Image: — © Digital Journal Digital titans including Facebook and TikTok formally pledged to ramp up the fight against disinformation in the EU, Brussels said on Thursday, just days after the new US administration condemned the bloc’s online content rules. Missing from the list of 42 platforms — including those owned by Google, Meta and […]
India’s ‘digital arrest’ cybercrime has become so rampant that PM Modi has issued warnings – Copyright AFP Chris Delmas Aishwarya KUMAR Within five hours while sitting at home in India, retired professor Kamta Prasad Singh handed over his hard-earned savings to online fraudsters impersonating police. The cybercrime known as “digital arrest” — where fraudsters pose […]
Some news media say they don’t like X’s direction under Musk – Copyright AFP SAUL LOEB Paul RICARD News outlets have begun quitting X, formerly Twitter, once a favourite of global media but now accused of enabling the spread of disinformation under its owner, president-elect Donald Trump ally Elon Musk. Citing a “harsh and extreme” […]
The number of hacks has been increasing worldwide. — © AFP/File Noel Celis Russia, China and North Korea are becoming more aggressive and sophisticated in their recruitment of cybercriminals to steal money, gain intelligence and sway elections, Microsoft said in a threat report released Tuesday. Such hackers are not just stealing data, corporate vice president […]
Tech giants in the AI race have been spending billions of dollars for GPUs made by Nvidia, considered a leader when it comes to chips that power the technology – Copyright AFP/File Karim SAHIB Nvidia on Tuesday defended its tactics in the hot market for chips to power artificial intelligence in the face of reports […]
Jazmin Jones knows what she did. “If you’re online, there’s this idea of trolling,” Jones, the director behind Seeking Mavis Beaconsaid during a recent panel for her new documentary. “For this project, some things we’re taking incredibly seriously … and other things we’re trolling. We’re trolling this idea of a detective because we’re also, like, […]
