Labor minister rebukes Coupang over data leak response
Chae Yun-hwan / co - SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- Labor Minister Kim Young-hoon on Monday criticized onl...
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California introduces a one-stop shop to delete your online data footprint
Jackson Chen / engadget - Californians can now put a stop to their personal data being sold around on an online trading floor, thanks to a new free tool. On January 1, the state launched its Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, shortened to DROP, that allows residents to request t…
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France to investigate deepfakes of women stripped naked by Grok
Klara Durand, Océane Herrero, Émile Marzolf / politico - Hundreds of women and teenagers have reported their photos published on social media have been “undressed” by Grok.
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Elon Musk's Grok AI posted CSAM image following safeguard 'lapses'
Steve Dent / engadget - Elon Musk's Grok AI has been allowing users to transform photographs of woman and children into sexualized and compromising images, Bloomberg reported. The issue has created an uproar among users on X and prompted an "apology" from the bot itself. "I deep…
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Apple Appeals $1.8 Billion UK Antitrust Ruling Over App Store Fees
Hartley Charlton / macrumors - Apple has asked the UK Court of Appeal to overturn a £1.5 billion ($1.76 billion) antitrust ruling that found the company overcharged millions of App Store users, escalating one of the most significant competition cases ever brought against the company in…
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China outlines rules to regulate human-like AI companion apps
Mike Wheatley / siliconangle - China’s internet regulator issued new draft rules on Saturday that aim to regulate the use of artificial intelligence “companions,” which are defined as systems that interact with humans and display “human-like traits and behavior.” The new rules, called …
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Sam Altman is hiring someone to worry about the dangers of AI
Terrence O’Brien / theverge - OpenAI is hiring a Head of Preparedness. Or, in other words, someone whose primary job is to think about all the ways AI could go horribly, horribly wrong. In a post on X, Sam Altman announced the position by acknowledging that the rapid improvement of AI…
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New York State will now require warning labels on social media platforms
mashable - New York State will now require warning labels on social media platforms
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Worn Down by Worry, Parents Look Longingly at Australia’s Social Media Ban
Adam Satariano and Lynsey Chutel / nytimes - After the country barred children under 16 from using social media, many parents have been asking whether similarly tough action is needed in their own countries.
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Tesla’s Model 3 emergency door release controls are being investigated
Reuters / fastcompany - The U.S. auto safety regulator said on Wednesday it has opened a defect investigation into Tesla Model 3 compact sedans over concerns that emergency door release controls may not be easily accessible or clearly identifiable in an emergency.The Office of D…
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Apple Agrees to Allow Alternative App Stores and Payments in Brazil
iclarified - Brazil's Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) has approved a settlement agreement with Apple that requires the company to allow alternative app marketplaces and third-party payment processing on iOS devices in the country. The decision resol…
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Italy tells Meta to suspend its policy that bans rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp
Ram Iyer / techcrunch - Italy has ordered Meta to suspend its policy that bans companies from using WhatsApp's business tools to offer their own AI chatbots on the popular chat app.
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John Carreyou and Other Authors Bring New Lawsuit Against Six Major AI Companies
BeauHD / slashdot - A group of authors led by John Carreyrou has filed a new lawsuit against Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, Meta, xAI, and Perplexity, accusing the AI firms of training models on pirated copies of their books. TechCrunch reports: If this sounds familiar, it's bec…
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U.S. Bars 5 European Tech Regulators and Researchers
Steven Lee Myers / nytimes - The Trump administration, citing “foreign censorship,” imposed travel bans on experts involved in monitoring major tech platforms.
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Texas App Store Age Verification Law Blocked by Federal Judge
Juli Clover / macrumors - A Texas federal judge today blocked an App Store age verification law that was set to go into effect on January 1, 2026, which means Apple may not have to support the changes after all.The Texas App Store Accountability Act (SB2420) requires Apple and oth…
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Bybit to Exit Japan in 2026 Over Regulatory Compliance Issues
Anas Hassan / cryptonews - Bybit has said it will discontinue services for Japanese residents and begin phased account restrictions in 2026 after warnings from Japan’s FSA. Users have been told to complete Level 2 ID verification by Jan. 22, 2026. The exchange has also launched an …
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iOS 26.3 Will Play Nicer With Third-Party Headphones And Smartwatches, But Only In Europe
bgr - iOS 26.3 is going to improve the integration between the iPhone and third-party headphones and smartwatches, but only in Europe for now.
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FCC Bans Foreign-Made Drones Over National Security, Spying Concerns
BeauHD / slashdot - The FCC has banned approval of new foreign-made drones and components, citing "an unacceptable risk" to national security. The move will most heavily impact DJI but it "does not affect drones or drone components that are currently sold in the United State…
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US blocks all offshore wind construction, says reason is classified
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Apple Hit With Supersized Fine in Italy Over an iPhone Privacy Feature
Joe Rossignol / macrumors - Italy's Competition Authority (AGCM) has imposed a €98.6 million ($116 million) fine on Apple over its App Tracking Transparency feature.Since the release of iOS 14.5 in April 2021, Apple has required apps to ask for permission before tracking a user's ac…
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