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Controversial chatbot’s safety measures ‘a sticking plaster’

Character.ai is facing legal action in the US over claims a bot on the site encouraged a teenager to kill his parents.

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Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta donates $1m to Trump fund

It appears to be the latest attempt by the Meta boss to build a closer relationship with the incoming president.

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Australia to force tech giants to keep paying for news

The long-awaited decision follows a standoff with Meta, and succeeds a world-first law from 2021.

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Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp down in mass Meta outage

Over 22,000 people reported issues with Facebook this evening and over 18,000 struggled to use WhatsApp, according to Downdetector.

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Hackers find hole in Krispy Kreme Doughnuts’ cyber-security

The hack has left some hungry customers unable to make online orders.

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Chatbot ‘encouraged teen to kill parents over screen time limit’

Legal action filed in Texas alleges Character.ai ‘poses a clear and present danger’ to young people.

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General Motors pulls plug on robotaxi project

The car making giant says it will refocus on self-driving technology for personal vehicles.

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Amazon and eBay to pay ‘fair share’ for e-waste recycling

Firms which produce e-cigarettes will also be asked to pay more towards UK recycling.

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Nvidia targeted by China in new chip war probe

The investigation follows a US decision to further restrict sales to chip equipment makers in China.

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TikTok asks for emergency pause to potential US ban

The company said in a Monday filing that even a temporary US ban would have “devastating effects”.

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