Facebook to Remove Religious and Political Views From User Profiles
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Facebook to Remove Religious and Political Views From User Profiles
Facebook to Remove
Religious and Political Views , From User Profiles.
Engadget reports that people's
Facebook pages are about
to change in the next few weeks.
.
Meta has reportedly confirmed that it will remove addresses, "interested in," political views and religion
from Facebook profiles, effective December 1.
.
Meta has reportedly confirmed that it will remove addresses, "interested in," political views and religion
from Facebook profiles, effective December 1.
.
A spokesperson told TechCrunch
that the move is intended to make Facebook, "easier to navigate and use.".
Users who have filled out any of
these fields will get a notification
regarding the upcoming change.
Users who have filled out any of
these fields will get a notification
regarding the upcoming change.
According to Engadget, other details that users
provide, including contact information
and relationship status, will not be affected.
According to Engadget, other details that users
provide, including contact information
and relationship status, will not be affected.
Users can still download a copy
of their Facebook data
prior to December 1.
.
Engadget reports that the move is likely
to have little practical impact on
users' experience on the platform.
.
However, the move may represent
shifting attitudes toward , online privacy and security.
.
Meta has been more focused on
privacy and increasing security in recent years.
According to Engadget, the change may be
a sign that people are becoming less willing
to share personal info on social media
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Apple Sends iPhone Users in 92 Countries , a Spyware Attack Warning.
The message was sent on
April 10, Engadget reports. .
Apple detected that you are being targeted
by a mercenary spyware attack that is trying
to remotely compromise the iPhone
associated with your Apple ID -xxx-, Apple's warning, via Engadget.
This attack is likely targeting
you specifically because of
who you are or what you do. , Apple's warning, via Engadget.
Although it's never possible to achieve
absolute certainty when detecting such
attacks, Apple has high confidence in
this warning — please take it seriously, Apple's warning, via Engadget.
Internal information and investigations are used by the tech giant to pinpoint attacks. .
However, Apple couldn't provide any more information about the mercenary spyware attacks because it might "help attackers avoid future detection," Engadget reports. .
Apple has sent this type of message
to customers in the past.
Since 2021, people in over 150 countries
have gotten similar warnings.
Last October, journalists and politicians located in India were among those
who received such a message
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All iOS Users Can Now , Log In to X With a Passkey.
While U.S. iOS users were given the option
to use passkeys back in January, .
global iOS users are now able to do the
same on the social media platform.
The login alternative is considered to be
safer than passwords, Engadget reports.
That's because passkeys aren't susceptible
to phishing and other schemes.
In order to use passkeys on X, open the
iOS app, click "Your account," and then
go to "Settings and privacy.".
Next, navigate to "Security and account access"
and then "Additional password protection.".
Passkeys can be found under
"Additional password protection.".
It is not clear if X intends to make the same option available for Android users, Engadget reports.
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LinkedIn Is Developing , In-App Games.
Networking is about to become more entertaining, Engadget reports. .
The jobs-focused social media platform will soon offer its users puzzle-based games.
The jobs-focused social media platform will soon offer its users puzzle-based games.
Nima Owji, an app researcher, posted screenshots of some of the upcoming games.
LinkedIn also confirmed the development
of the games to TechCrunch.
We’re playing with adding puzzle-based
games within the LinkedIn experience to
unlock a bit of fun, deepen relationships,
and hopefully spark the opportunity
for conversations. Stay tuned for more!, LinkedIn spokesperson, to TechCrunch.
Upcoming titles include
'Queens,' 'Inference' and 'Crossclimb.'.
Companies will reportedly be ranked in the games based on how their employees score.
A release date has yet to be announced.
It's also not clear whether only
paid subscribers will have access to the
games or if free users can play as well. .
It's also not clear whether only
paid subscribers will have access to the
games or if free users can play as well.
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NVIDIA Sued , Over AI Copyright Infringement.
