China is the runaway leader in generative AI patent applications followed by the US, the UN says
Over the decade starting in 2014, over 38,200 generative AI inventions came from China.
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Man uses AI to undress teen girl and is now facing child porn charges, Texas cops say
While altering images is nothing new, the rise of AI has made it easier and faster to create convincing fakes.
AI is learning from what you said on Reddit, Stack Overflow or Facebook. Are you OK with that?
Not everyone is OK with that - especially as the same online forums where they've spent years contributing are increasingly…
Seattle plastic surgery provider accused of posting fake positive reviews must pay US$5mil
The company threatened to sue and did sue some patients if they did not take down negative reviews, according to…
Google greenhouse gas emissions grow as it powers AI
Google, despite its goal of achieving net-zero emissions, is pumping out more greenhouse gas than before as it powers data…
A WFH ‘culture war’ has broken out across Europe, with the UK leading the charge as the most WFH-friendly country, while France lags behind
Sometime between March 2020 and the end of 2021, ‘office workers’ ceased to be a thing.
Pioneering Internet messenger ICQ shuts after 28 years
A pioneering Internet messaging service that once boasted 100 million accounts has shut down, a message on the Russian-owned ICQ…
Scammers pose as Grab reps to lure users to fake ecommerce website
Scammers are posing as Grab representatives to trick users into becoming merchants for a fake ecommerce website with the company’s…
MWC Shanghai: AI in focus as China’s telecoms operators and gear makers seek new growth
Senior executives from China Mobile, China Unicom, China Telecom, Huawei and ZTE presented their AI strategies at the MWC Shanghai…