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 ICE Phishing: Scammers Are Sending 'Support ICE' Emails to Steal Credentials

ICE Phishing: Scammers Are Sending 'Support ICE' Emails to Steal Credentials

2026-03-20 404Media
The position of ICE, the US federal agency responsible for a number of controversial incidents characterised by abuse of power and excessive violence, is constantly on a knife-edge, the slope of which depends on the hand that holds it. The aggression and cruelty of this US law enforcement agency are always in the media...
The ‘cloud tax’ on private copying is on its way: the music industry is delighted, while providers and consumers are voicing strong criticism

The ‘cloud tax’ on private copying is on its way: the music industry is delighted, while providers and consumers are voicing strong criticism

2026-03-19 Corriere della Sera
During the last week of February, the Minister for Culture Alessandro Giuli signed a decree that the entire music industry had been eagerly awaiting for some time, and which tech companies would have preferred to avoid. For the first time since 2020, in fact, the decree in question revises the rates relating to what is...
 AI chatbots point vulnerable social media users to illegal online casinos, analysis shows

AI chatbots point vulnerable social media users to illegal online casinos, analysis shows

2026-03-18 The Guardian
As has become clear following countless dangerous situations suggested by the much-celebrated and much-loved chatbots that captivate users today, trusting the advice of artificial intelligence may not be a particularly wise idea. Whether it be bad habits or full-blown addictions, heeding the suggestions of this technol...
 The Islamic State Is Using AI to Resurrect Dead Leaders and Platforms Are Failing to Moderate It

The Islamic State Is Using AI to Resurrect Dead Leaders and Platforms Are Failing to Moderate It

2026-03-17 404Media
No one could ever have even remotely imagined reading a headline like this in their lifetime, yet the current state of artificial intelligence now includes such developments. The technology in question has been misused and employed for far from respectable purposes countless times in the past, and unfortunately will be...
 ‘Unbelievably dangerous’: experts sound alarm after ChatGPT Health fails to recognise medical emergencies

‘Unbelievably dangerous’: experts sound alarm after ChatGPT Health fails to recognise medical emergencies

2026-03-16 The Guardian
Nowadays, given what has happened over the years, it has become quite obvious that blindly trusting artificial intelligence is not a particularly wise idea. Using this sort of tool in specific contexts, whilst temporarily setting aside the ethical and environmental impact of the technology in question, can be useful; h...
 The White House wants AI companies to cover rate hikes. Most have already said they would.

The White House wants AI companies to cover rate hikes. Most have already said they would.

2026-03-13 Techcrunch
Since the beginning of the intensive use of artificial intelligence within the tech sector, energy consumption rates have skyrocketed. Any company specialising in this particularly controversial technology is bound to reach a higher than normal level of energy consumption, reaching figures never seen before. This mean...
 FBI Got Grok to Hand Over Prompts Used to Create Nonconsensual Porn

FBI Got Grok to Hand Over Prompts Used to Create Nonconsensual Porn

2026-03-12 404 Media
Grok, the artificial intelligence system within tech entrepreneur Elon Musk's famous social media platform, has recently come under the spotlight for reasons that are far from noble. Due to its particularly permissive nature, given its rather “soft” restrictions, the chatbot in question has quickly become the tool ...
 Amazon’s AI-powered Alexa+ gets new personality options

Amazon’s AI-powered Alexa+ gets new personality options

2026-03-11 Techcrunch
Do you know what your Alexa is missing? A personality that allows her to become more and more like a human being. As always, artificial intelligence can satisfy your desires even before you realise you have them. This technology always seems to be one step ahead of users themselves, generating so many options that it ...
 This App Warns You if Someone Is Wearing Smart Glasses Nearby

This App Warns You if Someone Is Wearing Smart Glasses Nearby

2026-03-10 404 Media
Tech tools based on artificial intelligence, such as smart glasses (glasses that can record and film using AI), are becoming increasingly widespread, reaching users and customers even outside major metropolitan hubs. For those who are less convinced by the irresistible appeal of novelty and more interested in the conse...
 Meta's AI Patent to Simulate Dead People Shows the Dangers of 'Spectral Labor'

Meta's AI Patent to Simulate Dead People Shows the Dangers of 'Spectral Labor'

2026-03-09 404 Media
Experiencing bereavement is a complex process, with the impact on the mental health of those left behind subject to conditions beyond their control, and adjusting to life without a loved one can prove to be a considerable challenge. In the current digital age, moreover, the loss of a loved one is further compounded by ...
 Mastodon, a decentralized alternative to X, plans to target creators with new features

Mastodon, a decentralized alternative to X, plans to target creators with new features

2026-03-06 Techcrunch
Although the goal of social media is to allow users to build their own online social circle, reaching specific people and obtaining relevant information and content in return, the current state of most platforms is more easily described as a minefield of advertising, misinformation and content that, frankly, users are ...
 Palantir, Which Is Powering ICE, Says Immigration Crackdown May Hurt Hiring

Palantir, Which Is Powering ICE, Says Immigration Crackdown May Hurt Hiring

2026-03-05 404 Media
According to a recent announcement by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Palantir, the US giant of big data analysis, is reportedly experiencing difficulties in terms of recruitment. According to the company, the increasing restrictions on immigration could negatively affect its ability to recruit suitable p...
 I hacked ChatGPT and Google's AI – and it only took 20 minutes

I hacked ChatGPT and Google's AI – and it only took 20 minutes

2026-03-04 BBC
Turning to artificial intelligence services to obtain information is certainly the fastest and most immediate way, but this does not mean that the answers obtained are reliable. Since the advent of this technology and, above all, the intensive use of chatbots, more and more users have encountered errors and inaccuracie...
 Tech firms must remove ‘revenge porn’ in 48 hours or risk being blocked, says Starmer

Tech firms must remove ‘revenge porn’ in 48 hours or risk being blocked, says Starmer

2026-03-03 The Guardian
The growing level of misogyny online (and, sadly, in everyday life) has reached an unprecedented level, to the point that it has been described as “a national emergency” in the United Kingdom. According to a recent statement by the nation's Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, the government has a duty to address this com...
 Reload wants to give your AI agents a shared memory

Reload wants to give your AI agents a shared memory

2026-03-02 Techcrunch
‘The future lies with the people who will manage AI agents.’ Reload CEO Newton Asare said he decided to found his own artificial intelligence-based service following a personal realisation: he had naturally begun to use AI agents to perform tasks that he would normally have done himself. ‘We considered them more...
 Ars Technica Pulls Article With AI Fabricated Quotes About AI Generated Article

Ars Technica Pulls Article With AI Fabricated Quotes About AI Generated Article

2026-02-27 404 Media
According to a note from the publisher recently published on the website of Ars-technica, the technology publication owned by Conde Nast has withdrawn an article from its archive due to incorrect information, or more precisely, information “invented” by artificial intelligence. Ironically, the article in question ...