Scammers Are Using Fake Reviews to Extort Small Businesses
Movers, roofing companies and others are being bombarded with phony one-star reviews on Google Maps. Then they’re asked to pay up.
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Canadian Man Falsely Named as Charlie Kirk’s Shooter on Social Media
The 77-year-old former banker, who lives in Toronto, said he was “shocked” by the speed at which his photograph spread online.
Videos of Charlie Kirk’s Shooting Spread Rapidly on Social Media
First posted to X, they amassed millions of views on Instagram, Threads, YouTube and Telegram within hours.
OpenAI Signs $300 Billion Data Center Pact With Tech Giant Oracle
The funding covers more than half of the A.I. data centers that OpenAI plans to build in the U.S. over the next several years.
Meta covered up potential child harms, whistleblowers claim
Meta denies the allegations and described the “claims at the heart” of the Senate hearing as “nonsense”.
Nepal lifts social media ban after 19 killed in protests
Thousands had taken to the streets demanding that the government lift the ban and tackle corruption.
It’s taken three years to recover from China hack, election watchdog says
In the first interview about the hack, the commission’s new boss admits that huge mistakes were made, but says the organisation is now secure.
Microsoft cloud services disrupted by Red Sea cable cuts
Unexplained damage to the cables is causing delays in traffic going through the Middle East, the tech giant says.
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Gamers frustrated as Hollow Knight: Silksong crashes stores on launch
Social media users also struggle to grab the game on the Nintendo, PlayStation and Xbox game stores.
Head of UK’s Turing AI Institute resigns after funding threat
Dr Jean Innes is stepping down after the government told the charity to focus on defence research.
Creator of Charli XCX Apple dance settles Roblox lawsuit
Kelley Heyer had accused the online platform of copying her choreography without permission.
World’s largest sports piracy site shut down by police
The take-down of the site has been championed as a major victory for live sports broadcasters.
M&S hackers claim to be behind Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack
The hack has caused severe disruption at manufacturing plants globally, with some staff told not to come into work.
Luigi Mangione’s likeness used to model shirt on Shein
An image with the likeness of Mr Mangione was used to advertise a white, short-sleeved shirt.
A let off or tougher than it looks? What the Google monopoly ruling means
The search giant is not being broken up -so how much will it be affected by the remedies a judge has instead ordered?
ChatGPT to tell parents when their child is in ‘acute distress’
It’s one of a number of parental controls being introduced by OpenAI, which is being sued over the death of a teenager in the US.
Jaguar Land Rover production severely hit by cyber-attack
Staff were sent home and the company shut down its IT systems in an effort to minimise the damage done.
Meta to stop its AI chatbots from talking to teens about suicide
The firm says it will add more guardrails “as an extra precaution” and temporarily limit chatbots teens can use.
Children at risk of identity theft and fraud from ‘sharenting’
Researchers at the University of Southampton are warning of the dangers of posting your children’s photos online.
The first game to feel truly cinematic is back – years after its creator left
The first new game in the series in a decade – a remake – has been released, without involvement of the series creator.