Google’s Nano Banana AI image editor is coming to search, Photos, and NotebookLM

Ryan Whitwam / arstechnica - After more than 5 billion AI image edits, Nano Banana is expanding.

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UK fines 4Chan over online safety compliance

Jess Weatherbed / theverge - The United Kingdom has slapped 4Chan with a £20,000 (around $26,000) fine in a bid to clamp down on platforms that are hindering Online Safety Act (OSA) investigations. UK telecoms regulator Ofcom says the fine was issued after the controversial social me…

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Google Chrome to revoke notification access for inactive sites

Sergiu Gatlan / bleepingcomputer - Google is updating the Chrome web browser to automatically revoke notification permissions for websites that haven't been visited recently, to reduce alert overload. [...]

Back to Top / Friday, October 10, 2025, 1:22 pm / permalink 15072 / 5 stories in 4 months

Brendan Carr wants to let internet providers charge hidden fees again

Jess Weatherbed / theverge - Broadband customers may find themselves blighted by unexpected charges again, thanks to Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr. The FCC has submitted a proposal to revise “unnecessary” requirements for internet service providers to itemiz…

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Discord says hackers stole government IDs of 70,000 users

Dan Goodin / arstechnica - As more sites require IDs for user age verification, expect more such breaches to come.

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Apple changes App Store policies to comply with new Texas age verification law

techspot - Once the new law takes effect, Texans creating new Apple accounts will have to verify that they are 18 or older. Younger users must join a Family Sharing group and link their account to a parent or legal guardian. The owner of the linked account will rece…

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Hackers claim Discord breach exposed data of 5.5 million users

Lawrence Abrams / bleepingcomputer - Discord says they will not be negotiating with threat actors who claim to have stolen the data of 5.5 million unique users from the company's Zendesk support system instance, including government IDs and partial payment information for some people. [...]

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Apple removes Eyes Up app amid crackdown on ICE-tracking tools

Asma Hussain / ithinkdiff - Apple has taken down another app tied to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity, widening its recent crackdown on software related to government enforcement monitoring. The app, called Eyes Up, was designed to collect and archive videos of ICE…

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Germany rejects EU ‘Chat Control,’ upending next week’s vote

Marcus Schuler / implicator - Germany blocked Chat Control, killing the Council majority needed for mandatory message scanning. The move preserves Europe's encryption advantage but leaves child safety policy unresolved—and exposes the continent's privacy-versus-sovereignty split.

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OpenAI Reverses Sora 2 Copyright Policy After Fierce Backlash

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - OpenAI reverses its controversial 'opt-out' copyright policy for the new Sora 2 video app after backlash, shifting to an opt-in model with revenue sharing.The post OpenAI Reverses Sora 2 Copyright Policy After Fierce Backlash appeared first on WinBuzzer.

Back to Top / Monday, October 6, 2025, 6:20 am / permalink 14984 / 11 stories in 5 months

Discord users' IDs and data compromised in customer service provider hack

Mariella Moon / engadget - One of Discord's third-party customer service providers has been infiltrated by an unauthorized party who was able to gain access to users' information. Discord said it recently discovered the incident, which took place on September 20. The compromised da…

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Apple removes ICE-spotting app amid concerns over targeting enforcement officers

Imran Hussain / ithinkdiff - Apple has taken down Red Dot, an app designed to track and report sightings of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The removal follows Apple’s App Store policies on safety and harassment, which treat ICE agents as a “vulnerable...Read m…

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Dutch court rules Meta violated European law by pushing users to profiled feeds

therecord - The decision comes in response to a lawsuit filed by the Dutch nonprofit Bits of Freedom, which argued that by controlling users’ feeds Meta has been improperly skewing what news consumers receive.

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UK government again trying to get backdoor access to Apple's user data

appleinsider - The UK government is continuing its bid to access Apple's user data, this time with a demand to routinely access iCloud backups of its citizenry.UK Houses of ParliamentIn August, the UK government seemingly backed down from its backdoor access mandate, ap…

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Sendit sued by the FTC for illegal collection of children data

Bill Toulas / bleepingcomputer - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing Sendit's operating company and its CEO for unlawful collection of data from underage users, as well as deceptive subscription practices. [...]

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California Signed A Landmark AI Safety Law. What To Know About SB53.

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