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Category Archives: Tech
EU AI Act: First Requirements Become Legally Binding
Certain AI use cases are now banned, and staff at companies that either provide or use the technology must have “a sufficient level of AI literacy.”
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Chinese AI app DeepSeek was downloaded by millions. Deleting it might come next
Should millions of Americans be downloading Chinese AI app DeepSeek and giving their personal data to it? For reasons of privacy and cybersecurity, maybe not.
Google’s X spins out Heritable Agriculture, a startup using AI to improve crop yield
Google’s X “moonshot factory” this week announced its latest graduate. Heritable Agriculture is a data- and machine learning-driven startup aiming to improve how crops are grown. As the firm noted in an announcement post published Tuesday, plants are incredibly efficient … Continue reading
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AI systems with ‘unacceptable risk’ are now banned in the EU
As of Sunday in the European Union, the bloc’s regulators can ban the use of AI systems they deem to pose “unacceptable risk” or harm. February 2 is the first compliance deadline for the EU’s AI Act, the comprehensive AI … Continue reading
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Barclays says payment issues resolved after tech outage
The bank says a technical issue, which began on Friday and impacted the its app, online banking and payments, has been resolved.
Why Dynasty Warriors makers scrapped sequel to reinvent series
Tomohiko Sho says the unreleased game was something fans were ‘starting to get a bit bored of’.
AI-generated child sex abuse images targeted with new laws
Yvette Cooper says the UK will make it illegal to own AI tools to make images of child sexual abuse.
Shein app returns to India via Reliance deal
Chinese fast-fashion retailer Shein has relaunched in India through a partnership with Reliance Retail, nearly five years after it was banned amid diplomatic tensions between New Delhi and Beijing. The new Shein India Fast Fashion app, developed and launched by … Continue reading
Senator warns of national security risks after Elon Musk’s DOGE granted ‘full access’ to sensitive Treasury systems
U.S. senator says Musk’s access to Treasury systems represents a “national security risk.” © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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X expands lawsuit over advertiser ‘boycott’ to include Lego, Nestlé, Pinterest, and others
X is now suing more advertisers in an antitrust lawsuit focusing on what the company’s CEO Linda Yaccarino has claimed is a “systematic illegal boycott.” The company formerly known as Twitter first filed the lawsuit against the World Federation of … Continue reading
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