OpenAI, one of the leading companies in the artificial intelligence tech sector, recently announced that it is retracing its steps, withdrawing its intention to gain greater independence for the company's for-profit section. According to earlier statements, the latter section was to take complete control of OpenAI, tra...
Every day, thousands of people report acts of stalking, concealed figures walking in their steps, malicious individuals who cross the line at every good opportunity, becoming a constant presence in their existence. Stalking is characterized by a wide variety of opinions on the part of law enforcement, in some places it...
During a recent ruling, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that Apple, the mobile technology giant, intentionally violated an injunction that prohibited the company from placing anticompetitive prices within their apps. As a result of this statement, the company was ordered to stop charging an additional 27 percent com...
Artificial intelligence has proven itself over and over again as a tool with multiple potentials, a valuable resource that, if used in the right way, can be able to provide substantial help. The ethical and sustainable aspect of this recent technology is not to be ignored, although there is a tendency to cast aside the...
A recent investigation initiated by the three German newspapers Ndr, Wdr and Süddeutsche Zeitung uncovered the “Girls of Vinted” group, yet another Telegram chat created for perverted purposes. The discussion participants' modus operandi is to collect images from the buying and selling app “Vinted” and then sh...
The article we offer today is quite different from the content we usually share. It is not from a renowned news outlet, but from a newsletter featured on Paragraph, a platform that gives space for any user to post their thoughts and research, without any limitation on topics and issues.
The reflection in question conc...
"This morning I walked out of the supermarket, someone said hi and asked for directions. I was furious! Like, don't people able to mind their business anymore?"
"Yeah, makes sense. It's not even about the "hi"or directions - it's the intrusion. [...] it's like they don't realize they're taking something - your attenti...
There are people who devote their entire existence to a very specific mission, whether it is to protect their fellow man in wartime contexts, or to safeguard the precious cultural assets that make up a nation's current and historical identity. Like FBI investigator Ronnie Walker, who prepared for years to go undercover...
The use of artificial intelligence to generate documents for later use within legal contexts is not exactly new; in years past, at the beginning of the impressive rise experienced by the technology in question, several legal professionals were reprimanded for submitting documents containing typical “hallucinations”...
During the early 2000s there was a widespread practice of including anti-piracy advertising at the beginning of films shown in theaters, and later also within content transposed to DVD. The campaign in question was promoted by the Motion Picture Association of America, an association formed to promote the interests of ...
We recently had occasion to mention the Government Accountability Office (GAO), an investigative branch of the U.S. federal government that reports directly to Congress. As the supreme oversight institution of the entire nation, it is known as the “watchdog” of the state and is responsible for maintaining integrity...
The idea of having to connect to the Internet in order to immerse in a multiplayer game is completely normal nowadays. A connection to the vast online world is essential, otherwise it would be impossible to be able to interact with other players. However, when it comes to single-player video games it should not be nece...
Artificial intelligence is making its way within the daily lives of the vast majority of individuals, whether through professional use or unwanted implementation in social media. The general opinion of industry leaders has, of course, always been quite positive, highlighting a certain degree of confidence in the apprec...
Who doesn't like to take shortcuts from time to time? Preferring the quick and easy, if morally less appropriate, path when faced with a long and winding alternative might be understandable, depending on the context and situation at hand. Nevertheless, avoiding abusing the human tendency to continue on the easier path ...
In recent years, YouTube's algorithm has proven increasingly corrupted by the relentless need to share negative, hate-filled news, aimed at spreading information, yes, but with a discreet focus on malice. Several studies have shown that the platform currently tends to push content that amplifies negativity to the front...
In December 2024, the Cleo Communications company was the victim of a cyber attack by the Clop ransomware cybergang. The breach occurred due to a zero-day vulnerability present in the file transfer platforms used to send sensitive files with its employees. As a result, several names have been implicated within the affa...