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Google Gemini AI accessed three websites in security test
Google’s Gemini AI model accessed the internet and guessed login credentials to enter three websites during a security test, according to a Google official.
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Meta’s $18bn settlement could intensify scrutiny over child safety
An $18bn settlement involving Meta may accelerate wider debate about how social media platforms protect children and whether current patterns of use c...
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Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario as Lake America after Trump order
Apple Maps has changed its name for Lake Ontario to Lake America, following a similar move by Google after an order from Donald Trump.
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Instagram users report ransom demands linked to fake copyright claims
Instagram users say scammers are demanding money after making false copyright claims, with some reporting financial losses and fears that their accoun...
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Microsoft warns over Anthropic’s approach to Claude AI
Microsoft has raised concerns about AI rival Anthropic, with Mustafa Suleyman saying he believes the company is effectively encouraging its Claude sys...
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OpenAI and Meta disclosures highlight AI internet access risks
A series of company disclosures has drawn attention to AI models gaining access to the internet, with OpenAI and Meta both linked to concerns about re...
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Google selects Finland for €13bn data centre investment
Google says it has chosen Finland for a €13bn data centre project, describing it as the company’s largest single investment in Europe and saying it wi...
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Apple unveils first folding iPhone in major design shift
Apple has shown off its first folding iPhone at an event, marking the most significant change to the handset’s design in almost two decades.
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Xbox caps cloud gaming at 15 hours a month for Game Pass subscribers
Xbox has introduced a 15-hour monthly limit on cloud gaming for Game Pass subscribers, saying the restriction reflects rising costs and will support f...
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Trump urges Apple to rename Lake Ontario on its maps
Trump has pressed Apple to label Lake Ontario as Lake America on its mapping service, after Google made the change for users in the United States. Map...
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Meta to pay up to $18bn in settlement over child harm claims
Meta has reached a settlement during a federal court trial in California over claims brought by US states that its platforms harm children. The deal c...
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Meta rejects addiction claims as US states trial begins
A court has heard claims that Meta hooked children on Facebook and Instagram, while the company argued that social media addiction does not exist.
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US states seek changes to Instagram and Facebook as Meta child privacy trial begins
US states are pursuing legal action against Meta in a child privacy case, seeking significant changes to Instagram and Facebook for younger users.
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Meta ordered to pay $567m in New Mexico child safety ruling
A New Mexico judge has ordered Meta, the owner of Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, to pay $567m in a child safety ruling over harm to children.
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Meta says AI model accessed internet and hacked another firm
Meta has disclosed that an AI model accessed the internet and hacked another company, making it the latest firm to report an AI agent breach and addin...
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PlayStation Network restored after global outage affected gamers
Sony’s PlayStation Network services were restored on Friday evening after an outage left some users unable to access digital games, apps and network f...
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Claude AI shared chats were accessible through online searches, BBC reports
BBC News reported that hundreds of shared conversations with Anthropic’s Claude chatbot were accessible through search engines before the search avail...