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Monthly Archives: August 2024
FTC and Justice Department sue TikTok over alleged child privacy violations
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department are suing TikTok and ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, with violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The law requires digital platforms to notify and obtain parents’ consent before collecting and … Continue reading
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TikTok Sued by US Justice Department for Alleged Violations of Kids’ Privacy
The social media company, already fighting for its existence in the US, now has to contend with a potentially expensive penalty stemming from its policies toward users under 13.
Ex-Google engineers who founded Character.AI re-join company with new AI partnership
One of the founders previously criticized the tech giant for moving too cautiously to release AI products.
Google pulls AI ad for Olympics following backlash
Google was criticized for using artificial intelligence to write a fan letter to an Olympic athlete.
Australia’s Atlassian: Measuring Software Developer Productivity Is Missing the Point
Businesses worldwide are trying to squeeze more productivity out of software developers. Atlassian finds this strategy counterproductive, suggesting companies should instead focus on maximising “developer joy.”
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Optus and Medibank Data Breach Cases Allege Cyber Security Failures
Australian regulators allege that cyber security failures at Optus and Medibank contributed to data breaches in 2022, leading to theft of sensitive customer data.
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Google Adds Lens, Other AI Tools to Chrome on Desktop
Google Lens helps identify objects. Plus, Tab compare automatically creates comparison charts, and AI scans your history.
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Acquiring AI talent wholesale
Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. This week we are looking at acquisitions of small startups, two new unicorns, wearable AI devices, and VCs who are supporting Kamala … Continue reading
U.S. Sues TikTok Over Child Privacy Violations
The Justice Department said that TikTok illegally collected children’s data and knowingly allowed users under the age of 13 to create accounts.
Character.AI CEO Noam Shazeer returns to Google
In a big move, Character.AI co-founder and CEO CEO Noam Shazeer is returning to Google after leaving the company in October 2021 to found the a16z-backed startup. In his previous stint, Shazeer spearheaded the team of researchers that built LaMDA (Language Model … Continue reading