Microsoft, along with more than two dozen tech companies, are pressing policymakers to support open-source AI systems and code across society, arguing that it will be a safer approach than attempting to restrict access or relying on a handful of closed, proprietary models. The open letter, posted Friday, draws parallels to the software industry of...Read More
TikTok might have failed to meet EU standards for child safety online. Allowing content posted by minors to be pushed on TikTok’s ‘For You’ feed could be a violation of the Digital Services Act (DSA), the European Commission has said. On TikTok, minors can choose to have a public-facing profile. According to EU preliminary findings,...Read More
Gen Z grew up with social media, and it shows in how some of its youngest entrepreneurs are building businesses. Michael Satterlee didn’t launch his “tactical reload can holder” — a clever spin on a can cooler that brings in up to $300,000 in sales a month — with an expensive ad campaign. The teenage...Read More
Telangana DGP CV Anand, along with TGCSB Director Shikha Goel, T-SPARK SP Rupesh, SP (Cyber Security) Sai Sri and other senior officers during the meeting. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement Director General of Police C.V. Anand on Friday directed the police units across Telangana to strengthen the use of technology in combating cyber crime...Read More
SINGAPORE – Over three decades, a man sexually assaulted 11 young girls: his daughter, his son’s two daughters, four nieces and four other children. The victims were between the ages of five and 10 when he started preying on them, prosecutors told the High Court on July 24. The man and his wife ran an...Read More
Ripple effect: While there’s debate over details of OpenAI’s claim that one of its AI models went rogue and hacked another company, it’s already led to a push for an “AI kill switch” from lawmakers. This would let the government order firms to shut down or slow AI models deemed a public risk. Sponsored by...Read More
Set to be applied across the EU from December 2027, the Cyber Resilience Act will transform cybersecurity from a voluntary practice into a mandatory requirement for market access in the EU. Katharina Bisset, Co-Founder and CEO of Nerds of Law, Co-Founder and CEO of NetzBeweis, points out the upcoming obligations under the Act, and what...Read More
There is growing concern over the misuse of AI to create and circulate Child Sexual Abuse Material (IANS) New Delhi: The Centre has strengthened India’s online child safety framework by tightening intermediary obligations under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, amid growing concerns over the misuse of artificial intelligence...Read More
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio/File photo: Getty Images KATHMANDU: The United States has introduced a new global visa restriction policy targeting individuals involved in cyber scams and sextortion, describing the growing wave of online crime as an unprecedented threat to American citizens. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the measures, saying the restrictions,...Read More
The Coca‑Cola Company has announced that fairlife, a dairy company owned by the drinks manufacturer, has been hit by a ransomware event. The company said fairlife identified unauthorized access by a third party to a portion of its systems, including its production-related systems. After detecting the issue, the company promptly activated its incident response and...Read More
