2+ hour, 18+ min ago   (346+ words) Google has launched a new facial verification feature for account recovery as technology companies intensify efforts to combat growing cases of AI-driven impersonation, deepfakes and digital identity fraud. The feature, called selfie video, allows eligible users who lose access to…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (406+ words) The European Commission has ordered Google to give rivals, including OpenAI, access to 11 features on its Android operating system as well as share search data used to optimise its services. The European Commission has ordered Google to grant rivals, including…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (294+ words) Meta has rolled out Muse Image, its first image generation model from Meta Superintelligence Labs, as the company expands generative AI tools across its apps. The model is designed to give users the ability to generate, edit, and share high-quality…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (381+ words) WhatsApp has begun rolling out username reservations, a new privacy feature that will eventually allow users to connect with new contacts without sharing their phone numbers, the company announced on Monday. According to WhatsApp, the feature is designed to give…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (483+ words) Your sibling is texting you that they’re out of data. Your mum needs MB to send a voice note. Your friend wants you to sort them out until they recharge. Sound familiar? Sharing mobile data in Nigeria is something almost…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (390+ words) The US government has partially lifted its two-week-old suspension of access to Anthropic’s most powerful AI models, according to Reuters. This partial reversal now allows more than 100 companies and institutions, including many Fortune 500 companies, to regain access to Claude Mythos…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (322+ words) Facebook is relaunching Creator Studio as a standalone AI-powered companion app designed to help creators grow on the platform, the company announced on Wednesday. The tech giant is unveiling the Creator Studio while simultaneously redesigning its in-app creator tools and…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (489+ words) OpenAI’s ChatGPT can be manipulated into generating sexualised images and scenes of graphic violence through a slightly altered version of a widely shared prompt, the BBC reports, citing findings from British AI security firm Mindgard. According to the BBC, Mindgard…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (426+ words) Meta’s Threads app has reached 500 million monthly active users, the company announced on Tuesday in a statement on its website. To celebrate the milestone, the company also announced a new set of features aimed at deepening community engagement on the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (266+ words) Central to the rollout by Meta is AI Mode, a new search experience powered by Meta AI. It is designed to give users answers grounded in what people are saying publicly across Meta’s apps, including Groups and Reels, rather than…...