Authors have sued NVIDIA over NeMo, the company's AI language model that helps to create and train chatbots, Engadget reports.
Authors have sued NVIDIA over NeMo, the company's AI language model that helps to create and train chatbots, Engadget reports.
According to authors Abdi Nazemian,
Brian Keene and Stewart O'Nan, their
books were illegally used to train the AI.
They are seeking a jury trial and want NIVIDIA to pay damages and destroy the dataset that powers NeMo's large language models.
According to the authors, the Books3
dataset copied Bibliotek, a shadow library containing 196,640 pirated books.
In sum, NVIDIA has admitted
training its NeMo Megatron models
on a copy of The Pile dataset. , Via lawsuit against NVIDIA.
Therefore, NVIDIA necessarily also
trained its NeMo Megatron models
on a copy of Books3, because
Books3 is part of The Pile. , Via lawsuit against NVIDIA.
Certain books written by Plaintiffs
are part of Books3— including
the Infringed Works—, Via lawsuit against NVIDIA.
... and thus NVIDIA necessarily trained
its NeMo Megatron models on one or
more copies of the Infringed Works,
thereby directly infringing the
copyrights of the Plaintiffs, Via lawsuit against NVIDIA.
NVIDIA responded to the suit, telling 'The Wall Street Journal,' "we respect the rights of all content creators and believe we created NeMo in full compliance with copyright law.".
OpenAI and Microsoft were hit
with a similar lawsuit last year.
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Google Announces Update , Aimed at Reducing SEO , Spam Search Results.
Engadget reports that Google plans to
tweak its search algorithm in an attempt
to weed out automated spam results.
According to the company, the changes will , "keep the lowest-quality
content out of search.".
Google noted that the engine will improve
how it can locate and eliminate AI-generated
content that has become harder to spot.
The company said that the new update will apply
what was learned in a 2022 algorithmic tune-up
aimed at reducing "unhelpful, unoriginal content.".
Google hopes the changes will drive more traffic toward , "helpful and high-quality sites.".
This update involves refining
some of our core ranking systems
to help us better understand if
webpages are unhelpful, have
a poor user experience or feel
like they were created for
search engines instead of people. , Elizabeth Tucker, Google product
management director, via Engadget.
This could include sites
created primarily to match
very specific search queries, Elizabeth Tucker, Google product
management director, via Engadget.
Engadget reports that Google appears to be targeting
AI-generated SEO spam, which includes the growing
problem of sites using AI to generate worthless content.
Today, scaled content creation
methods are more sophisticated,
and whether content is created
purely through automation
isn’t always as clear, Elizabeth Tucker, Google product
management director, via Engadget.
Google says the changes,
which go into effect on May 5, .
"will allow us to take action on more types of
content with little to no value created at scale,
like pages that pretend to have answers to popular
searches but fail to deliver helpful content."
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Apple May Be Ready , to Support RCS by Fall.
On March 29, Google briefly highlighted
a part of the Google Messages page stating
that Apple is preparing to roll out Rich Communication Services (RCS) support this fall.
On March 29, Google briefly highlighted
a part of the Google Messages page stating
that Apple is preparing to roll out Rich Communication Services (RCS) support this fall.
Some of the page's sections read,
"coming soon on iOS" and
"better messaging for all,"
TechCrunch reports.
Apple has announced it will be adopting
RCS in the fall of 2024. Once that
happens, it will mean a better
messaging experience for everyone, Via Google page description.
Apple confirmed that it was developing
RCS support last November.
While RCS will not eliminate the
"green bubble-blue bubble" differentiation between Android and iPhone users.
it will allow Android users to send iPhone users
hi-res media within their native messaging app.
New RCS features, such as Photomoji, improved voice note audio quality and more, were announced by Google last year.
According to the tech giant,
1 billion people use RCS each month.
The news of Apple's upcoming RCS support comes as the company is being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice over alleged monopolistic practices, TechCrunch reports.
