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UAE Bans Children Under 15 Years From Using Social Media
New regulations require platforms to verify users’ ages, suspend underage accounts, and comply within 12 months
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Microsoft Limits Employee Use Of Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 Over Data Retention Concerns, The Verge Reports
June 10 (Reuters) – Microsoft is limiting employees’ use of Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 because of the AI startup’s new data retention requirements, The Verge reported on Wednesday, citing sources. Anthropic on Tuesday said it is rolling out Claude Fable 5, a public version of its Mythos AI model, with guardrails barring its use in […]
10 Million Kenyans’ Personal Data Allegedly Being Sold on Dark Web in Chilling New Cybersecurity Scare
A disturbing claim emerging from the murky corners of the internet has sparked fresh concerns over the safety of personal data belonging to millions of Kenyans. Cybersecurity monitors tracking criminal activity on dark web forums say a hacker using the alias “MrDarkRoot” is advertising what is claimed to be one of the largest collections of […]
Blue Origin Rocket Explodes On Launchpad In A Setback For Bid To Catch Musk’s SpaceX
Musk responded on X to a video of the Blue Origin explosion, saying, “Most unfortunate. Rockets are hard.”
Meta Launches Paid Subscriptions For Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp
The new “Plus” plans are tailored to each individual app, with Facebook Plus and Instagram Plus focused more on social expression, while WhatsApp Plus focuses on personalization and messaging.
OpenAI Ends Disney Partnership As It Closes Sora Video-Making App
At the same time OpenAI will also wind down its content partnership with entertainment giant Disney, the BBC understands.
Kenya Orders Mandatory USB Type-C For All Phones, Locking Out Cheap Kabambe
The Communications Authority has published sweeping new device specifications that align Kenya with a global push to standardise charging technology, effectively phasing out millions of low-cost feature phones and older Apple handsets that rely on legacy connectors.
Blow as Court Bars Kenya’s Telcos From Automatic Recycling of Inactive Mobile Numbers
Landmark ruling by Justice Lawrence Mugambi elevates registered phone numbers to the status of digital identity under the Constitution, upending a lucrative industry practice and threatening to pile tens of millions of shillings in new operational costs on Safaricom, Airtel and Telkom.
CS Kabogo Pushes for Stronger TikTok Regulation Ahead of Next Elections
Kabogo stated that while Kenya welcomes innovation and the growth of digital platforms, technology companies must take greater responsibility for the safety of their users.
Russia-Backed Hackers Breach Signal, WhatsApp Accounts Of Officials, Journalists, Netherlands Warns
Hackers have likely gained access to sensitive information Hackers use fake Signal Support chatbots to access accounts AMSTERDAM, March 9 (Reuters) – Russian-backed hackers have launched a global cyber campaign to gain access to Signal and WhatsApp accounts used by officials, military personnel and journalists, two intelligence agencies in the Netherlands warned on Monday. Users […]
OpenAI Says It Can’t Control How Pentagon Uses Its AI, Reports Say
After Anthropic rejected the Pentagon’s terms on surveillance and autonomous weapons, OpenAI agreed to take part
Using Ray-Ban Meta Glasses? Someone In Kenya Could Be Watching You Secretly Undress, Having Sex — And The AI Feature Cannot Be Disabled
A sweeping investigation by Swedish newspapers has exposed how intimate footage captured by Meta’s popular smart glasses is being reviewed by Kenyan data workers at Nairobi-based firm Sama — including scenes of users having sex, undressing and using the toilet. The AI assistant that triggers the recording cannot be switched off, and users have no practical control over footage once it enters Meta’s training pipeline.
TikTok Removes Over Half A Million Videos In Kenya in Three Months
TikTok removed more than 580,000 videos in Kenya between July and September last year for violating its community guidelines, its latest report has shown. The Community Guidelines Enforcement Report says 99.7 per cent of the videos taken down in Kenya were removed proactively before being reported by users, while 94.6 per cent were deleted within […]