The American social network Discord will be implementing filters and security measures for young internet users by default on all accounts on its platform. Users who want to lift the restrictions will be required to verify their age through facial recognition, among other things. The app theoretically does not accept anyone under 13. Teen accounts […]
Threads, Meta’s social network, has more app users than X, three years after its launch, according to data from Similarweb. As of January 7, Threads had 141.5 million daily active users worldwide on Android and iOS. That’s more than the 125 million users of Elon Musk’s mobile platform. According to Similarweb, Threads overtook X between […]
OpenAI will soon add ads to the free version of ChatGPT and the cheapest plan – but not in Europe yet. After months of vague signals and evasive answers, OpenAI has now confirmed that it is introducing ads in the entry-level versions of ChatGPT: the free version and the most affordable subscription, Go. So, it’s […]
Britain’s telecoms watchdog Ofcom has opened a “formal investigation” into social network X in relation to sexually suggestive images distributed by its AI assistant Grok, Ofcom said in a statement. “There are alarming reports that Grok is being used to take and share nude photographs of individuals, which could constitute a decency offence or pornography, […]
The European Commission is displeased that Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, makes it very easy to strip men, women, and children down to their underwear. “This isn’t racy, it’s illegal, and has no place in Europe,” the Commission responded. Grok has been the subject of criticism for some time since users of Elon Musk’s xAI […]
Elon Musk believes the EU should be disbanded. The American billionaire made this comment in response to the EU’s multi-million dollar fine against his messaging service X. The European Commission imposed a fine of 120 million euros on X for violating European rules, including misleading information about blue check marks. These check marks previously made […]
The European Union plans to launch an investigation into WhatsApp’s AI features, according to the Financial Times. The investigation will reportedly focus on how the American social media company Meta Platforms integrated its Meta AI system into the messaging service this year. It is unclear exactly which aspect of the integration of AI functions the […]
Social media giant Meta has won a major monopoly lawsuit in the United States. A judge in Washington ruled that the acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp did not violate US competition rules. This allows Meta to avoid a potential forced breakup, something regulators had been seeking. The case was brought by the U.S. Federal Trade […]
Bitcoin has given up its year-to-date gains just over a month after reaching a new record high. The currency has fallen by around thirty percent. The world’s largest and oldest cryptocurrency reached a new record high of over $126,000 in early October. Since then, the price has fallen below the $94,000 level reached at the […]
Firefox 145 includes measures against so-called ‘fingerprinting’, support for PDFs and, how could it be otherwise this year: a large language model for your address bar. Mozilla has released Firefox 145, the latest version of its browser. One of the major new features is the ability to read and add notes to PDF files. Users […]
