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Google's unleashes 'AI Mode' in the next phase of its journey to change search

Google on Tuesday unleashed another wave of artificial intelligence technology to accelerate a year-long makeover of its search engine that is changing the way people get information and curtailing the flow of internet traffic ...

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Meta's Community Notes program is promising, but needs to prioritize transparency

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has more than 3.35 billion combined monthly active users. Recently, Meta has changed its approach to fact-checking in response to criticisms of its role in circulating ...

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Coinbase expects data breach to cost it up to $400 mn

Coinbase on Thursday said criminals bribed and duped their way to stealing cryptocurrency from its users, then tried to blackmail the exchange to keep the crime quiet.

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Study finds inappropriate ads common on websites aimed at children

Many websites for children, such as learning platforms, are free of charge; they are financed by advertising. Researchers from Radboud University in the Netherlands, the Belgian University KU Leuven and the German Ruhr University ...

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EU seeks to better protect children from online dangers

Pushing to better protect children online, the EU on Tuesday invited the public including parents and minors to help prepare recommendations for digital platforms such as TikTok and Instagram.

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British govt suffers setback in AI copyright battle

The British government suffered a setback to its plans to make it easier for AI companies to access data as the House of Lords backed more protection for content creators on Monday.

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India tells X to block over 8,000 accounts

India has ordered X to block more than 8,000 accounts, the platform said Thursday, adding that it was reluctantly complying with what it described as government-imposed "censorship."

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Google shares plunge after Apple executive's court testimony

Shares in Google parent Alphabet plunged more than eight percent on Wednesday after Apple executive Eddy Cue testified in federal court that Google's search traffic on Apple devices declined last month for the first time ...

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Web archivists scrambling to save US public data from deletion

As President Donald Trump's administration purges public records since storming back to power, experts and volunteers are preserving thousands of web pages and government sites devoted to climate change, health or LGBTQ rights ...

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Yahoo is ready to buy Chrome browser if Google is forced to sell

Internet company Yahoo Inc.—backed by owner Apollo Global Management Inc.—would bid for the Chrome web browser if a federal court orders Google to divest it as a remedy for maintaining an illegal monopoly, a senior executive ...