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FTC Chair Lina Khan says she’s on alert for abusive A.I. use
FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan testifies during the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce hearing on the "FY2024 Federal Trade Commission Budget," in Rayburn Building on Tuesday, April 18, 2023.Tom Williams |…
Microsoft economist warns of A.I. election interference from ‘bad actors’
Microsoft logo seen at its building in Redmond, Washington.Toby Scott | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty ImagesPeople should worry more about "AI being used by bad actors" than they should about AI productivity outpacing human…
UK blocks Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard
British regulators have blocked Microsoft's $69 billion deal to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard over worries that the move would stifle competition in the cloud gaming market.The UK's Competition and Markets Authority said…
Senior Twitter lawyer resigns, the latest in a series of executive departures
A senior lawyer at Twitter submitted his resignation Thursday, four people familiar with the matter said, becoming the latest in a string of executives to leave the company since Elon Musk took it over nearly six months ago.The lawyer,…
OpenAI faces complaint to FTC that seeks investigation and suspension of ChatGPT releases
GPT-4 sign on website displayed on a laptop screen and OpenAI logo displayed on a phone screen are seen in this illustration photo taken in Poland on March 14, 2023.Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesOpenAI is facing a new complaint to…
Musk was denied meeting with FTC amid Twitter probe: report
Twitter CEO Elon Musk was denied a meeting with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) amid its investigation of Twitter over its data and privacy practices, The New York Times reported Thursday.
Documents reviewed by the Times revealed …
Twitter reports source code leak, seeks identity of those responsible
Twitter said some of its source code, the fundamental computer code governing its operations, has been leaked, possibly compounding technical and security challenges the company has faced after several rounds of deep job cuts.An…
Cybercriminals are using AI voice cloning tools to dupe victims
If you answer a phone call from an unknown number, let the caller speak first. Whoever is on the other end of the line could be recording snippets of your voice — and later using it to impersonate you in a very convincing manner. …
FTC demanded Musk communications, names of journalists receiving internal files in Twitter probe,…
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has told Twitter to provide internal communications, including those regarding CEO Elon Musk, as well as the names of journalists the company has provided internal records to as part of the agency’s…