Anthropic’s new AI watermark sparks backlash from Claude subscribers
The feature is designed to comply with updated European transparency requirements. But some users fear it will flag even lightly edited AI-assisted text like a modern-day 'scarlet letter.'
Amazon’s new order confirmation emails seen boosting phishing risk
When Dan Landau ordered a portable photo printer from Amazon.com Inc, he expected the confirmation email to tell him what was on its way.
Witness: Some of Meta's safety tools were 'designed to fail'
A former employee testified on Aug 19 that some of Meta's safety tools for Facebook and Instagram were "designed to fail," contradicting the company's defence strategy in a landmark trial in California.
Prosecutors: Meta hooked children and misled public
Meta knowingly hooked and exploited children, a US federal court heard on Aug 18 in a trial against the social media giant on charges that it deliberately made Instagram and Facebook addictive to young users.
Singapore tightens anti-scam rules on social media, messaging platforms
Singapore began requiring messaging services to restrict unknown contacts and social media services to verify advertisers on Aug 18, as the city-state clamps down on online scams.
TikTok is exploring feature to send money over direct messages
TikTok is exploring a feature that would allow users to send money to each other in direct messages, in a move that would extend the social media app's push into financial services.
Sick of AI slop? So are tech giants
Spotify, LinkedIn and others are trying to dig out of a digital sewage heap full of low-quality content made with artificial intelligence.
Death of Irish teens in crash prompts social media warning
A car crash that claimed the lives of five teenagers in Ireland early Sunday (Aug 16) has raised police concerns about the role social media plays in dangerous driving incidents in the country.
Major Meta trial begins as lawyers spar over witnesses, damages
Facebook-parent Meta will defend itself in a landmark social media trial that begins on Aug 18 in California, where attorneys have sparred over witnesses and financial penalties.
Meta stares down trillion-dollar threat as landmark social media trial begins
Meta Platforms Inc is headed to court on Aug 18 for a high-stakes showdown with a coalition of state attorneys general over claims that the company deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to encourage compulsive use among young users.
