Nation Jul 10 Microsoft resigns from OpenAI board as antitrust scrutiny intensifies Microsoft relinquished its seat on the board of OpenAI, saying its participation is no longer needed because the ChatGPT maker has improved its governance.
World Jul 01 European Union says Meta breaking digital rules with paid ad-free option for Facebook and Instagram European Union regulators accused Meta of breaching a digital competition rulebook by forcing Facebook and Instagram users to choose between seeing ads or paying to avoid them.
World Jun 14 Pope Francis becomes first pontiff to address G7 summit, pushes for stronger guardrails on AI The Argentine pope used his annual peace message this year to call for an international treaty to ensure AI is developed and used ethically.
Politics May 15 In first AI dialogue, U.S. cites ‘misuse’ of AI by China, Beijing protests Washington’s restrictions A council spokesperson said the countries exchanged perspectives on AI safety and risk management in "candid and constructive" discussions a day earlier.
World Apr 26 These countries have already banned TikTok TikTok is already banned in a handful of countries and from government-issued devices in a number of others, due to official worries that the app poses privacy and cybersecurity concerns.
Nation Apr 11 Instagram tests blurring nudity in chats to protect teens from sexual extortion Instagram said scammers often use direct messages to ask for “intimate images.” To counter this, it will soon start testing out a nudity protection feature for direct messages that blurs any images with nudity “and encourages people to think twice…
World Mar 13 Europe’s world-first AI rules get final approval from lawmakers. Here’s what happens next Lawmakers in the European Parliament have voted overwhelmingly in favor of the Artificial Intelligence Act, five years after regulations were first proposed.
Economy Mar 06 OpenAI says Musk agreed the ChatGPT maker should become a for-profit company OpenAI has attacked a lawsuit from Elon Musk, saying he supported making the ChatGPT maker a for-profit company. Musk has sued, accusing the company of betraying its founding goal to benefit humanity as it pursued profits instead.
World Mar 04 In first, European Union issues nearly $2 billion antitrust fine against Apple The EU's executive commission says Apple muzzled streaming services from telling people about payment options available through their websites. That would avoid the 30% fee charged when people pay through apps downloaded with the iOS App Store.
World Feb 20 Ransomware group LockBit is disrupted by a global police operation that includes 2 arrests Britain's National Crime Agency says it led an international operation targeting LockBit, which provides ransomware as a service to so-called affiliates who infect victim networks with the computer-crippling malware and negotiate ransoms.