The lawsuit mentions
"green bubbles" as a user security issue
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MrBeast Announces, ‘Largest Game Show in History’.
On March 18, MrBeast took to X to
share that he's launching a new game show
for Prime Video, TechCrunch reports. .
Big news gamers I’m going to be filming the largest game show in history and releasing it on Prime Video! , MrBeast, via X.
Over 1,000 contestants, $5,000,000 prize, and many other world records. , MrBeast, via X.
I’ll reveal more later this year but let’s just say, it’s gonna be an insane show :D, MrBeast, via X.
MrBeast told YouTubers Colin and Samir, "It’s like
our normal videos, but just 20 times better […] I
have a bigger budget. Money’s not a constraint.".
MrBeast told YouTubers Colin and Samir, "It’s like
our normal videos, but just 20 times better […] I
have a bigger budget. Money’s not a constraint.".
It’s going to be the largest game show
in history, with the most contestants
any game show has ever had, with
the largest cash prize in history, MrBeast, to Colin and Samir.
The 25-year-old content creator has
over 245 million subscribers on YouTube.
His first viral video was in January 2017,
which showed him counting to 100,000
over the course of 44 hours.
These days, he gives away
hundreds of thousands of dollars to
people who complete crazy tasks.
The titles of some of his popular videos include, "Face Your Biggest Fear To Win $800,000,"
"$10,000 Every Day You Survive in A Grocery Store," "Survive 100 Days Trapped, Win $500,000" and more
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You Can Now Edit DMs , on Instagram.
Instagram made the announcement
on March 4, TechCrunch reports .
Today, we are excited to announce a number of new DM features to help you better connect with friends, express yourself, and organize your inbox, Instagram, via blog post.
Whether it’s a typo or something just doesn’t sound right, you can now edit messages up to
15 minutes after sending, Instagram, via blog post.
To use the feature, press and hold the sent message, which will make a dropdown menu appear.
Select "edit" to alter the DM.
The text bubble will have an "edited" label
on it to let the receiver know that
the message has been altered.
Other new features include the ability to
pin chats to the top of your inbox.
toggle read receipts on and off, .
save stickers and personalize conversations with additional themes.
We are always working to make messaging on Instagram a fun and private way for people to connect with each other. Stay tuned for more features coming soon, Instagram, via blog post
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Elon Musk , Sues OpenAI.
Musk filed the lawsuit against OpenAI,
co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman,
and other entities on Feb. 29, TechCrunch reports. .
Musk filed the lawsuit against OpenAI,
co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman,
and other entities on Feb. 29, TechCrunch reports. .
Musk filed the lawsuit against OpenAI,
co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman,
and other entities on Feb. 29, TechCrunch reports. .
Musk, who is also an OpenAI co-founder
and early financial backer, .
claims that OpenAI breached an original agreement by shifting its focus to pursue profits. .
Musk says that he invested in the company under
the promise that it would operate as a non-profit working to develop AI for the benefit of humanity.
But after partnering with Microsoft and receiving
a $13 billion investment, Musk alleges that the company switched to a for-profit business model.
In reality, however, OpenAI, Inc.
has been transformed into a
closed-source de facto subsidiary
of the largest technology company
in the world: Microsoft. , Via lawsuit.
Under its new board, it is not just
developing but is actually refining
an AGI to maximize profits for
Microsoft, rather than for the
benefit of humanity, Via lawsuit.
This was a stark betrayal of
the Founding Agreement, Via lawsuit.
Musk is seeking to stop OpenAI from monetizing certain technologies and would also like the court
to rule that AI systems constitute artificial general intelligence and exceed licensing agreements.
Musk is seeking to stop OpenAI from monetizing certain technologies and would also like the court
to rule that AI systems constitute artificial general intelligence and exceed licensing agreements.
Additionally, Musk is seeking "potential restitution of donations," TechCrunch reports.
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