Controversial chatbot’s safety measures ‘a sticking plaster’
Chatbot platform Character.ai is overhauling the way it works for teenagers, promising it will become a “safe” space with added controls for parents. The site is facing two lawsuits in…
Australia to force tech giants to keep paying for news
Australia’s government says it will create new rules to force big tech companies to pay local publishers for news. The long-awaited decision sets out a successor to a world-first law…
Hackers find hole in Krispy Kreme Doughnuts’ cyber-security
Doughnut chain Krispy Kreme says it has been hit by a cyberattack which has disrupted its online systems. Some customers in the US have been unable to make online orders…
Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp down in mass Meta outage
Users of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp are reporting difficulties accessing them due to a mass global outage. “We’re aware that a technical issue is impacting some users’ ability to access…
Chatbot ‘encouraged teen to kill parents over screen time limit’
A chatbot told a 17-year-old that murdering his parents was a “reasonable response” to them limiting his screen time, a lawsuit filed in a Texas court claims. Two families are…
General Motors pulls plug on Cruise robotaxi project
General Motors has announced that it will stop funding the development of the Cruise self-driving taxi. The company says it will now “refocus autonomous driving development on personal vehicles”. GM…
Show boss says fans, not reviews, are scary
Prime Video A digital Keanu Reeves appears in an episode of Secret Level based on giant robot shooter Armored Core You can’t please all of the people all of the…
Amazon and eBay to pay ‘fair share’ for e-waste recycling
Online marketplaces such as Amazon and eBay will have to pay their “fair share” of the costs of recycling electrical waste under new government proposals. Circular economy minister Mary Creagh…
Nvidia targeted by China in new chip war probe
China has launched an investigation into US computer chipmaker Nvidia, targeting one of America’s leading tech companies over alleged violations of anti-monopoly laws. The probe marks the latest salvo in…
What is rage-baiting and why is it profitable?
Winta Zesu Winta Zesu has made a business out of rage-baiting “I get a lot of hate”. The words of content creator Winta Zesu, who last year made $150,000 (£117,000)…