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Meta to use your Instagram images for AI; how to stop it
2+ hour, 42+ min ago (373+ words) Did you know that your Instagram account may be acting as a muse for Meta's artificial intelligence image generator? "In addition, people may be able to create content with your Instagram content using A. I. features at Meta," the company said, according…...
South Boston Boys & Girls Club teens build AI app designed to keep parents connected
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (547+ words) BOSTON " Local teens are using AI to create a fully functioning app"in just two hours. Four members from the South Boston Boys and Girls Club recently participated in an event hosted by Amazon Web Services to solve a real-world…...
Google's AI search era could leave businesses fighting for fewer clicks
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1290+ words) elk Marketing reports that Google's AI-powered search is reducing website clicks for businesses by providing answers directly on the results page. (Foto Field // Shutterstock/Foto Field // Shutterstock) Generative AI has rearranged how people find what they want online, and many…...
Japan's tech business Soft Bank rolls out Open AI 'patches' against cyberattacks
3+ week, 3+ day ago (260+ words) TOKYO " Japanese technology giant Soft Bank Group Corp. is launching a service using Open AI technology to protect against the looming threat of cyberattacks, both companies said Tuesday. Chief Executive Masayoshi Son called Japan' s vulnerability to cyberattacks "a crisis,…...
Tech experts urge White House to ease off Anthropic AI restrictions
3+ week, 3+ day ago (451+ words) SAN FRANCISCO " A group of cybersecurity executives and experts is asking the Trump administration to lift its directive preventing the use of Anthropic's latest artificial intelligence models by foreign nationals, saying the move could help U. S. adversaries more than it hurts…...
Facebook, Instagram users report outages; platforms back online
3+ week, 6+ day ago (110+ words) Users of Facebook and Instagram were experiencing issues logging into the social media platforms for about an hour on Friday morning, according to outage tracking websites. Users of the platforms, which are owned by Meta, began reporting outages at about…...
Classroom hub Canvas hacked; shut down for hours
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (389+ words) It could not have happened at the worst time. The education hub Canvas, used by thousands of schools from elementary school through college, was down for hours this week after hackers accessed the system and obtained data on 275 million people....
Canvas online learning platform targeted by cyberattack. What to know
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One Tech Tip: Logging on at a cafe? Privacy and security guidelines for remote workers
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (637+ words) For digital nomads, logging on to work from a cafe, co-working space, hotel lobby or airport lounge is a way of life. Remote working has been made possible by reliable high speed internet and turbocharged by the pandemic. For some…...
Middlesex County town impacted by cyber attack
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (141+ words) PEPPERELL, Mass. " A Middlesex County town is grappling with a cyber attack that has impacted the community's public safety computer systems on Wednesday. Pepperell officials say the town's 911 phone system is operating like normal but are looking to identify the…...