platforms have
Apple is preparing a series of major design and format changes to its lineup of iPhones and potentially other products, in a bid to revive growth after years of largely incremental upgrades, The Wall Street Journal reported. Starting next year, Apple plans to introduce an iPhone that will be thinner than the approximately 8-millimeter profile of current models, said people
Meta Platforms is urging California’s attorney general to block OpenAI’s planned conversion to a for-profit company, siding with Elon Musk in a battle between Silicon Valley’s most powerful artificial-intelligence players, The Wall Street Journal reported. In a letter to Attorney General Rob Bonta dated Thursday, Meta said allowing the ChatGPT maker to become a for-profit company would set a dangerous
The Securities and Exchange Commission is preparing “numerous counts” against Elon Musk, according to a letter from his lawyer that Musk posted to X. It has also “reopened an investigation into Neuralink” The Verge reported. The letter is short on specifics — such as what the charges may be, and how many Musk companies are affected. Instead, Musk’s lawyer, Alex