Chayn's report criticizes tech companies and authorities for focusing on nudity rather than consent when addressing image abuse. This leaves victims unprotected and perpetuates digital gender-based violence. Urgent changes in policies and legislation are needed.
Hackers breached Brazil's civil defense alert system and sent fake 'Extreme Alert' messages to millions of phones. The incident, which affected at least seven states, led the government to suspend the platform and open a police investigation.
Amazon MGM Studios has pulled the film 'Artificial', directed by Luca Guadagnino and starring Andrew Garfield as Sam Altman, when it was nearly finished and after good audience tests. The decision comes just four months after Amazon invested $50 billion in OpenAI, raising questions about conflicts of interest and creative freedom.
Honda R&D and QuantumScape have signed a joint research agreement to develop and manufacture solid-state battery cells. The alliance, announced on June 18, makes Honda the second major automaker to partner with QuantumScape after Volkswagen.
Seven of Europe's largest tech companies have created a permanent lobby with a direct line to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The group, called European Tech Creators, seeks faster deregulation and to allow mergers to compete globally.
A fatal crash in Texas involving a Tesla Model 3 reignites the debate over responsibility in autonomous driving. Tesla claims the driver manually overrode the Full Self-Driving system, but authorities are investigating whether the system was active.
Airbnb scams have skyrocketed 30-fold since 2023, according to a report by Saily and NordStellar. Criminals now steal legitimate accounts with years of positive reviews to deceive travelers, who don't detect the fraud until they arrive at their destination.
Despite advances in child safety, Apple is criticized for not implementing system-level measures and instead delegating responsibility to third-party app developers. Richard Pursey, CEO of SafeToNet, points out that this approach does not reach the source of harm and poses a significant risk to children.
A hacker group claims to have leaked data from Madison Square Garden, while gay bars in San Francisco denounce the use of facial recognition, and France abandons Palantir's data platform. These three events mark a turning point in the fight for privacy and digital sovereignty.
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, has acknowledged that its process to obtain the MiCA license in the EU remains open, after submitting its application in Greece. This marks the first major test of the new European regulatory framework, which aims to unify rules for crypto-assets and bring order to the sector.
Amazon MGM has abandoned the biopic 'Artificial', directed by Luca Guadagnino and starring Andrew Garfield as Sam Altman, months after expanding its alliance with OpenAI. Although the company has not given official explanations, sources close to the matter suggest that the unflattering portrayal of Altman and Elon Musk may have clashed with Amazon's commercial interests.
Apple has acknowledged a hardware exploit in processors of several iPhone models that has no software patch. The flaw, named usbliter8, resides in the BootROM and allows attacks during boot. Affected device users should consider replacing their devices.