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Age Verification Is Sweeping Gaming. Is It Ready for the Age of AI Fakes?

Ash, a UK-based 20-year-old who requested his last name not be used, tells WIRED he was able to pass verification using God of War’s photo mode with main...

OpenAI is removing ChatGPT conversations from Google

OpenAI has removed a feature that made shared ChatGPT conversations appear in search results. The "short-lived experiment" was based on the chatbot's link creation option. After complaints, OpenAI's...

VPNs are booming in the UK after age restriction laws, but free options carry big risks

The United Kingdom's Online Safety Act took effect on July 25th. Among other provisions, the new law makes websites responsible for protecting UK children from content deemed harmful,...

Roblox’s New Age Verification Feature Uses AI to Scan Teens’ Video Selfies

In the briefing, Kaufman called Roblox “one of the safest places online for people to come together and spend time with their friends and their family.”Kirra Pendergast, founder...

AI ‘Nudify’ Websites Are Raking in Millions of Dollars

For years, so-called “nudify” apps and websites have mushroomed online, allowing people to create nonconsensual and abusive images of women and girls, including child sexual abuse material. Despite...

McDonald’s AI Hiring Bot Exposed Millions of Applicants’ Data to Hackers Who Tried the Password ‘123456’

If you want a job at McDonald's today, there’s a good chance you'll have to talk to Olivia. Olivia is not, in fact, a human being, but instead...

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Meta removes Facebook Group for tracking ICE agents after DOJ pressure

Attorney General Pam Bondi posted on X that the Department of Justice contacted Facebook in order to have a group removed that she...

Google reportedly offers to tweak search results to avoid EU fine

In order to avoid paying billions of dollars in fines for violating the European Union's Digital Markets Act, Google is considering changing how...

The company Discord blamed for its recent breach says it wasn’t hacked

Customer service support company 5CA has released a statement contradicting claims by Discord that it was the victim of a hack last month....

Kobo made a remote control for its ereaders

Kobo is making a remote control for its line of ereaders. The appropriately-named Kobo Remote costs $30 and will be available to purchase...