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People having phone sex on FaceTime will now get a warning from Apple (metro.co.uk)

a day ago | chrisjj | metro.co.uk | frontpage

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UK government's deal with Google 'dangerously naive', say campaigners (theguardian.com)

2 days ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | newest

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Browser hijacking campaign infects 2.3M Chrome, Edge users (theregister.com)

2 days ago | chrisjj | theregister.com | newest

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Post Office scandal may have led to more than 13 suicides, inquiry finds (theguardian.com)

3 days ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | frontpage

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At least 10k people affected by Post Office IT scandal as bosses 'maintained (theguardian.com)

3 days ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | frontpage

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Apple appeals against 'unprecedented' €500M EU fine over app store (theguardian.com)

4 days ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | newest

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Unity promises strong AI copyright 'guardrails' after employee conjures Mickey (gamedeveloper.com)

a week ago | chrisjj | gamedeveloper.com | newest

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Minister demands overhaul of UK's leading AI institute (theguardian.com)

a week ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | newest

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$88M pollution-tracking satellite missing in space (bbc.com)

a week ago | chrisjj | bbc.com | newest

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ChatGPT creates phisher's paradise by recommending the wrong URLs (theregister.com)

a week ago | chrisjj | theregister.com | newest

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'AI doesn't know what an orgasm sounds like': audiobook actors grapple with the (theguardian.com)

a week ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | newest

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One-Input Keypad Interface (technoblogy.com)

a week ago | chrisjj | technoblogy.com | newest

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Qantas confirms cyber-attack exposed records of up to 6M customers (theguardian.com)

a week ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | newest

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Whitehall's ambition to cut costs using AI is fraught with risk (theguardian.com)

a week ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | newest

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Microsoft Confirms Google Chrome Block After Windows 11 Users Complain (forbes.com/sites/daveywinder)

a week ago | chrisjj | forbes.com | newest

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Police identify seven as main suspects in Post Office Horizon scandal inquiry (theguardian.com)

2 weeks ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | frontpage

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Group of high-profile authors sue Microsoft over use of books in AI training (theguardian.com)

2 weeks ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | newest

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Malware on Google Play, Apple App Store stole your photos–and crypto (bleepingcomputer.com)

2 weeks ago | chrisjj | bleepingcomputer.com | newest

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Police warn of SMS scams as 'blaster' is used to send texts (theguardian.com)

2 weeks ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | newest

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Google could be forced to change UK search as watchdog takes steps (theguardian.com)

2 weeks ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | frontpage

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UK government laptops, phones and tablets have been lost or stolen (theguardian.com)

2 weeks ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | newest

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Trump's plan to ban US states from AI regulation will 'hold us back', says (theguardian.com)

2 weeks ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | newest

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Microsoft is blocking Google Chrome through its family safety feature (theverge.com)

3 weeks ago | chrisjj | theverge.com | frontpage

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Amazon under UK investigation over alleged failure to pay suppliers on time (theguardian.com)

3 weeks ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | frontpage

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BBC threatens legal action against AI startup over content scraping (theguardian.com)

3 weeks ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | newest

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Windows 11 user has 30 years of 'irreplaceable photos and work' locked away (techradar.com)

3 weeks ago | chrisjj | techradar.com | newest

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DNA testing firm 23andMe fined £2.3M by UK regulator for 2023 data hack (theguardian.com)

3 weeks ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | newest

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Policymakers who think AI can help rescue flagging UK economy should take heed (theguardian.com)

3 weeks ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | newest

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UK govt. rollout of Humphrey AI tool raises fears about reliance on big tech (theguardian.com)

3 weeks ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | newest

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I understand why Google ships such poor software

3 weeks ago | chrisjj | ycombinator.com | newest

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Is Google about to destroy the web? (bbc.com)

4 weeks ago | chrisjj | bbc.com | frontpage

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Apple changed the Finder icon, and my day is ruined (creativebloq.com)

