Italy’s data protection agency set out a list of demands on Wednesday which it said OpenAI must meet by April 30 to address the agency’s concerns over the ChatGPT chatbot and allow the artificial intelligence service to resume in the country. Almost two weeks ago Microsoft Corp-backed OpenAI took ChatGPT offline in Italy after the […]
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The dark web, a hidden part of the internet that requires specialized software to access, has become a breeding ground for cybercrime. Dark web marketplaces have proliferated, enabling illegal activities such as the sale of drugs, weapons, stolen data, and hacking tools. These marketplaces have posed significant challenges for law enforcement agencies, as they operate […]
TikTok issues have been the talk of the world lately, especially data privacy and children’s rights violations. Lately, numerous countries are banning TikTok citing security concerns. It comes down to two main reasons: data privacy and the lack of protection for children and minors. The application has 1.534 billion users out of which 1 billion […]
French officials were in damage control mode on Tuesday as they tried to contain anger, division and confusion sparked by President Emmanuel Macron’s comments on Europe’s dependence on the United States and its relations with China and Taiwan. Macron’s comments came in an interview on a trip to China that was meant to showcase European […]
Italy’s data protection agency said on Wednesday it would lift its temporary ban on OpenAI’s ChatGPT artificial intelligence (AI) technology if the U.S. company complied with data protection and privacy demands by end-April. Rapid advances in AI such as Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s ChatGPT are complicating governments’ efforts to agree on laws governing the use of the […]
The US economy is often considered the backbone of the global financial system. It has been showing signs of weakness in recent months, with data pointing towards sluggish growth and lower-than-expected performance in various sectors. This has led to a ripple effect on global markets, impacting not only the US dollar index but also other […]
Ford Motor Co said Tuesday that next year it will start retooling its sport utility vehicle assembly plant in Oakville, Ontario to produce electric vehicles, fulfilling a promise made to Canada’s Unifor union during contract bargaining in 2020. Ford plans to begin overhauling the Oakville complex in the second quarter of 2024, idling most of […]
The International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday of a “perilous combination of vulnerabilities” in financial markets, saying participants’ failing to adequately prepare for interest rate increases has led to significant uncertainty about the health of the financial system. Moreover, the global lender said U.S. regional banks in particular may warrant closer scrutiny after the largest […]
Meta Platforms on Tuesday began rolling out its payments tool to small and medium-sized firms through its WhatsApp messaging platform in Brazil, part of Meta’s strategy to use the Brazilian market as a key test space for business messaging. The development of business messaging has become all the more urgent as Meta’s core advertising business […]
France’s antitrust regulator is expected to go ahead soon with an investigation into Apple Inc over complaints tied to changes that the iPhone maker made in 2021 to its app tracking policies, news website Axios reported on Tuesday. French regulators are in favor of issuing a formal “Statement of Objections” to parties involved in the […]