Cyberscammers use AI to manipulate Google search results
In the digital age, where online searches are the norm, even the simplest enquiries can put you at risk. Sophisticated artificial intelligence scams lurk behind seemingly harmless search engine queries, exploiting something called “search engine optimisation” to trick users, experts advise. Guidepoint SecurityIt highlights how cybercriminals manipulate these systems. Woman searching online (Kurt “Cyberguy” Knutson) […]
Argentina’s Javier Milei to Meet Facebook, Apple, Google, OpenAI Heads in San Francisco
Argentine President Javier Milley began a four-day visit to the United States on Tuesday, during which he is scheduled to meet with the CEOs of Google, Facebook, OpenAI and Apple in San Francisco, California. Millay left Argentina late Monday night and arrived in California on Tuesday with a focus on soliciting investments from U.S. tech […]
Google AI Search Claims Gay ‘Star Wars’ Characters Exist Named ‘Slurpy Faggi’ and ‘Dr. Butto’
Google’s AI search tool has reportedly run into problems and claimed that gay people exist. Star Wars Featuring characters called “Slurpee Fudge” and “Dr. Bat,” the answer joins a growing list of the search giant’s most outrageous answers, which also include suggesting that pregnant women should smoke and that glue should be added to pizza […]
Google moving to remove bizarre AI search results, like telling users to eat rocks
Google is rushing to remove a series of false or dangerous answers from its controversial AI-powered search results, including one advising users to eat rocks for nutrition. The embattled tech giant has faced significant backlash for spreading misinformation since the tool, called “AI Overview”, was launched in the US this month. Google said the software […]
Google Tries to Weasel Its Way Out of Trial in Ad Monopoly Case with Payoff
Google has reportedly offered to pay the full amount of monetary damages sought by the agency to the U.S. Department of Justice to prevent its ad monopoly case from being tried by a jury. register report Tech giant Google, the company facing an antitrust jury trial for allegedly monopolizing the online advertising market, has taken […]
Google testing ads in AI-powered search as news publishers warn of looming disaster
Google has announced plans to place advertising directly into its new AI-powered search results, stoking concerns from news publishers that the controversial overhaul of the world’s most popular search engine could deal a devastating blow to site traffic and advertising revenue. The tech giant plans to begin testing search and shopping ads within automatically generated […]
Google, Meta Among Big Tech Companies Challenging New York Child Safety Online Bills
Google and Meta lead a group of companies in a lobbying effort against two bills aimed at enhancing online safety for children, the New York Post reported Monday. The companies, alongside various advocacy groups and businesses from different sectors, have already spent $823,235 through mid-March to influence lawmakers, and this figure is expected to surpass […]
Google cuts check for DOJ while trying to dodge jury trial in digital ads lawsuit
Google has taken the odd step of paying the full damages offered by the U.S. government in order to avoid a risky jury trial in a Department of Justice lawsuit targeting its alleged monopoly in the digital advertising market. In a little-noticed court filing last week,Google said it cut a cashier’s check for a redacted […]
Google, Meta, OpenAI pledge to develop AI safely at global summit
Google, Meta, Microsoft and OpenAI on Tuesday joined more than a dozen other companies at the forefront of developing artificial intelligence to ensure safety at a time when regulators are scrambling to respond to rapid innovation and new risks. He vowed to develop the technology. The second world conference included companies from China, South Korea […]
Google, Meta warned that undersea internet cables at risk for Chinese espionage: report
US national security officials have reportedly warned companies including Google and Meta that their undersea internet cables are at risk of being tampered with by Chinese-controlled repair ships. At the center of the concern is an undersea fiber-optic cable in the Pacific Ocean that is partly owned by Big Tech companies and is used to […]