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Meta signs commercial AI data agreements with publishers to offer real-time news on Meta AI

Meta is partnering with CNN, Fox News, Fox Sports, Le Monde Group, the People Inc. portfolio of media brands, The Daily Caller, The Washington Examiner, and USA Today.

In its first DSA penalty, EU fines X €120M for ‘deceptive’ blue check verification system

Apps

The EC is taking issue with the fact that X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, has been allowing anyone to buy a "blue checkmark," the platform's long-standing symbol that a user has been verified to be who they are claiming to be.

Petco confirms security lapse exposed customers’ personal data

Security

The pet company has published almost no details about what happened, who was affected, and what personal data was exposed.

Indoor 5G gets a boost as small cells come to the rescue

Internet, Technology

Indoor small cells are becoming more common in consumer and enterprise markets. Along with distributed antenna systems and Wi-Fi networks, small cells increasingly enable RF coverage.

Cyber teams on alert as React2Shell exploitation spreads

Computing

Exploitation of an RCE flaw in a widely-used open source library is spreading quickly, with China-backed threat actors in the driving seat

AI Slop Is Ruining Reddit for Everyone

Reddit is considered one of the most human spaces left on the internet, but mods and users are overwhelmed with slop posts in the most popular subreddits.

Walmart-backed PhonePe winds down its Pincode app in yet another e-commerce step back

Apps

PhonePe has shut down its Pincode app over two years after its debut. The company said it will now focus on working with offline retailers by expanding its B2B offerings.

Huge Trove of Nude Images Leaked by AI Image Generator Startup’s Exposed Database

Security

An AI image generator startup’s database was left accessible to the open internet, revealing more than 1 million images and videos, including photos of real people who had been “nudified.”

Interview: Paul Neville, director of digital, data and technology, The Pensions Regulator

Computing

Data, automation and artificial intelligence are driving the regulator to take new approaches to its work and how it supports the pensions industry, leading to improved experiences for everyone in the UK who has a pension

Edinburgh Airport grounds flights due to IT issue affecting air traffic control provider

Computing

An unspecified IT issue affecting Edinburgh Airport’s air traffic control services provider has led to flight delays and cancellations

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