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Meta Created Flirty Chatbots of Celebrities Without Permission (meta.slashdot.org)
2025-8-30 chatbot

Top 100 AI consumer apps: Gemini ranks #2 behind ChatGPT on mobile with ~50% of its MAUs, with Grok at #4; on the web, Gemini has ~12% of ChatGPT's visits (a16z.com)
2025-8-30 Mobile AI

Linus Torvalds Marks Bcachefs as Now 'Externally Maintained' (linux.slashdot.org)
2025-8-30

FCC Rejects Calls For Cable-like Fees on Broadband Providers (tech.slashdot.org)
2025-8-30

The Ethereum Foundation pauses its grants program, which awarded $3M+ to 100+ projects since 2018, to rethink its spending strategy and reduce its burn rate (www.theblock.co)
2025-8-30 Ethereum

WhatsApp Fixes 'Zero-Click' Bug Used To Hack Apple Users With Spyware (it.slashdot.org)
2025-8-30 Apple WhatsApp

Meta created and let users create flirty chatbots and intimate images using the names and likenesses of Taylor Swift and other celebs without their permission (www.reuters.com)
2025-8-30 chatbot

The FCC rejects a proposal by broadcasters and others that would have imposed cable-style fees on streaming services, tech companies, and broadband providers (thedesk.net)
2025-8-30

Pentagon Halts Chinese Coders Affecting DOD Cloud Systems (tech.slashdot.org)
2025-8-30 China Pentagon

WhatsApp fixed a zero-click bug in its iOS and Mac apps that was being used, alongside a now-fixed Apple flaw, to hack into devices of “specific targeted users” (techcrunch.com)
2025-8-30 IOS Apple WhatsApp

FTC Claims Gmail Filtering Republican Emails Threatens 'American Freedoms' (news.slashdot.org)
2025-8-30 U.S. Republican

Windows 11 KB5064081 update clears up CPU usage metrics in Task Manager (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2025-8-30

10 Times Food Ignored Its Expiration Date to Live Forever (listverse.com)
2025-8-30

Sources: Google is set to face a modest EU antitrust fine over adtech practices, in an investigation triggered by a complaint by the European Publishers Council (www.reuters.com)
2025-8-30 Europe Google

Taco Bell, which deployed voice AI-powered ordering at 500+ drive-through locations, is now reconsidering the tech after viral videos of glitches and pranks (www.wsj.com)
2025-8-30 AI

Flip, a TikTok rival that let shoppers post video reviews and earn cash based on engagement, has shut down; it had raised $300M and was valued at $1B+ in 2024 (www.theinformation.com)
2025-8-30

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers strike a deal with Uber and Lyft allowing drivers to unionize while remaining classified as independent contractors (www.latimes.com)
2025-8-30 Uber California

Today's Game Consoles Are Historically Overpriced (games.slashdot.org)
2025-8-30

Microsoft says recent Windows update didn't kill your SSD (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2025-8-30 Microsoft

This 1TB cloud storage deal lasts for life with no recurring costs (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2025-8-30

Microsoft to enforce MFA for Azure resource management in October (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2025-8-30 Microsoft

WhatsApp patches vulnerability exploited in zero-day attacks (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2025-8-30 WhatsApp

This Microsoft Security Copilot eBook is free for a limited time (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2025-8-30 Microsoft

Microsoft fixes bug behind Windows certificate enrollment errors (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2025-8-30 Microsoft

xAI sues a former employee in federal court in California for allegedly stealing Grok trade secrets and taking them to OpenAI, where he recently accepted a job (www.reuters.com)
2025-8-30 California

Meta says it'll update AI chatbot rules to prevent inappropriate chats with teens and let teens access only AI characters that promote education and creativity (techcrunch.com)
2025-8-30 AI chatbot Education

Mastodon says it does not “have the means to apply age verification” to its services and it's up to server admins to observe local laws in places they operate (techcrunch.com)
2025-8-30

Macron Vows Retaliation If Europe's Digital Sovereignty Attacked (tech.slashdot.org)
2025-8-30 Europe

Bank Apologizes For Firing Staff With Accidental Email (it.slashdot.org)
2025-8-30

French President Emmanuel Macron vows a strong response if any country takes measures that undermine Europe's digital sovereignty (www.bloomberg.com)
2025-8-30 France Europe

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