Dating app Bumble will no longer require women to make the first move | CNN Business (edition.cnn.com)
Kaspersky: Biden administration preparing to prevent Americans from using Russian-made software over national security concern | CNN Politics (edition.cnn.com)
Apple co-founder calls out ‘hypocrisy’ of politicians calling for TikTok ban | CNN Business (edition.cnn.com)
Photographer steps inside Vietnam’s shadowy ‘click farms’ | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
House panel unanimously approves bill that could ban TikTok (edition.cnn.com)
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Meta accused of ‘massive, illegal’ data collection operation by European consumer rights groups. | CNN Business (edition.cnn.com)
Meta accused of ‘massive, illegal’ data collection operation by European consumer rights groups. | CNN Business::European consumer rights groups are accusing Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, of carrying out a “massive” and “illegal” operation of collecting data from hundreds of millions of its users in the...
Fast food restaurant Wendy’s plans Uber-like surge pricing, with digital menu boards that change prices depending on demand (edition.cnn.com)
Fast food restaurant Wendy’s plans Uber-like surge pricing, with digital menu boards that change prices depending on demand::The price of a Wendy’s Frosty could soon fluctuate throughout the day as the chain looks to introduce Uber-like surge pricing on its menu.
Reddit has never turned a profit in nearly 20 years, but it just filed to go public anyway (edition.cnn.com)
A fake recording of a candidate saying he’d rigged the election went viral. Experts say it’s only the beginning (edition.cnn.com)
A fake recording of a candidate saying he’d rigged the election went viral. Experts say it’s only the beginning::Days before a pivotal election in Slovakia to determine who would lead the country, a damning audio recording spread online in which one of the top candidates seemingly boasted about how he’d rigged the...
Finance worker pays out $25 million after video call with deepfake ‘chief financial officer’ | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Finance worker pays out $25 million after video call with deepfake ‘chief financial officer’ | CNN::A finance worker at a multinational firm was tricked into paying out $25 million to fraudsters using deepfake technology to pose as the company’s chief financial officer in a video conference call, according to Hong Kong...
FTC bans TurboTax from advertising ‘free’ services, calls it deceptive (edition.cnn.com)
FTC bans TurboTax from advertising ‘free’ services, calls it deceptive::The Federal Trade Commission ruled in a final order and opinion Monday that TurboTax, the popular tax filing software, engaged in deceptive advertising and banned the company from advertising its services for free unless it is free for all customers.
Another Hollywood strike? Musicians union ‘prepared to do whatever it needs’ for AI protections and streaming residuals (edition.cnn.com)
Another Hollywood strike? Musicians union ‘prepared to do whatever it needs’ for AI protections and streaming residuals::After a year in which both actors and writers hit the picket lines, another Hollywood strike may be on the horizon.
Pope calls for treaty regulating AI, warning of potential for ‘technological dictatorship’ (edition.cnn.com)
Pope calls for treaty regulating AI, warning of potential for ‘technological dictatorship’::Pope Francis has called for an international treaty to regulate the use of Artificial Intelligence, warning that the new technology risks causing a “technological dictatorship” which would threaten peace and democracy.
JPMorgan Chase fights off 45 billion hacking attempts each day (edition.cnn.com)
JPMorgan Chase fights off 45 billion hacking attempts each day::JPMorgan Chase says it has seen a sizable increase in attempts by hackers each day to infiltrate its systems over the last year, highlighting the escalating cybersecurity challenges the bank and other Wall Street titans are facing.
The tech sector is pouring billions of dollars into AI. But it keeps laying off humans (edition.cnn.com)
The tech sector is pouring billions of dollars into AI. But it keeps laying off humans::The tech sector has kicked off the new year with a spate of fresh job cuts that are coming at the same time as the industry is doubling down on investments into artificial intelligence.
Toyota-owned automaker halts Japan production after admitting it tampered with safety tests for 30 years | CNN Business (edition.cnn.com)
Toyota-owned automaker halts Japan production after admitting it tampered with safety tests for 30 years | CNN Business::Daihatsu, the Japanese automaker owned by Toyota, has halted production after admitting it falsified data in safety tests for its vehicles for 30 years.
Facebook and Instagram will require political advertisers to disclose AI deepfakes (edition.cnn.com)
‘World’s first off-road solar SUV’ just drove across Morocco powered only by the sun (edition.cnn.com)
VP Harris announces new requirements for how federal agencies use AI technology (edition.cnn.com)
By the end of the year, travelers should be able to refuse facial recognition scans at airport security screenings without fear it could delay or jeopardize their travel plans.
