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thenextweb.com Pope Francis: How we deploy AI will be ‘true measure of our humanity’

In the divide between those who favour self-governance and innovation and those who champion stringent rules to keep potential threats of AI technology at bay, Pope Francis definitely belongs to the pro-regulation camp.

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arstechnica.com Meta sues FTC, hoping to block ban on monetizing kids’ Facebook data

Accused of violating kids' privacy, Facebook owner challenges FTC authority.

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www.socialmediatoday.com Meta Outlines New AI Process Designed To Replicate How Humans Perceive Images

The process aims to replicate how brain neurons work to process visual inputs.

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www.wired.com Norway’s Privacy Battle With Meta Is Just Getting Started

The Norwegian data regulator has already fined Meta $7 million. Now it says it’s investigating the company’s new ad-free subscription services.

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Brazilian social media habits
  • Can confirm, almost everything is done through apps here, especially the green one, consequently the screen time is very high.

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  • www.geekwire.com FTC vs. Amazon: Filing reveals more claims about Bezos’ alleged role, Project Nessie, and more

    Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in 2014. (GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) An updated version of the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust complaint against

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    Canada bans WeChat, Kaspersky applications on government devices
  • In here whatsapp is omnipresent, used for everything & everywhere, no distinction whatsoever, if you don't have it you're cut off, doesn't matter if it's public or private

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  • www.wired.com Facebook Finally Puts a Price on Privacy: It’s $10 a Month

    Meta is about to roll out ad-free subscriptions on Instagram and Facebook. But critics say privacy should not be turned into a luxury.

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    gizmodo.com Threads (Not That Threads) Tells Meta It Had the Name First

    Threads Software Limited refuses to change its name 'simply to avoid confusion' with Meta's Threads.

    Meta has 30 days to stop using the name

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    bgr.com I don't want Meta AI in WhatsApp, even if it doesn't snoop on my texts

    Meta launched Meta AI for Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram, but I don’t want generative AI in chat apps.

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    www.aiweirdness.com Trolling chatbots with made-up memes

    ChatGPT, Bard, GPT-4, and the like are often pitched as ways to retrieve information. The problem is they'll "retrieve" whatever you ask for, whether or not it exists. Tumblr user @indigofoxpaws sent me a few screenshots where they'd asked ChatGPT for an explanation of the nonexistent "Linoleum har...

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    www.businesstoday.in WhatsApp payments service: Mark Zuckerberg calls India world leader for 'embracing messaging to get things done'

    The Meta founder said that the company is looking at building more tools for its messaging products — WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram DMs, based on the trends.

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    www.archyde.com Advancements in Genetically Modified Immune Cells: Potential for Tumor Eradication - Archyde

    2023-09-08 03:22:40 Would it be possible to eradicate tumors one day using genetically modified immune system cells? This is the avenue explored in mice by researchers for whom the anti-cancer potential of our immune system would have been underestimated. It is established that there is some anti-ca...

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    www.wired.com Facebook Trains Its AI on Your Data. Opting Out May Be Futile

    Here's how to request that your personal information not be used to train Meta's AI model. "Request" is the operative word here.

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    Brazilian intelligence will stop using WhatsApp for communication
  • there were some doubts about it

    Brazilian Bureau of Institutional Security:

    It is not reasonable for the country's confidential intelligence information to be passed through messaging app from a private company of a foreign nation...

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  • TL;DR

    The new system will have state encryption and WhatsApp will no longer be used for communication.

    (local source: 1,2)

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