Warner Music Group to Cut 600 Jobs to Invest More in Music
Global music entertainment company Warner Music Group has announced to lay off 10 percent of its workforce, or about 600 employees, to free up more money for music investment across the next decade.
Disney To Invest $1.5 Billion in Epic Games to Create Games, Entertainment Universe
Entertainment giant Disney has said that it will invest $1.5 billion to acquire an equity stake in the 'Fortnite' maker Epic Games and work with the game developer to create a "games and entertainment universe".
Stop Sending Students’ Data to Google: Denmark Orders Schools
Concerned at the potential misuse of students’ data, Denmark’s data protection authority has ordered schools to stop sending students’ data to Google, via the use of Chromebooks and Google Workspace services.
Chinese Hackers Concealed Within US Infrastructure Networks for 5 Years
The U.S. authoring agencies have confirmed that Volt Typhoon has compromised the IT environments of multiple critical infrastructure organizations in the United States and remained undetected for at least five years before being discovered.
X Takes the Top Spot on the App Store
Elon Musk-owned X (formerly Twitter) hit the number one slot among free apps on Apple’s App Store.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab Lays off 8% of Workforce Citing Lack of Funds
NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab has shown pink slips to about 530 people, or 8 percent of its workforce, due to lack of funds, the agency said, amid layoffs in Big Tech companies globally.
WhatsApp Gears up to Roll Out 3rd-Party Chat Support
WhatsApp is reportedly preparing to allow third-party messaging apps on its platform, ahead of the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) that will come into force in March.
iPhone Users Targeted by Govt Hackers with 0-Days Vulnerabilities: Google
Google has said that government hackers last year used three undiscovered flaws in Apple's iPhone operating system to target users with spyware created by a European startup.
Apple Wins Apple Watch Antitrust Lawsuit with AliveCor
Apple has won its ongoing legal battle with the US-based medical device company AliveCor over the Apple Watch's heart monitoring technology.
5 Cybersecurity Mistakes That Make You Vulnerable on the Internet
Here in this blog post, we've outlined the common cybersecurity mistakes individuals often make online and provided actionable alternatives.
SpaceX under Investigation for Discrimination, Sexual Harassment
SpaceX is being investigated in the US for discrimination and sexual harassment, the media reported.
Taylor Swift Threatens Legal Action against Student Who Tracks Celebrity Jets
Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, who recently fought an uphill battle against her deepfake porn images, has threatened legal action against Jack Sweeney, a college student who tracks celebrity jets and faced Elon Musk’s ire in the past.
Meta Expands ‘Take It Down’ Programme To Help Teens Fight Sextortion
Meta has worked with the US National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) to expand the 'Take It Down' program to more countries and languages to help millions of teens combat sextortion.
Google to Pay $350 Million to Settle Shareholders’ Data Privacy Lawsuit
Tech giant Google agreed to pay $350 million to settle a lawsuit by shareholders related to a security bug at its now-defunct Google+ social media website.
Disney Plus Implements Password Sharing Restrictions for US Subscribers
The subscription-based streaming service Disney Plus is finally implementing measures to prevent US subscribers from sharing their passwords with non-paying users.
OpenAI Adds Metadata for ChatGPT and DALL·E 3 Model Images
OpenAI has announced a significant enhancement to the provenance of images generated through ChatGPT on the web and their API featuring the DALL·E 3 model. Moving forward, these images will include C2PA metadata, providing users with valuable insights into their origin and authenticity.
Meta to Label AI-Generated Content on FB, Instagram, Threads in Election Year
Meta on Tuesday said that in the coming months, it will label images that users post to Facebook, Instagram, and Threads that are AI-generated.
Man Takes ChatGPT Help to Find Wife from Over 5k Matches on Tinder
A Russian man has revealed that he used OpenAI's AI chatbot ChatGPT to help him find his life partner after eliminating over 5,000 matches on the dating site Tinder.
Spotify Reaches 236 Million Premium Subscribers, Revenue Up 16%
Spotify on Tuesday said it now has 236 million premium subscribers, a 4 percent increase over the last quarter.
‘Russia’s Google’ Pulls Out of Home Country, Sells Biz for $5.2 Billion
The Dutch owner of Yandex which is touted as “Russia's Google” has announced to divest its Russia-based businesses for $5.2 billion.
