Opinion: Chinese AI videos used to look fake. Now they look like money
It isn't just the quality that has changed. In China, AI video is doing something else that once looked unlikely: making money.
Japan scouring social media 24 hours a day for abuse of Olympic athletes
Japan's Olympic committee is monitoring social media round the clock to protect athletes at the Milan-Cortina Games from online abuse and has already asked for hundreds of posts to be removed.
Australia blasts Big Tech for child sexual abuse failings
Australia's online safety regulator blasted major technology companies including Meta Platforms Inc, Apple Inc and Google for failing to stamp out child sexual exploitation and abuse on their services, even after repeated calls to address shortfalls.
Debate over teen social media use grows in key tech market India
Officials in India are publicly debating age restrictions for accessing social media, a potential fresh challenge to Big Tech in a massive market for users as global debate grows over online harms to children.
Europe takes on tech with social media bans and Paris raid on X
European countries are taking their broadest swipe yet at social media, with a growing number weighing bans of the services for minors and setting the stage for a new showdown with some of the biggest US companies.
France summons Musk, raids X offices as deepfake backlash grows
French authorities summoned billionaire Elon Musk to a "voluntary interview" and searched the local offices of his social media network X on Feb 3 in a probe into alleged political interference and sexual deepfakes, prosecutors said.
Spain to ban children from social platforms like Grok and TikTok
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Spain would block children from using social media platforms including Instagram and TikTok in a new European push to regulate digital platforms.
Whack-a-mole: US academic fights to purge his AI deepfakes
Hoaxes produced with inexpensive AI tools can often slip past detection, deceiving unsuspecting viewers.
A social network for AI bots only. No humans allowed.
A new website called Moltbook has become the talk of Silicon Valley and a Rorschach test for belief in the state of artificial intelligence.
I'm a parent, how worried should I be about AI?
With AI regulation lagging in many countries, parents need an idea of the risks their kids might face…
