AI apps that can digitally undress any photo pose back-to-school risk

Think that back-to-school photo is safe to post online? Bad actors could use AI "nudify" apps to make it X-rated.

• Aug 20

Meta's federal trial begins over child social media addiction claims

The lawsuit accuses the social media giant of contributing to the youth mental health crisis by deliberately designing features that addict children to its platforms.

• Aug 18

Court clears way for social media addiction suits against tech giants

Appeals court ruling could open the door to a flood of litigation against Google, Meta and other social media players.

• Aug 10

Meta says its AI model breached a third-party company during testing

Tech giant Meta revealed Wednesday that one of its artificial intelligence models hacked another organization during testing, the third time in recent weeks that an AI model has improperly accessed a third-party company.

• Aug 5

Some Gen Zers swap smartphones for "dumb" phones in a bid to unplug

"It really opens up your mind," said one 23-year-old who ditched smartphones to wean herself off social media.

• Aug 5

Disney partners with TikTok to offer creator content on its app

Disney and TikTok are teaming up to let users create short-form videos that draw on the entertainment giant's large stable of movies and TV shows.

• Aug 5

Hugging Face CEO calls hack by rogue OpenAI model "very weird and unprecedented"

An artificial intelligence model that was being tested by OpenAI went rogue and hacked the firm Hugging Face on its own, in what Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue called a "very weird and unprecedented" incident.

• Aug 2

Families sue Meta, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube over deaths of 4 teens

The families of four children who died by suicide allege that using social media led to depression, anxiety and other mental health problems.

• Jul 31

Anthropic reveals Claude "gained unauthorized access" to "real-world systems"

Anthropic's artificial intelligence model Claude "gained unauthorized access" to three outside organizations on three separate occasions during testing.

• Jul 30

Amazon plans to deploy more than 5,000 satellites for new telecom service

Amazon Leo wants to launch a constellation of thousands of satellites to connect devices directly from space.

• Jul 27

ChatGPT now has a space for sharing medical records. Should you?

OpenAI announced a dedicated space in ChatGPT for sharing medical records, Health in ChatGPT. Health and AI experts lay out the pros and cons.

• Jul 25

OpenAI says its technology, on its own, hacked another AI company

ChatGPT maker OpenAI says its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company on its own in what the company called an "unprecedented cyber incident."

• Jul 22

Can you spot an AI image? Quiz shows how difficult it has become.

An AI expert said the telltale signs people once relied on, such as distorted fingers, unnatural eyes, or other obvious visual flaws, have largely disappeared as technology has improved.

• Jul 17

26 Meta workers sue over alleged AI-aided layoffs of employees on leave

A group of 26 Meta employees has sued the company, claiming it used AI to choose people for layoffs, disproportionately targeting those on medical, parental or family leave.

• Jul 15

Scammers are using FaceTime to steal bank account passwords

The scheme begins with fake fraud alerts before shifting to a FaceTime call, where victims are tricked into exposing sensitive banking information.

• Jul 14

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