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X pledges to fix AI chatbot after it spread misinformation about US election
Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) has modified its Grok chatbot after calls from election officials in five US states to ensure the information it gives out is accurate. The move comes after Grok falsely claimed the ballot deadline had passed in nine states, meaning the candidate options were set…
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A host of Apple workers are losing their jobs
Apple has laid off around 100 workers from its digital services group, marking a rare instance of job cuts for the company. The layoffs are believed to have been part of a strategic shift in priorities for Apple, and were announced yesterday to affected employees, according to sources familiar with…
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What promises to be the “world’s most private VPN” is out – and looking for testers
Although it’s too early to tell if it’ll eventually win the title of best VPN app, the service that promises to be the “world’s most private VPN” has just launched its public beta testing. First introduced during last year’s Web Summit conference in Lisbon, NymVPN was developed as a solution…
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One of Microsoft’s most niche software tools hit by major phishing scam
Cybercriminals are using Microsoft Sway to host landing pages used in phishing campaigns, experts have claimed. The attack was spotted by cybersecurity researchers from Netskope Threat Labs, who observed a 2,000-fold increase in exploits in July 2024. You can be excused for not knowing what Sway is. It is a…
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Is X about to launch a video conferencing tool?
In the latest step on its quest to become an ‘everything app’, Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) is now exploring video conferencing. X employee Chris Park shared a screenshot of the tool to his profile, revealing the company recently conducted its first internal video call using the new tool, dubbed…
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A million airport parking customers affected in huge data breach
A million Park’N Fly customers have had their sensitive data stolen after the company suffered a cyberattack. The news was confirmed in a data breach notification letter sent out by the company, which noted the threat actors accessed the company’s IT infrastructure in July 2024 using stolen VPN credentials. The…
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