Meta, X approved ads containing violent anti-Muslim, antisemitic hate speech ahead of German election, study finds

Meta, X approved ads containing violent anti-Muslim, antisemitic hate speech ahead of German election, study finds

Social media giants Meta and X approved ads targeting users in Germany with violent anti-Muslim and anti-Jew hate speech in the run-up to the country’s federal elections, according to new research from Eko, a corporate responsibility nonprofit campaign group. The group’s researchers tested whether the two platforms’ ad review systems would approve or reject submissions … Read more

Deals: Razer Basilisk V3 Pro and Logitech G502 X Plus are $55 off

Deals: Razer Basilisk V3 Pro and Logitech G502 X Plus are  off

These offers are both available from Amazon. Just keep in mind that only the Black versions are discounted. The White models will cost a bit more. These deals are surprisingly similar. Both are automatically discounted by 28%, then they have an additional $10 in savings you can get by manually applying an on-page coupon. Make … Read more

OpenAI Bans Chinese Accounts Using ChatGPT To Edit Code For Social Media Surveillance

OpenAI Bans Chinese Accounts Using ChatGPT To Edit Code For Social Media Surveillance

OpenAI has banned a group of Chinese accounts using ChatGPT to develop an AI-powered social media surveillance tool. Engadget reports: The campaign, which OpenAI calls Peer Review, saw the group prompt ChatGPT to generate sales pitches for a program those documents suggest was designed to monitor anti-Chinese sentiment on X, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and other … Read more

Leaked chat logs expose inner workings of secretive ransomware group

Leaked chat logs expose inner workings of secretive ransomware group

Researchers who have read the Russian-language texts said they exposed internal rifts in the secretive organization that have escalated since one of its leaders was arrested because it increases the threat of other members being tracked down as well. The heightened tensions have contributed to growing rifts between the current leader, believed to be Oleg … Read more

Everything New in iOS 18.4 Beta 1

Everything New in iOS 18.4 Beta 1

Apple finally released the first beta of iOS 18.4 to developers for testing purposes, and while the beta is lacking some of the Apple Intelligence features we were hoping for, there are some notable new additions. Priority Notifications – Apple Intelligence There is a new Priority Notifications feature that can show you your most important … Read more

When does 1923 season 2, episode 1 premiere? How to watch Paramount+ show

When does 1923 season 2, episode 1 premiere? How to watch Paramount+ show

It’s been two years, but the wait is finally over. 1923 returns for its second season this weekend. 1923 season 2, episode 1 — The Killing Season — premieres at 12 AM ET on Sunday, February 23, 2025. 1923 will stream exclusively on . The streamer offers two paid plans: Paramount+ Essential is $8 per month, and Paramount+ with … Read more

A Huge Apple Vision Pro Update Arrives This April

A Huge Apple Vision Pro Update Arrives This April

Apple confirms that its visionOS 2.4 update, planned for April, will bring Apple Intelligence to the Vision Pro headset. More importantly, this update packs some very useful quality-of-life features, such as remote app downloads and a refined Guest User management system. I guess we’ll start with the AI stuff. Apple Intelligence debuted on macOS and … Read more

Robot Videos: Figure Helix, Swimming Robots, MIT Media Lab

Robot Videos: Figure Helix, Swimming Robots, MIT Media Lab

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. RoboCup German Open: 12–16 March 2025, NUREMBERG, GERMANY German Robotics Conference: 13–15 March 2025, NUREMBERG, … Read more

Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row

Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row

Apple is taking the unprecedented step of removing its highest level data security tool from customers in the UK, after the government demanded access to user data. Advanced Data Protection (ADP) means only account holders can view items such as photos or documents they have stored online through a process known as end-to-end encryption. But … Read more