3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (493+ words) LONDON: More than two thirds of children have regularly seen content online telling them how to look and behave, according to research in the UK, warning of the speed at which algorithms can expose young people to "harmful gendered content…...

4+ day, 41+ min ago   (587+ words) SYDNEY: Social media algorithms are a powerful feature of online life, serving up content to users based on their browsing habits or personal data. Australia could soon give citizens the choice to opt out of them under new legislation that…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (164+ words) CIMB customers will need to verify online transactions using biometric authentication or their device passcode effective Sept 19. The new requirement applies to transactions made via CIMB Clicks Web and merchant websites, with customers required to approve them through SecureTAC on…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (222+ words) Sept 1 (Reuters) - Dropbox said ⁠on Tuesday that around 5,000 accounts were compromised ⁠last month, with hackers viewing and downloading content ‌stored on the cloud-storage platform. Here are a few details: • Some Dropbox users received an email from the company on Monday…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (132+ words) SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 1 - OpenAI ⁠has determined that one of ‌its upcoming models is so capable that it requires extra safety layers during its ​development and eventual ⁠release. The company's internal ⁠testing showed that the model, called ⁠Astra, is ‌significantly more…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (202+ words) Aug 31 (Reuters) - Adobe ⁠said on Monday it has expanded its ⁠tie-up with Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Communications and ‌Information Technology and Saudi government-backed AI firm Humain to provide citizens with 12 months of free access to its AI-powered ​tools. The company…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (501+ words) SAN FRANCISCO: In a landmark development, Meta reached a proposed settlement on Aug 26 with US states over claims it designed Facebook and Instagram to hook children. Here are the main terms, which require a judge's approval to take effect. Meta…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (243+ words) BERLIN: Google has patched several high-risk security vulnerabilities in the desktop version of Chrome. The same applies to the open-source image editing software Gimp, which has also been secured by its developers. Users are being urged to install updates for…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (155+ words) CelcomDigi has added a voice firewall feature to detect and flag suspicious calls in real time before it reaches customers. Suspicious incoming calls are now flagged with a “Suspected Scam” alert on customers’ phones following the nationwide rollout of the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (585+ words) It was an operating system launch with a marketing campaign that reportedly cost Microsoft an estimated US$100mil to US$200mil. In 1995, Microsoft was gearing up for the release of Windows 95, a landmark operating system that would help usher mainstream PC users…...