Policy

DSA researcher data access is still blocked by platform gatekeeping

European researchers say TikTok, X and Meta are making DSA data access slow, narrow and unreliable despite new EU rules.

By Renata Fuchs · 2 months ago

Anti-AI open source projects gain attention after Torvalds' Linux stance

Linus Torvalds said Linux is not anti-AI, while Codeberg and BSD projects show how divided the software world is becoming.

By Renata Fuchs · 2 months ago

Google Cloud Q2 earnings show revenue up 82% as AI demand rises

Alphabet said Google Cloud revenue rose to $24.8 billion in Q2, with operating income more than tripling to $8.8 billion.

By Dominic Okoye · 2 months ago

Click To Pray leak exposed data for more than 700,000 users, hacker says

An ethical hacker says the Pope-endorsed prayer app exposed user profiles through an IDOR flaw that went unfixed for six months.

By Dominic Okoye · 2 months ago

Paramount WBD merger delay pushes $111 billion deal toward trial

Paramount Skydance agreed to pause its Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition while state antitrust claims move toward a merits ruling...

By Dominic Okoye · 2 months ago

Open weight AI letter pushes US to back downloadable models

Twenty-five AI and tech groups urged US policymakers to support open weight models as Washington scrutinizes AI safety and market...

By Dominic Okoye · 2 months ago

The Com URL removals hit 4,340 in Europol-led crackdown

Europol says investigators flagged violent and exploitative content tied to The Com as Project Compass targets online recruitment.

By Renata Fuchs · 2 months ago

FDA peptide restrictions panel backs wider manufacturing access

An FDA advisory panel voted to ease limits on four peptides after RFK Jr. reshaped the group, despite unresolved safety evidence.

By Renata Fuchs · 2 months ago

FreeBSD Copilot binary commit triggers ports repository freeze

FreeBSD froze its ports repository after a Copilot CLI binary broke GitHub mirroring and raised licensing concerns.

By Renata Fuchs · 2 months ago

Cambodia and ZTE discuss AI cooperation at WAIC

Prime Minister Hun Manet met ZTE executives at WAIC to discuss 5G, AI applications and ICT talent, with no deal terms disclosed.

By Renata Fuchs · 2 months ago

ChatGPT health records feature connects Apple Health data in US rollout

OpenAI is letting US users connect Apple Health and medical records to ChatGPT as a new lawsuit tests its medical-safety claims.

By Dominic Okoye · 2 months ago

NYT reporter phone records subpoenas withdrawn after judge presses DOJ

The Justice Department pulled subpoenas for Times journalists’ call records and testimony after a federal judge questioned its leg...

By Dominic Okoye · 2 months ago