A group of US state attorneys said they’ve sent their letter to #Meta, asking for immediate action to address the #Facebook and #Instagram account takeover issues, whatever the cause:
“There is a significant risk of financial harm to both the affected user and other individuals on
Zuckerberg is “the most damaging man in tech”. Elon Musk, by contrast, is maligned as the “most disappointing”, which reflects Swisher’s long period of thinking of the founder of Tesla and SpaceX as one of the tech industry’s most promising sons. #books
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/mar/04/musk-needs-to-be-adored-zuckerberg-is-out-of-his-depth-kara-swisher-on-the-toxic-giants-of-big-tech
Well, #Google dominated over 20 years — By 2026, traditional search engine volume will drop 25%, with search marketing losing market share to #AI chatbots and other virtual agents, according to Gartner, Inc. “Generative AI (GenAI) solutions are becoming substitute answer engines, replacing user queries that previously may
#Apple in trouble in the US: By placing “surgical technological restraints” on the types of files other cloud providers can host, Apple has made it so only iCloud can offer Apple device users full-service storage, the complaint argues. According to the complaint, this has also allowed Apple to charge
In the business of online #travel reservations, #Booking.com is a giant that can require all kinds of terms from suppliers, clients and other business partners. Spain’s National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) is about to fine Booking.com 500 million euros for requiring hotels in Spain not to
Government agencies could just buy some of the data they needed straight from commercial entities. One technology consultant who works on projects for the US government explained it this way to me: “The #advertising #technology ecosystem is the largest information-gathering enterprise ever conceived by man. And it wasn’t
Research on why people fall into misinformation rabbit holes: radicalisation is a process of increasingly intense stages, and only a small number of people progress to the point where they commit violent acts.
Our work shows the #misinformation radicalisation process is a pathway driven by human emotions rather than
A new startup wants to use #blockchain technology to provide media organizations with a new tool to combat disinformation. The technology, Sovereign, would allow users to see a clear and unalterable record of a piece of content’s creation and any edits made to it. #media
https://www.semafor.com/article/02/25/2024/a-startup-sets-out-to-fight-misinfo-with-blockchain-tech
The problem with #Hitech car keys: Modern “smart key” fobs, which unlock the car when the owner approaches without the need to press a button, have become more common, offering new #security loopholes for crime gangs.
Motoring lawyer Nick Freeman said: “ The motoring industry has been negligent.
Sunrise at a beach in Algarve, Portugal https://klaava.com/books/sunrise-at-a-beach-in-algarve-portugal/