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Battle of the chatbots: Anthropic and OpenAI go head-to-head over ads in their AI products
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (189+ words) New Anthropic campaign suggests other AI platforms will incorporate targeted ads in their chatbot conversations The Seahawks and the Patriots aren't the only ones gearing up for a fight. AI rivals Anthropic and OpenAI have launched a war of ads…...
TikTok could be forced to change app’s ‘addictive design’ by European Commission
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (427+ words) Preliminary EU ruling says app shifts brains of users into "autopilot mode, with concerns for children and vulnerable adults TikTok could be forced into changes to make the app less addictive to users after the EU indicated the platform had…...
Experience: I am the Excel world champion
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (502+ words) I have been called the LeBron James of spreadsheets, but I try not to take myself too seriously Growing up in Waterford, south-east Ireland, I'was always good at maths. I first used Excel at university in Cork while studying maths…...
Disastrous start for US TikTok as users cry censorship
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (403+ words) New US-owned app struggled with a storm and was accused of blocking content critical of Trump " can it recover? Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I'm Blake Montgomery, writing to you from Doha, where I'm moderating panels about AI and investing…...
‘It’s really sad’: US TikTok users rethink app over concerns about privacy and censorship
6+ day, 38+ min ago (549+ words) Some users are stepping away from the app after it made a deal to create a US entity and updated terms and conditions Many TikTok users across the US say they're rethinking their relationship with the platform since its ownership…...
Why TikTok’s first week of American ownership was a disaster
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (323+ words) App endured a major outage and user backlash over perceived censorship. Now it's facing an inquiry by the California governor and an ascendant competitor A little more than one week ago, TikTok stepped on to US shores as a naturalized…...
US authorities reportedly investigate claims that Meta can read encrypted WhatsApp messages
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (621+ words) A lawsuit filed last week alleges tech firm "can access virtually all" private communications, a claim the company has denied US authorities have reportedly investigated claims that Meta can read users" encrypted chats on the WhatsApp messaging platform, which it…...
US TikTok users: tell us how you feel about the app after the new US deal
1+ week, 3+ day ago (200+ words) Reports suggest more US users are deleting TikTok after a new agreement secured the app's future in the US. We'd like to hear why " or why not TikTok users in the US appear to be deleting the app at higher…...
Iran appears to ease internet blackout as cost of shutdown mounts
1+ week, 3+ day ago (413+ words) Experts say uneven connectivity suggests regime is throttling and filtering data as losses said to hit $36m a day Iranian authorities appear to have relaxed " but not removed " internet restrictions, in what experts say is a sign of the mounting costs…...
Pornhub to stop new UK users accessing site from next week
1+ week, 4+ day ago (593+ words) Company cites impact of mandatory age checks introduced in summer 2025 under the Online Safety Act Pornhub is to stop new users accessing its site in the UK from next week, citing the impact of mandatory age checks that were introduced…...