Fired OpenAI Researcher Warns of Urgent CCP Espionage Threat
Leopold Aschenbrenner issues a warning about the CCP exploiting AI: ‘The preservation of the free world against the authoritarian states is on the line.’
Facebook Parent Meta Agrees to Settle Cambridge Analytica Scandal Case for $725 Million
Meta Platforms, Inc. agreed to pay $725 million to resolve class-action lawsuit accusing it of allowing third parties to access users’ personal info.
Court Rules Meta Must Face Lawsuit Over Fraudulent Ads
Meta must face lawsuit over claims it breached its terms of service by soliciting fraudulent advertisements from Chinese companies, federal appeals court ruled.
Elon Musk’s X Urges Supreme Court for Review After Jack Smith Obtained Trump Files
Musk’s X Corp asked U.S. Supreme Court to step in against process letting officials obtain info from social media companies and bars them from informing people.
OpenAI Disrupts Influence Operations Linked to China, Russia, and Others
OpenAI has disrupted 5 influence operations from 4 countries using its AI tools to manipulate public opinion and shape political outcomes across the internet.
Concerns Grow Over the Increasing Abilities of AI
Tech companies’ full commitment to developing AI, even enabling AI to “see” and “speak” to the human world, led to growing concern over Tech controlling humans.
Social Media Poses Numerous Risks to Young Minds, Change ‘Needed Soon’, New Study Warns
Latest report from American Psychological Association warns that social media platforms developed for adults are not inherently appropriate for children.
‘Dark and Despairing’—How TikTok Exploits the Minds of American Teens
Harmful content available to 13-year-old American TikTok users isn’t accessible by 13-year-olds who use Douyin, China’s version. They get a warning of instead.
Former CBS Reporter Says Network Seized Her Confidential Files
Former CBS reporter Catherine Herridge said on April 11 that her former employer seized some of her files, including files containing confidential information.
Elon Musk Says X Will Defy Order From Brazil’s Supreme Court After Twitter Files
Elon Musk said on X on April 6 that the company had decided to lift all restrictions on Brazilian accounts targeted by an order from the nation’s Supreme Court.
AT&T Says Data From 73 Million Current and Former Account Holders Leaked on Dark...
Data from roughly 7.6 million current account holders and 65.4 million former account holders were released on the dark web, AT&T said.
Top Journalism School Mandating Diversity Course to Earn Degree
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism is requiring students to complete the course Diversity and Civility at Cronkite (DCC) for bachelor’s degree in journalism.