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AI agents could pose security risks
8+ hour, 54+ min ago (453+ words) Artificial intelligence (AI) "agents" say they can save users time and energy by automating tasks, but the growing power of systems such as Open Claw is putting cybersecurity experts on edge. Powered by a wave of hype, Open Claw today…...
Google News
1+ week, 1+ day ago (10+ words) Mythos AI alarm bells: Fair warning or trick? Taipei Times...
Is your Gmail address terrible? You might be able to change it
2+ week, 1+ day ago (512+ words) Good news for people who regret the Gmail address they came up with when they registered for an account: Google is now letting users change it. Google started quietly rolling out the change late last year in India and said…...
Voicemail cancel feature added to fend off hackers
2+ week, 3+ day ago (437+ words) The nation's three major telecoms yesterday announced measures that allow customers to cancel their voicemail themselves following reports that the service contains a loophole that hackers could exploit to hijack Line accounts. Line is Taiwan's largest text messaging app, with…...
Australia probing technology giants
2+ week, 5+ day ago (444+ words) Australia is investigating Facebook, Tik Tok and You Tube for possible breaches of the nation's under-16 social media ban, accusing the tech companies yesterday of "failing to obey" the world-leading laws. Australia in December last year banned people younger than…...
Iran 30 days into Internet blackout, isolating millions
2+ week, 6+ day ago (497+ words) Iran's nationwide Internet blackout on Sunday entered its 30th consecutive day, leaving millions cut off from information and communications since the war with the US and Israel began. Iran's Internet "blackout has now entered day 30 as the nationwide censorship measure continues…...
Remain vigilant about fake Line sites, ministry says - Taipei Times
3+ week, 8+ hour ago (345+ words) The Ministry of Digital Affairs" Administration for Cyber Security has released a list of nine Web sites that maliciously pose as official Line pages, warning of possible hacking and data breaches when visiting and downloading software from the sites. There…...
Russia pushing unencrypted super-app on citizens
3+ week, 6+ day ago (619+ words) Russia is pushing its Max messenger " a social media platform without encryption " onto its citizens with a massive promotion campaign and the simultaneous blocking of Whatsapp and Telegram, the country's two most popular messenger apps. The rollout has raised concerns…...
Is a mystery AI Deep Seek's latest blockbuster?
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (662+ words) A powerful artificial intelligence model that appeared anonymously on a developer platform last week has sparked speculation that Chinese startup Deep Seek may be quietly testing its next-generation system ahead of an official launch. The free model, called Hunter Alpha,…...
Show dog
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (342+ words) Taipei Times - All Front Page Taiwan News Business Editorial & Opinion Sports World News Features Bilingual Pages A bichon sits before the start of a costume parade at a Pet Expo in Bucharest on Saturday. West Ham beat Brentford on penalties…...