The EU is probing Meta and TikTok’s Israel-Hamas response

The European Union (EU) has sent official requests to Meta and TikTok for information about their response to content relating to the conflict between Israel and Hamas. The panel’s decisions carry significant weight under the recently passed Digital Services Act (DSA), which gives European Commissioner Thierry Breton broad authority to impose heavy fines on the … Read more

British Museum is digitizing its entire collection in response to recent thefts

The British Museum has announced plans to digitize its entire permanent collection, totaling over eight million pieces, as reported by ARTNews. The museum announced the move as part of ongoing efforts to increase security and public access. Back in August, the museum reported the theft of thousands of pieces, including over 1,500 historical artifacts, so … Read more

FCC moves forward with its plan to restore net neutrality protections

As expected, the commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission voted along party lines to move forward with a plan to largely restore Obama-era net neutrality protections. All three of the agency’s Democratic commissioners voted in favor of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (PDF), with the two Republican commissioners dissenting. FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, who has … Read more

Discord’s latest teen safety blitz starts with content filters and automated warnings

Discord’s latest teen safety blitz starts with content filters and automated warnings

Discord is introducing new safeguards to protect young users. On Thursday, the company announced Teen Safety Assist. With this week’s initial rollout, the program consists of two features: Automated alerts and content filters. Moving forward, when a user a teen hasn’t chatted with before sends a direct message, Discord will display a safety alert if … Read more

Intel is pushing developers to make AI-enabled PC apps

What good are AI-powered processors without apps that take full advantage of them? That seems to be the question Intel has been asking itself lately. The company just announced a new initiative, the AI PC Acceleration Program, which is meant to help developers create new AI-powered features that take advantage of Intel’s upcoming Core Ultra … Read more

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