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Google has agreed to pay $68 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that alleged the technology giant’s voice assistant had illegally recorded users and then shared their private conversations with advertisers. The preliminary settlement, filed January 23 in federal court in San Jose, California, requires approval by U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman. The settlement…
London βΒ A CBS News investigation has found that the Grok AI tool on Elon Musk’s X platform is still allowing users to digitally undress people without their consent.Β The tool still worked Monday on both the standalone Grok app, and for verified X users in the U.K, the U.S. and European Union, despite public pledges…
YouTube looks to get rid of fake AI videos on its platform – CBS News Watch CBS News YouTube says it wants to get rid of fake AI videos flooding social media feeds on its platform. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O’Grady explains what’s driving the change.
Thousands of Microsoft customers are reporting difficulty accessing the technology company’s suite of Microsoft 365 services, including email platform Outlook, Teams and other tools.Β Users started reporting problems accessing Microsoft applications on Thursday afternoon, according to Downdetector, aΒ siteΒ tracking website outages. Complaints spiked at around 3 p.m. EST, when 16,000 people said they were having trouble…
Elon Musk, a long-time critic of the World Economic Forum’s annual event in Davos, Switzerland, appeared at the gathering for the first time on Thursday, where he predicted that robots will eventually outnumber humans.Β Musk has previously dismissed the event, which this week is hosting multiple heads of state, business figures and others, including President…
On average, young people between the ages of 8 and 18 spend about 7.5 hours a day on their screens, not including school work. A growing nonprofit is trying to change that alarming trend. The Balance Project focuses on delaying the use of smartphones for kids and encouraging more time with friends and independent play…
Almanac: January 18 – CBS News Watch CBS News “Sunday Morning” looks back at historical events on this date.
OpenAI announced Friday that it will begin testing ads on ChatGPT in the coming weeks, opening the door to another potential revenue stream for the AI company in addition to its subscription-based models.Β The ads will appear at the bottom of the chat window “when there’s a relevant sponsored product or service based on your…
YouTube is introducing new parental controls on youth accounts that it says could limit how long kinds spend scrolling. The latest parental controls will focus on YouTube Shorts, which utilizes a continuous scrolling video feed featuring videos three minutes and shorter. Parents of kid and teen account users are now able to enact time restrictions…
Verizon on Thursday said it’s offering a $20 credit to customers affected by a widespread service outage on Wednesday.Β Verizon subscribers complained that the outage limited their ability to use their mobile devices, preventing them from making calls or completing online transactions that require a wireless network. To appease frustrated subscribers, the wirelessΒ provider said it’s…