4 weeks ago | chrisjj | creativebloq.com | newest

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Teachers can use AI to save time on marking, new guidance says (bbc.co.uk)

a month ago | chrisjj | bbc.co.uk | newest

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Cloud brute-force attack cracks Google users' phone numbers in minutes (theregister.com)

a month ago | chrisjj | theregister.com | newest

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AI can 'level up' opportunities for dyslexic children, says UK tech secretary (theguardian.com)

a month ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | frontpage

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"When billion-dollar AIs break down over puzzles a child can do (theguardian.com)

a month ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | newest

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LED Probe (technoblogy.com)

a month ago | chrisjj | technoblogy.com | frontpage

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[flagged] Police officer who faked working from home banned (bbc.com)

a month ago | chrisjj | bbc.com | newest

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All civil servants in England and Wales to get AI training (theguardian.com)

a month ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | newest

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AI plundering scripts poses 'direct threat' to UK screen sector, says BFI (theguardian.com)

a month ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | newest

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UK ministers delay AI regulation amid plans for more 'comprehensive' bill (theguardian.com)

a month ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | newest

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Google Confirms Most Gmail Users Must Upgrade Accounts (forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman)

a month ago | chrisjj | forbes.com | newest

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Peers vote to defy government over copyright threat from AI (theguardian.com)

a month ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | frontpage

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100k UK taxpayer accounts hit in £47M phishing attack on HMRC (theguardian.com)

a month ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | newest

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"Give me a few seconds to get everything ready for you so that I can help."

a month ago | chrisjj | ycombinator.com | newest

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BBC and Sky bosses criticise plans to let AI firms use copyrighted material (theguardian.com)

a month ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | newest

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M&S faces 'unprecedented' customer lawsuit over cyberattack data breach (itv.com)

a month ago | chrisjj | itv.com | newest

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Virgin Media O2 mobile users' locations exposed for two years in security flaw (theguardian.com)

a month ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | newest

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Analyst Suggests Apple Might Be Considering Buying Unity After Legal Defeat (80.lv)

a month ago | chrisjj | 80.lv | newest

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Microsoft users told to act now or lose all their passwords (9news.com.au)

a month ago | chrisjj | 9news.com.au | newest

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Microsoft Confirms Password Deletion–Now Just 8 Weeks Away (forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman)

a month ago | chrisjj | forbes.com | frontpage

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How you are disasadvantaged by using Microsoft Authenticator (forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman)

a month ago | chrisjj | forbes.com | newest

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Simple programming language with offline usable browser IDE (tiki.li)

a month ago | chrisjj | tiki.li | best

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Every wondered how Facebook spoofs Gmail message list snippet text?

a month ago | chrisjj | ycombinator.com | frontpage

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Scots join class action suit against M&S after hackers stole personal data (dailyrecord.co.uk)

a month ago | chrisjj | dailyrecord.co.uk | newest

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I took new Android phone's offer to xfer data from an old. Here's what happened.

a month ago | chrisjj | ycombinator.com | newest

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M&S contractor 'investigating whether it was gateway for cyber-attack' (theguardian.com)

a month ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | newest

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Microsoft blames Apple for its delayed Xbox mobile store (theverge.com)

a month ago | chrisjj | theverge.com | newest

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Judge calls out 'Apple official personally responsible' in Fortnite app order (cnbc.com)

a month ago | chrisjj | cnbc.com | newest

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The AI Con (theguardian.com)

a month ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | newest

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The AI Con by Bender and Hanna review – debunking myths of the AI revolution (theguardian.com)

a month ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | newest

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If our destiny is cyber-attacks and empty shelves at the Co-op, here's what (theguardian.com)

a month ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | newest

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A council held to ransom in cyber-attack (bbc.com)

a month ago | chrisjj | bbc.com | newest

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Significant amount of personal data accessed in Legal Aid Agency data breach (theguardian.com)

a month ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | newest

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Microsoft is bringing back Windows 10's second hand display after backlash (pcworld.com)

a month ago | chrisjj | pcworld.com | newest

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New 'Defendnot' tool tricks Windows into disabling Microsoft Defender (bleepingcomputer.com)

a month ago | chrisjj | bleepingcomputer.com | newest

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'Aggressive' hackers of UK retailers are now targeting US stores, says Google (theguardian.com)

