Nightshade, the tool that ‘poisons’ data, gives artists a fighting chance against AI
Intentionally poisoning someone else is never morally right. But if someone in the office keeps swiping your lunch, wouldn’t you resort to petty vengeance? For artists, protecting work from being used to train AI models without consent is an uphill battle. Opt-out requests and do-not-scrape codes rely on AI companies
Read moreApple’s reluctant, punitive compliance with regulators will burn its political and developer goodwill
Apple is on a roll when it comes to having its hand forced by state entities and governing bodies: Alternative payment methods, stripping features from existing hardware, allowing alternate app stores and genuine browser default competition – everywhere you turn it seems to be satisfying some reversal, owing either to
Read moreFTC investigates AI oligopolies; calls on Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon to disclose investments in startups
Yesterday, following a half day summit hosted by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that convened experts to examine the key players and the litany of consumer protection issues arising from the mushrooming AI market, the agency announced that it is investigating tech goliaths’ investments in artificial intelligence startups. Microsoft,
Read moreCyber Security Today, Week in Review for the week ending Friday, Jan. 26, 2024
Welcome to Cyber Security Today. This is the Week in Review edition for the week ending Friday, January 26th 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. In a few minutes Terry Cutler, head of Montreal’s Cyology Labs will be here to
Read moreDeck.blue brings a TweetDeck experience to Bluesky users
With over 3 million users and plans to open up more broadly in the months ahead, Bluesky is still establishing itself as an alternative to Twitter/X. However, that hasn’t stopped the developer community from embracing the project and building tools to meet the needs of those fleeing the now Elon
Read moreTaking the long view on crypto
“It’s the single best time to invest in [crypto] companies,” according to 10T Holdings and 1RoundTable Partners’ CEO, Dan Tapiero. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreBeat the clock to save $300 on passes to TechCrunch Early Stage 2024
Tick tock, it’s now o’clock. You have less than one day left to get your ticket to TechCrunch Early Stage — April 25 in Boston — at the lowest price. Do your budget and your startup dream a solid: Buy your pass by January 26 at 11:59 p.m. PT and
Read moreMicrosoft explains how Russian hackers spied on its executives
Illustration: The Verge Microsoft revealed last week that it had discovered a nation-state attack on its corporate systems from the Russian state-sponsored hackers that were behind the SolarWinds attack. Hackers were able to access the email accounts of some members of Microsoft’s senior leadership team — potentially spying on them
Read moreNSA is buying Americans’ internet browsing records without a warrant
The U.S. National Security Agency is buying vast amounts of commercially available web browsing data on Americans without a warrant, according to the agency’s outgoing director. NSA director Gen. Paul Nakasone disclosed the practice in a letter to Sen. Ron Wyden, a privacy hawk and senior Democrat on the Senate
Read morePitch Deck Teardown: Doola’s $1M strategic investment deck
Doola's pitch deck does a few things extremely well, but the problem is, it leaves a ton out, too. Here's why that won't work for most startups. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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