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The days of having to think up new passwords that aren't "password123" may be coming to an end -- at least on your Google accounts.

Google rolls out an alternative to the password

May 3, 2023 11:13 am CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Korn The days of having to think up new passwords that aren’t “password123” may be coming to an end — at least on…

Apple and Google are working together on a new industry-wide effort to help limit the risk of Bluetooth devices like AirTags being used for unwanted tracking after a number of reports about these products enabling stalking.

Apple and Google are teaming up on a plan to make Bluetooth trackers like AirTags safer

May 3, 2023 8:05 am CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple and Google are working together on a new industry-wide effort to help limit the risk of Bluetooth…

Hackers have seized on worldwide interest in the artificial intelligence-powered tool ChatGPT in an effort to break into people's devices

‘ChatGPT is the new crypto’: Meta warns hackers are exploiting interest in the AI chatbot

May 3, 2023 6:55 am CNN Newsource

By Sean Lyngaas and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Hackers have seized on worldwide interest in the artificial intelligence-powered tool ChatGPT in an…

Microsoft rolls out its new AI-powered Bing search engine to more users.

Microsoft opens up its AI-powered Bing to all users

May 3, 2023 6:55 am CNN

CNN, REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, YOUTUBE, GOP, MIDJOURNEY, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, UKRAINE ALWAYS, NEWSFROMINDIAHERE, TIM BOUCHER By Samantha Kelly…

Facebook's parent company Meta announced on May 3 that it has taken down a network of more than 100 China-based accounts that posed as organizations in the US and Europe and pushed pro-Beijing talking points.

Meta shuts down network of fake accounts that ‘signal a shift’ in China-based influence efforts

May 3, 2023 5:00 am CNN Newsource

By Donie O’Sullivan and Sean Lyngaas, CNN Facebook’s parent company Meta announced Wednesday that it has taken down a network of more…

Why the ‘Godfather of AI’ decided he had to ‘blow the whistle’ on the technology

May 3, 2023 3:17 am CNN

CNN By Jennifer Korn Geoffrey Hinton, also known as the “Godfather of AI,” decided he had to “blow the whistle” on the…

TikTok's Head of US Data Security Trust and Safety Eric Han is set to leave the company next week.

A key safety executive at TikTok is leaving as lawmakers keep pressure on the app

May 2, 2023 4:34 pm CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN TikTok is about to lose a key safety executive as the app faces growing pressure from lawmakers and threats of a ban in the…

Why the ‘Godfather of AI’ decided he had to ‘blow the whistle’ on the technology

May 2, 2023 3:11 pm CNN

CNN By Jennifer Korn Geoffrey Hinton, also known as the “Godfather of AI,” decided he had to “blow the whistle” on the…

Why the ‘Godfather of AI’ decided he had to ‘blow the whistle’ on the technology

May 2, 2023 3:11 pm CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Korn Geoffrey Hinton, also known as the “Godfather of AI,” decided he had to “blow the whistle” on the technology…

A modified company sign is posted on the exterior of the Twitter headquarters on April 10 in San Francisco

Twitter shifts course, allowing governments to post automated weather alerts and transit updates ‘for free’

May 2, 2023 2:45 pm CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Twitter said Tuesday it will permit public institutions such as transit agencies and the National Weather Service to post large…

Some of the internet's biggest adult websites

Pornhub blocks access in Utah over age verification law

May 2, 2023 7:57 am CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Some of the internet’s biggest adult websites, including Pornhub, are now blocking access to Utah users over a new age…

Pornhub blocks access in Utah over age verification law

May 2, 2023 7:57 am CNN

CNN By Brian Fung, CNN Some of the internet’s biggest adult websites, including Pornhub, are now blocking access to Utah users over a new age…

AI pioneer quits Google to warn about the technology’s ‘dangers’

May 2, 2023 6:35 am CNN

CNN By Jennifer Korn Geoffrey Hinton, who has been called the ‘Godfather of AI,’ confirmed Monday that he left his role at Google last…

Uber's revenue for the quarter ending in March climbed 29%. Pictured is a pickup point for the Uber car service at LaGuardia Airport in New York.

Uber’s revenue climbs 29% as it continues to defy tech slump

May 2, 2023 5:13 am CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Uber on Tuesday reported revenue of $8.8 billion for the quarter ending in March, a 29% increase from the same period…

AI pioneer quits Google to warn about the technology’s ‘dangers’

May 1, 2023 9:03 am CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Korn Geoffrey Hinton, who has been called the ‘Godfather of AI,’ confirmed Monday that he left his role at Google last week…

Jack Dorsey no longer thinks Elon Musk is the right person to run Twitter

May 1, 2023 8:52 am CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey backtracked Saturday on his earlier endorsement of Elon Musk as the right choice to lead the…

Six months into Elon Musk’s Twitter: The fall of verification and birth of Twitter Blue in one very long chart

April 29, 2023 4:04 am CNN Newsource

By Amy O’Kruk, CNN In the six months since Elon Musk completed his acquisition of Twitter, the billionaire has turned the platform on its head…

Twitter’s former CEO has a new app that looks a lot like Twitter

April 28, 2023 9:41 am CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business The buzzy new social media app of the moment looks so much like Twitter it’s almost hard to distinguish…

Elon Musk names NBCU ad chief Linda Yaccarino as Twitter CEO

April 28, 2023 9:41 am CNN

CNN By Chris Isidore, CNN Elon Musk on Friday named longtime media executive Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of Twitter, months after he promised to…

North America’s largest transportation network suspends use of Twitter for service alerts

April 27, 2023 8:51 pm CNN Newsource

By Rob Frehse, CNN North America’s largest transportation network suspended the use of Twitter for service alerts Thursday, saying the…

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