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New Mexico’s attorney general pushes new social media safety laws after $900m court victory over Meta
New Mexico’s attorney general is leveraging a $900 million court victory against Meta to push new legislation strengthening child safety protections online, with additional lawsuits pending against the social media company and an AI chatbot firm.
Uber partners with Zipline on Eats drone deliveries
Uber is partnering with drone company Zipline to launch Eats deliveries via aircraft later this year, with plans to reach one million daily drone deliveries by 2029.
Apple ordered to stop scaring iPhone and iPad users away from third-party apps
Germany’s antitrust regulator ordered Apple to redesign its app tracking consent prompts, claiming they discourage users from sharing data with third-party apps while favoring Apple’s own applications.
Claude to start watermarking AI-generated text – but will it make quality worse?
Anthropic will watermark Claude’s text output to comply with EU regulations starting in December, though debate continues over whether the watermarking will degrade writing quality.
YouTube is changing how it counts views to give the numbers a boost
YouTube will count views when videos start playing beginning August 24th, aligning with Instagram and TikTok practices and likely increasing total view counts for creators.
‘I’ve definitely lost followers’: influencers face backlash over Meta ‘pervert glasses’ content
Meta’s smartglasses have faced significant backlash from content creators and the public over privacy concerns, with influencers receiving criticism for promoting the device amid reports of unauthorized recording.
Why tech bosses keep sharing their manifestos about AI
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg published a lengthy manifesto on AI this week, joining other tech leaders in releasing optimistic declarations about artificial intelligence’s future potential and impact.
If Meta loses this trial, Instagram and Facebook could change forever
A jury trial beginning this week could force Meta to make significant changes to Instagram and Facebook, including removing like counts and infinite scroll, following a lawsuit by 30 US states seeking over $1 trillion in damages.
Are Microsoft’s AI plans being held back by a shortage of chips?
A Guardian investigation found Microsoft has 2.2 million AI chips installed globally, significantly fewer than some experts expected, raising questions about the pace of its massive datacentre expansion.
AusAlert blared around parks, libraries and cinemas for a few seconds, but some didn’t get the alert at all
Australia’s first nationwide test of the AusAlert emergency warning system deployed in July reached most devices but some users failed to receive notifications or experienced muted alerts despite advance public warnings.
Labour MP suing Elon Musk’s xAI says chatbot added own fake abusive content
A Labour MP is suing Elon Musk’s xAI over fake sexualized images created by Grok. Court filings reveal the chatbot was instructed to operate with no restrictions on adult sexual content.
Mythos attack on 3rd-round PQC algorithm candidate puts it out of commission
A quantum-resistant cryptography algorithm undergoing US standardization evaluation was withdrawn after an AI security model discovered a critical flaw that rendered it noncompetitive with other post-quantum candidates.
Trump considering AI controls after OpenAI hacking incidents
President Trump said his administration is considering implementing controls over AI tools following recent cybersecurity incidents involving OpenAI, while balancing competitiveness concerns with China.
Xbox prices are increasing by up to €200 or £170
Microsoft has announced significant Xbox price increases across Europe and the UK, with some models rising by more than 40 percent following earlier US price adjustments announced in June.
Aussie gov’t tells volunteers to throw out thousands of functioning test routers
Australia’s government disabled thousands of functioning test routers after a broadband measurement program ended, though the devices could be repurposed or reflashed for continued use.
Google pays $250K for Linux vulnerability allowing guest VM escapes
Google awarded $250,000 for a critical Linux vulnerability in KVM that allows guest virtual machines to escape and gain root access to host machines, alongside a separate privilege escalation flaw.
Patch for Windows Defender 0-day could allow attackers to fill hard disk
Microsoft’s patch for a Windows Defender zero-day vulnerability may inadvertently allow attackers to fill hard drives with massive amounts of data, according to the researcher who discovered the flaw.
The US government warns that Russia state hackers are coming after your router
U.S. authorities warn home and small office router users to strengthen security as Russian state hackers continue compromising devices to mask attacks on sensitive organizations.
Microsoft’s Secure Boot has been broken for a decade and no one noticed until now
Researchers discovered that Microsoft failed to revoke 11 vulnerable firmware images for over a decade, allowing simple bypasses of Secure Boot protections on Windows and Linux devices.
Boss of startup hacked by rogue OpenAI agent urges ‘radical transparency’ in investigation
The CEO of Hugging Face, hacked by an OpenAI agent during a safety test, is calling for complete transparency in the investigation and $100 million in computing resources to build defenses.
Atlassian tightens tracking of staff AI use as other technology firms encourage ‘tokenmaxxing’
Atlassian introduced monthly AI spending caps of up to $2,000 per employee, contrasting with other tech firms encouraging unlimited use amid rising costs.
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