a month ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | newest

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You think ransomware is bad now? Wait until it infects CPUs (theregister.com)

a month ago | chrisjj | theregister.com | newest

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Sim-swap fraud rises as criminals seek to exploit growth of two-factor auth (itv.com)

a month ago | chrisjj | itv.com | newest

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M&S says some personal data was taken in cyber-attack (theguardian.com)

a month ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | newest

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House of Lords pushes back against government's AI plans (theguardian.com)

a month ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | newest

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Unending ransomware attacks are a symptom, not the sickness (theregister.com)

a month ago | chrisjj | theregister.com | frontpage

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Google agrees to pay Texas $1.375B over data-privacy claims (theguardian.com)

2 months ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | newest

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Florida bill requiring encryption backdoors for social media accounts has failed (techcrunch.com)

2 months ago | chrisjj | techcrunch.com | newest

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US lawmakers slam UK encryption backdoor order to Apple (techradar.com)

2 months ago | chrisjj | techradar.com | newest

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Apple hits back at US judge's 'extraordinary' contempt order (bbc.com)

2 months ago | chrisjj | bbc.com | newest

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Mexico sues Google over changing Gulf of Mexico's name for US users (theguardian.com)

2 months ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | frontpage

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Wikipedia challenging UK law it says exposes it to 'manipulation and vandalism' (theguardian.com)

2 months ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | newest

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Ever wondered why Gmail search sometimes returns a snowstorm of false matches?

2 months ago | chrisjj | ycombinator.com | newest

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Ever wondered why Gmail search fails to find text you're sure is present? (emaildiscussions.com)

2 months ago | chrisjj | emaildiscussions.com | frontpage

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UK preparing to ban consumers from buying crypto with borrowed funds (theguardian.com)

2 months ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | newest

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Apple updates App Store Guidelines to allow links to external payments (9to5mac.com)

2 months ago | chrisjj | 9to5mac.com | newest

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How is Microsoft getting away with this?

2 months ago | chrisjj | ycombinator.com | newest

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Over half of UK businesses who replaced workers with AI regret their decision (techradar.com)

2 months ago | chrisjj | techradar.com | frontpage

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Court decision tears into iPhone maker, accuses execs of lying under oath (eurogamer.net)

2 months ago | chrisjj | eurogamer.net | newest

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PicoCalc Lisp Machine (ulisp.com)

3 months ago | chrisjj | ulisp.com | frontpage

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Post Office paid £600M to continue using Horizon (bbc.com)

3 months ago | chrisjj | bbc.com | newest

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Google sued for £5B in UK over allegations of shutting out rivals (theguardian.com)

3 months ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | frontpage

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EY being investigated over Post Office auditing during Horizon scandal (theguardian.com)

3 months ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | newest

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Google Confirms Gmail Update Choice–3B Users Must Now Decide (forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman)

3 months ago | chrisjj | forbes.com | newest

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UK police chiefs call for ban on social media for under-16s (theguardian.com)

3 months ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | newest

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Bank of England says AI software could create market crisis for profit (theguardian.com)

3 months ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | newest

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TinyCard Game Maker (technoblogy.com)

3 months ago | chrisjj | technoblogy.com | newest

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UK Home Office loses attempt to keep legal battle with Apple secret (theguardian.com)

3 months ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | frontpage

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Ex-PO operator is first Horizon IT victim to launch legal action against (theguardian.com)

4 months ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | frontpage

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Apple Fights UK's Demand for iCloud Data Backdoor (macrumors.com)

4 months ago | chrisjj | macrumors.com | newest

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Meta apologises over flood of gore, violence and dead bodies on Instagram (theguardian.com)

5 months ago | chrisjj | theguardian.com | frontpage

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Critics say new Google rules put profits over privacy (bbc.co.uk)

5 months ago | chrisjj | bbc.co.uk | newest

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Google Maps blocks Gulf of America reviews after rename criticism (bbc.com)

5 months ago | chrisjj | bbc.com | frontpage

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Feds want devs to stop coding 'unforgivable' buffer overflow (theregister.com)

5 months ago | chrisjj | theregister.com | frontpage