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Eight TikTok creators are suing the U.S. government to block the divest-or-ban law, arguing that it violates the First Amendment.

Exclusive: fraudsters impersonated WPP’s CEO using a fake Whatsapp account, a voice clone and YouTube footage used in a virtual meet

ByteDance has up to a year to sell TikTok and avoid a ban.

If they are found to have broken the rules, the firms could be fined up to 10% of their annual turnover.

The Apple-Epic saga has taken a new turn today as the Fortnite game developer, Epic Games, shared that Apple has terminated its developer account. This is

Some workers learned of the YouTube Music layoffs while testifying to the Austin city council about Google's refusal to negotiate with the union.

Piers Morgan and Oprah have criticised the use of AI deepfake ads used to promote a "manifestation" guide.

It’s really happening.

In a move that sent ripples through the tech and advertising worlds, Walmart announced its acquisition of smart TV maker Vizio for $2.3 billion. This deal is far more than just about TVs; it's a strategic play by Walmart to become a major force in the booming

In the dynamic world of online advertising, video ads play a crucial role in monetization strategies. Delivering these ads effectively requires a clear understanding of the underlying technologies, particularly VAST and IMA tags. While both are essential components, they serve distinct purposes with...

A Reddit-pilled AI?!

The start-up is sharing the new technology, called Sora, with a small group of early testers as it tries to understand the potential dangers.

“Our goal is to preserve the ability for people to choose to interact with political content, while respecting each person’s appetite for it,” Instagram head Adam Mosseri wrote.

Plus: Porsche and Toyota both have new EVs, Slack turns 10, and other gear news from this week.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said Tuesday it is ramping up its capability to detect and label images generated by artificial intelligence (AI) ahead of elections in the U.S. …

X, aka Twitter, has finally taken a rudimentary step to try slow the spread of fake graphic images of Taylor Swift.

Changes to how apps are distributed on iPhones should be welcomed by developers, but many are unhappy with some describing them as "hot garbage."

After sexually explicit, non-consensual photos of the singer created with AI circulated online, X has seemingly blocked all users from searching Swift’s name.

Legislators say it's one of the toughest privacy laws in the country.

Amazon just stole back its cloud storage gift for Prime users

Pornographic, AI-generated images of the world’s most famous star spread across social media this week, underscoring the damaging potential posed by mainstream artificial intelligence technology: its ability to create convincingly real and damaging images.

Meta has been de-emphasizing news across Facebook's feed, upending many publishers that had come to rely on referral traffic.

Appen says the termination notice goes into affect on March 19, 2024.

MrBeast, who burst into stardom from his viral videos YouTube, said his earnings from his first video on X topped $263,000.

Leaked records reveal what appears to be the first known instance of a police department attempting to use facial recognition on a face generated from crime-scene DNA. It likely won’t be the last.

The hackers were able to steal emails and documents in a November attack.

Apple wants the Vision Pro to work — and it wants its 30 percent cut from developers. It can’t have it both ways.

ChatGPT needs chips.

Musk's platform is pushing MrBeast's first video upload in users' feeds as an unlabeled ad.

The boss has finally confirmed what many inside Google have been fearing.

Google swears everything is fine. A new study—and many people's lived experience—says different.

The armorer in the 'Rust' case was offered a 'favorable' outcome in her criminal case if she explained how live bullets made it on set.

Researchers from Anthropic co-authored a study that found that AI models can learn deceptive behaviors that safety training techniques can't reverse.

The web is filled with content designed for Google, not humans.

VANCOUVER - Meta is offering $51 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in four Canadian provinces over the use of some users' images in Facebook advertising.

Discord confirmed on Thursday that it's laying off 17% of its workforce, which equates to 170 employees, becoming the latest tech company to announce cuts.