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Which? warns smart home devices are demanding needless amounts of user data – even washing machines and TVs | Science & Tech News
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Smart home devices, including appliances like washing machines, demand unnecessarily large amounts of user data that could end up in the hands of social media and marketing firms, a consumer group has warned. Which? said many products’ apps request information during setup that should not be needed to run. Among the offenders are Google thermostats…
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Martin Lewis warns against ‘frightening’ AI-generated scam video | UK News
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A new AI-generated scam advert for an investment app will lead to vulnerable people losing money and ruining lives, Money Saving Expert founder Martin Lewis has warned. The advert, which reportedly circulated on Facebook, appears to show Mr Lewis endorsing an Elon Musk-backed investment scheme while appearing on an episode of daytime show This Morning,…
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Sir Keir Starmer warns AI could ‘worsen inequality and leave some communities poorer’ | UK News
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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will warn that artificial intelligence (AI) may worsen inequality and leave some communities poorer. In a speech at the London Tech Week conference on Tuesday, Sir Keir will argue that while the UK has an opportunity to lead the world in new technologies, it will require partnerships with business for…
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AI could help produce deadly weapons that ‘kill humans’ in two years’ time, Rishi Sunak’s adviser warns | Science & Tech News
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) could have the power to be behind advances that “kill many humans” in just two years’ time, Rishi Sunak’s adviser has warned. Matt Clifford expressed concern over the lack of global regulation for AI producers and said that if left unregulated, they could become “very powerful” and difficult for humans to control,…
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Avoid ‘get rich quick’ schemes on Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram warns bank | Science & Tech News
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An increasing amount of financial scams are taking place via social media platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, according to analysis by a leading bank. TSB has said 80% of its cases within the three biggest fraud categories came through the Meta-owned companies after analysing its own internal data over the space of two years.…
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Elon Musk wrong to call for pause in development of AI, warns new report | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk is wrong to call for a global pause in the development of AI, which would play into the hands of rogue regimes, a new report has warned. The SpaceX, Tesla, and Twitter owner was one of 1,000 people to put his name to a letter saying humanity faced “profound risks” due to the…
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‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton warns about advancement of technology after leaving Google job | Science & Tech News
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An artificial intelligence trailblazer, dubbed the “godfather of AI”, has issued a warning about the technology he helped create. Geoffrey Hinton is the latest to join a growing list of experts who are sharing their concerns about the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence. Mr Hinton went so far as leaving his job at Google to…
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Growth of ‘hackers for hire’ will lead to more attacks and unpredictable threats, UK cyber security agency warns | UK News
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The number of “hackers for hire” is set to grow over the next five years, leading to more cyber attacks and increasingly unpredictable threats, the UK’s cyber security agency has warned. A rise in spyware is also anticipated and other hacking tools, according to a new report by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), which…
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TikTok ‘screams’ of US national security concerns, FBI chief warns | US News
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The Chinese government could use TikTok to control the data of millions of American users, according to the FBI. Addressing a US Senate hearing on Wednesday, FBI director Christopher Wray said the Chinese-owned video app “screams” of security concerns. He told a Senate Intelligence Committee on worldwide threats to US security that China’s government could…
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Bird flu spillover ‘concerning’, doctor warns – as virus in girl who died had mutations making it better adapted to humans | World News
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The bird flu virus isolated from a girl who died from the disease had mutations that made it better adapted to human cells, Sky News has learned. The 11-year-old is believed to have been infected by poultry kept by her family in Prey Veng province, in the south of Cambodia. Her father also tested positive…