All Things Internet: The Big Players & The Issues
The world has grown increasingly connected over the past few decades and a huge chunk of our lives are online. We cover the companies you care about: YouTube, Google, Amazon, and the issues you care about: NBN, IoT, social media, privacy and security.
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Android 15 Preview Heads to Developers With Promises of More Privacy
Android 15 preview is out today for developers, and with it comes the latest version of Google’s Privacy Sandbox, which killed third-party cookies just last month. The new OS will also make available extensions to give more control for a device’s camera so it can be used to its full capabilities, and it will provide…
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Air Canada Ordered to Pay Passenger Damages After Chatbot Lied About Bereavement Discounts
The Tribunal judge said Air Canada’s suggestion that the chatbot was a ‘separate legal entity responsible for its own actions’ didn’t make sense.
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‘Our First Death on the Ultimate World Cruise’: Passenger Found Dead Aboard Nine-Month Royal Caribbean Cruise
It won’t exactly be surprising to find out that a passenger aboard Royal Caribbean’s nine-month-long world cruise died last week. The news first spread as a rumor on social media – especially TikTok where the cruise has been blogged about by a number of content creators – but now, Royal Caribbean has confirmed the news…
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Big Tech Companies Pledge to Fight Election Deepfakes but Free Speech Issues Remain
Major tech companies announced a new pact at the Munich Security Conference on Friday pledging to fight AI-generated fakes that are intended to deceive the public and influence elections. The press conference, which was livestreamed online, featured leaders from Big Tech firms who’ve been under immense pressure in recent years to address the misinformation that’s…