The next time you think of Apple and artificial intelligence, it might be about more than how frustrating Siri can be. The tech giant poached Ian Goodfellow, a high-profile scientist in the artificial intelligence world, from Google last month. CNBC spotted the move when Goodfellow, who helped invent a new approach to the technology, updated his …
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We’re used to hearing about cybercriminals using hidden servers or dark web addresses to buy and sell their wares. But these scofflaws are going about their business pretty much right in the open, via Facebook groups, according to a report published Friday from Cisco Talos. The intelligence firm discovered 74 Facebook groups that were buying and seling stolen credit card …
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WhatsApp Business is now available in Apple’s App Store. The Facebook-owned messaging app is expanding with the WhatsApp Business app for iOS users, according to a Thursday blog post. The business version of WhatsApp rolled out to Android devices in January 2018. The app has a suite of features designed to make it easier for small businesses to communicate with customers, …
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Executives at Facebook, YouTube and 4Chan could face jail time under new “world-first” laws designed to stop the sharing of violent videos and images on social networks. The legislation, developed in the wake of the Christchurch mosque shooting and passed in the Australian parliament on Thursday local time, targets social networks with hefty fines and even jail terms for company …
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A treasure trove of Facebook data containing more than 540 million records was exposed online in a public database, security researchers from UpGuard said Wednesday. The data contained extensive details, including people’s comments, likes, names and Facebook IDs. It had been collected by two third-party Facebook apps. Read more: How to Delete Yourself from the Internet “Facebook’s policies prohibit storing Facebook …
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Google Inbox is dead. Long live Google Inbox! As of today, Google’s beloved email app Inbox is no more. Fans loved it because it took a different approach to managing email by breaking out messages into different categories instead of one long list, as Gmail does. It’s a downright shame that it’s gone. But before you gnash your teeth in …
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YouTube has placed major restrictions on the channel of UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson. Instead of hitting the English Defence League founder with an outright ban, the video-streaming site placed limiting factors on his content, as previously reported by Buzzfeed. “After consulting with third party experts, we are applying a tougher treatment to Tommy Robinson’s channel in keeping with our …
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Apple last week did something it rarely ever does: It canceled an already announced project. Specifically, AirPower, a wireless charging pad that would charge up the iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods all at once. After 18 months, not a single AirPower device saw the light of day. The unexpected death of AirPower is an uncommon occurrence for Apple, which so carefully …
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Think you know everything about shopping on Amazon? Maybe you’re up to speed on the myriad benefits of a Prime subscription, the daily deluge of Gold Box deals or even the fact that you can use Amazon Smile to give to charity. But I’ll wager you don’t know about Amazon Giveaway. Launched in 2015, the Giveaway program was designed to help sellers …
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Valve is known for making hit shooting games like Half-Life and Portal, and the battle strategy game Dota 2. It runs the popular Steam online game store. It’s pioneered new virtual reality technology. Now Valve appears to be building a headset too. Enlarge Image Valve quietly announced its new Index headset last Friday. Screenshot by CNET The Bellevue, Washington, game …
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