UK unions want ‘worker first’ plan for AI as people fear for their jobs
UK unions want ‘worker first’ plan for AI as people fear for their jobs Summary The Trades Union Congress (TUC) warns that rapid adoption of AI by businesses risks increasing…
Law firm email blunder exposes Church of England abuse victim details
Law firm email blunder exposes Church of England abuse victim details Summary City law firm Kennedys Law accidentally sent a mass email that revealed the email addresses of 194 individuals…
Euro banks block billions in rogue PayPal direct debits after fraud glitch
Euro banks block billions in rogue PayPal direct debits after fraud glitch Summary Banks across Germany froze a large volume of PayPal direct-debit transactions after PayPal’s fraud-detection system malfunctioned. The…
Linus Torvalds Marks Bcachefs as Now ‘Externally Maintained’
Linus Torvalds Marks Bcachefs as Now ‘Externally Maintained’ Summary Linus Torvalds updated the Linux kernel’s MAINTAINERS file to mark bcachefs as “externally maintained.” That means he will not be taking…
Meta Created Flirty Chatbots of Celebrities Without Permission
Meta Created Flirty Chatbots of Celebrities Without Permission Summary Reuters found that Meta appropriated the names and likenesses of dozens of celebrities to create flirty, social‑media chatbots on Facebook, Instagram…
Battlefield 6 Dev Apologizes For Requiring Secure Boot To Power Anti-Cheat Tools
Battlefield 6 Dev Apologises For Requiring Secure Boot To Power Anti-Cheat Tools Summary EA required Secure Boot for the Battlefield 6 PC open beta to enable its Javelin anti-cheat tools,…
Vivaldi Browser Doubles Down On Gen AI Ban
Vivaldi Browser Doubles Down On Gen AI Ban Summary Vivaldi CEO Jon von Tetzchner has reiterated the company’s decision not to embed generative AI into its browser, arguing that in-browser…
Meta Changes Teen AI Chatbot Responses as Senate Begins Probe Into ‘Romantic’ Conversations
Meta Changes Teen AI Chatbot Responses as Senate Begins Probe Into ‘Romantic’ Conversations Summary Meta is rolling out temporary restrictions on its AI chatbots for teenage users after reports that…
Mastodon Says It Doesn’t ‘Have the Means’ To Comply With Age Verification Laws
Mastodon Says It Doesn’t ‘Have the Means’ To Comply With Age Verification Laws Summary Mastodon has told TechCrunch it cannot comply with Mississippi’s new age verification law because its decentralised…
China Turns On Giant Neutrino Detector That Took a Decade To Build
China Turns On Giant Neutrino Detector That Took a Decade To Build Summary The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) in China has been switched on after more than a decade…