Australia internet safety watchdog has slapped a A$610,500 ($386,000; £317,360) fine on Elon Musk’s X for failing to cooperate with a probe into anti-child abuse practices. It comes after Mr Musk in a post last November said that “removing child exploitation is priority #1”. The eSafety Commission criticised the firm’s “empty talk” on the issue. […]
Against a challenging economic backdrop and well publicised cyber-attacks, concerns about cyber threats amongst UK SMEs have risen significantly in the last year as they consider the impact on brand, reputation, and revenue. According to new research, nearly four in ten are more worried about cyber security threats than a year ago, with over a […]
The BBC has blocked the artificial intelligence software behind ChatGPT from accessing or using its content amid copyright and privacy concerns, after concluding that it was “not in the public interest”. The move brings the BBC in line with other content providers, including Reuters and Getty Images, which are trying to prevent AI from misusing […]
The digital landscape continues to evolve, mainly driven by the ceaseless march of technological innovation. Amid this ever-shifting landscape, ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence (AI) language model developed by OpenAI, has risen to prominence, outshining some of the most dominant players in the online ecosystem. In particular, data acquired by Finbold indicates that between June 2023 […]
The UK car industry has hit out over a lack of incentives for households to purchase a new electric car after sales dipped among private buyers last month. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reported a 21% lift in new car sales generally during September compared with the same month last year. It […]
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an independent market investigation into the £7.5 billion cloud services market in the UK, following referral from Ofcom, to examine and consider whether competition concerns are holding back businesses. The investigation aims to consider what can be done to improve the supply of these important services for […]
The UK government has disbanded the independent advisory board of its Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) without any announcement amid a wider push to position the UK as a global leader in AI governance. Launched in June 2018 to drive a collaborative, multi-stakeholder approach to the governance of artificial intelligence (AI) and other […]
Amazon is making an investment of up to $4 billion in Anthropic in the latest in a series of alliances between big tech and artificial intelligence start-ups as hype around generative AI technology accelerates. The deal makes Amazon the provider of cloud services for Anthropic’s “mission critical workloads”, the company said in a statement, while […]
TikTok has been fined 345 million euro (£296 million) by Ireland’s data watchdog following an investigation into how the social media platform processed children’s data. The fine was imposed on TikTok Technology Limited (TTL) by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) after the probe into how certain privacy settings and features complied with obligations under the EU’s General Data […]
France has ordered Apple to stop selling the iPhone 12 for emitting too much electromagnetic radiation. On Tuesday, the French watchdog which governs radio frequencies also told the tech giant to fix existing phones. The ANFR has advised Apple that if it cannot resolve the issue via a software update, it must recall every iPhone […]