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 AI site Perplexity uses “stealth tactics” to flout no-crawl edicts, Cloudflare says.

AI site Perplexity uses “stealth tactics” to flout no-crawl edicts, Cloudflare says.

2025-09-16 Ars Technica
According to a statement by Cloudflare, an American company that provides internet security and distributed DNS services, the popular search engine AI Perplexity is currently violating a series of internet regulations that have been in place for over thirty years. More specifically, Cloudflare claims that the company i...
 Bank Fires Workers in Favor of AI Chatbot, Rehires Them After Chatbot Is Terrible at the Job.

Bank Fires Workers in Favor of AI Chatbot, Rehires Them After Chatbot Is Terrible at the Job.

2025-09-15 Gizmodo
In July, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia laid off about fifty employees, replacing them with an artificial intelligence-based “voicebot,” supposedly capable of replacing the workers previously responsible for customer service. According to Bloomberg, the Bank stated that the AI service introduced would significa...
 Microsoft says U.S. law takes precedence over Canadian data sovereignty.

Microsoft says U.S. law takes precedence over Canadian data sovereignty.

2025-09-12 Digital Journal
The French Senate recently held a hearing on the role of procurement in promoting data sovereignty. During the meeting, several questions were asked, understandably, about data protection and privacy in relation to the intentions of tech giant Microsoft and US law. Essentially, if the US government were to legally req...
 HR giant Workday says hackers stole personal data in recent breach.

HR giant Workday says hackers stole personal data in recent breach.

2025-09-11 TechCrunch
Learning about yet another cyber breach affecting a large company is not particularly surprising. Nowadays, news of this kind is seen more and more frequently, leading readers to an inevitable state of almost complete desensitization. The article we are presenting today reports on a recent breach at the giant “Workda...
 Ecosia has offered to take ‘stewardship’ of Chrome. And it’s not a bad idea.

Ecosia has offered to take ‘stewardship’ of Chrome. And it’s not a bad idea.

2025-09-10 TechCrunch
Over the past year, Google, the online search giant, has been in the spotlight countless times. In August 2024, the company was accused of acting illegally to maintain its monopoly in the online browsing sector, violating Section 2 of the Sherman Act. More specifically, the latter declares illegal the monopolization of...
 Let me tell you what it is like to work for Meta (Facebook).

Let me tell you what it is like to work for Meta (Facebook).

2025-09-09 Mastodon Canada
Today's featured article comes from a series of posts published on the decentralized social media platform Mastodon. The thread recounts the personal experience of a user employed by Meta, the US giant behind platforms such as Meta and Instagram. The examples shared may be disturbing to some readers. Having never sign...
 Vibe coding service Replit deleted user’s production database, faked data, told fibs galore

Vibe coding service Replit deleted user’s production database, faked data, told fibs galore

2025-09-08 The Register
According to a statement by the founder of SaaStr, a SaaS (software as a service) development company, a vibe coding tool he had previously recommended completely wiped out a database containing production data. “Vibe coding” is the practice of using artificial intelligence in the programming process. The term was ...
 The Largest VTuber Scam Ever Just Happened.. (VSHOJO)

The Largest VTuber Scam Ever Just Happened.. (VSHOJO)

2025-09-05 Youtube - Atozy
Vtubers, or “Virtual YouTubers,” are content creators who engage in streaming using avatars, usually reminiscent of Japanese animation style, instead of their own appearance. The term was coined in 2016 following the debut of Kizuna AI, considered the first true Vtuber in history. The practice has become increasing...
 Intrusive Thought of the Day: Is That YouTube Video Enhanced With AI?

Intrusive Thought of the Day: Is That YouTube Video Enhanced With AI?

2025-09-04 Gizmodo
In recent years, the online landscape has gradually filled up with content featuring a specific style and a particularly disturbing visual aesthetic: whether it's videos or images, it's usually quite easy to discern whether or not they are generative in nature. Recognizing the hand of artificial intelligence is becomin...
 You Went to a Drag Show—Now the State of Florida Wants Your Name.

You Went to a Drag Show—Now the State of Florida Wants Your Name.

2025-09-03 EFF
Every person is free to frequent the places they prefer, participate in the events that most appeal to them, and fight for what they believe in; fundamentally, a human being's freedom should never be questioned. However, each of our choices inevitably construct a narrative that describes us, a narrative that, unfortuna...
 Not only is agentic AI bullshit, but it's a specific kind of bullshit.

Not only is agentic AI bullshit, but it's a specific kind of bullshit.

2025-09-02 Cory Doctorow - Mastodon
Today's featured article can be viewed at the link below; it includes a post on Mastodon published by Cory Doctorow, the author of the article containing the entire thread on the aforementioned platform. We strongly recommend that you read the entire text. In recent years, artificial intelligence seems to be the only ...
 Use of AI could worsen racism and sexism in Australia, human rights commissioner warns.

Use of AI could worsen racism and sexism in Australia, human rights commissioner warns.

2025-09-01 The Guardian
In order to be as accurate and efficient as possible, artificial intelligence systems should be trained using content from any field, any culture, and, above all, free from discriminatory bias. Developing an AI tool without paying attention to the type of material it is fed means obtaining a flawed product, subject to ...
 LEAKED: A New List Reveals Top Websites Meta Is Scraping of Copyrighted Content to Train Its AI.

LEAKED: A New List Reveals Top Websites Meta Is Scraping of Copyrighted Content to Train Its AI.

2025-08-29 Dropsite
Nowadays, using copyrighted content as material to train artificial intelligence services is, unfortunately, not particularly surprising. Following the rapid and frightening rise of this technology, every company interested in the sector seems willing to do anything to secure a place in the AI arena, whether it be chat...
Microsoft incorporates GitHub: CEO Dohmke leaves, platform merges into CoreAI team.

Microsoft incorporates GitHub: CEO Dohmke leaves, platform merges into CoreAI team.

2025-08-28 Hardware Upgrade
US IT giant Microsoft recently announced its upcoming incorporation of GitHub, the popular software project hosting service. The announcement was made by Thomas Dohmke, CEO of GitHub, who added that he intends to leave his current position to “return to being a founder.” The US multinational acquired GitHub back i...
 Massive IPTV piracy service with 28,000 channels taken offline.

Massive IPTV piracy service with 28,000 channels taken offline.

2025-08-27 BleepingComputer
Rare Breed TV, one of the largest providers of illegal IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) services in the US, was recently shut down following confirmation of a financial agreement between the service operators and the ACE (Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment). The announcement took loyal users of the site by su...
 ChatGPT 5 power consumption could be as much as eight times higher than GPT 4 — research institute estimates medium-sized GPT-5 response can consume up to 40 watt-hours of electricity.

ChatGPT 5 power consumption could be as much as eight times higher than GPT 4 — research institute estimates medium-sized GPT-5 response can consume up to 40 watt-hours of electricity.

2025-08-26 Tom's Hardware
ChatGPT will never reach a final version; it will be updated periodically until the end of its days, so that it can satisfy any user request and, above all, any desire for prestige on the part of its creator. There is always room for improvement, as in any other field, but the development of artificial intelligence ser...