taly’s communications regulator AGCOM imposed a record-breaking €14.2 million fine on Cloudflare after the company failed to implement the required piracy blocking measures. Cloudflare argued that filtering its global 1.1.1.1 DNS resolver would be ”impossible” without hurting overall performance. AGCOM disagreed, noting that Cloudflare is not necessarily a neutral intermediary either.
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall says she would back regulator Ofcom if it blocks UK access to Elon Musk’s social media site X for failing to comply with online safety laws.
Ofcom says it is urgently deciding what to do about X’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok, which digitally undressed people without their consent when tagged beneath images posted on the platform. X has now limited the use of this image function to those who pay a monthly fee.
But Downing Street said the change was ”insulting” to victims of sexual violence.
Musk said on X the UK government ”want any excuse for censorship” as he replied to a post questioning why other AI platforms were not being looked at.
Kendall said: ”Sexually manipulating images of women and children is despicable and abhorrent.
The Movies for Grownups Awards on Saturday night played host to anER reunion, as George Clooney and Noah Wyle reunited (twice) on the awards stage and talked about their longtime friendship.
Both men were winners at the AARP awards show — best actor for Clooney (Jay Kelly) and Wyle for best TV actor (The Pitt).
In presenting to Wyle, Clooney joked that AARP should do a “Sexiest Man Still Alive” issue and declared, “I would nominate Noah Wyle as the first guy.”
Källa: George Clooney Says “When I Grow Up, I Want to Be Noah Wyle” as Two Stars Unite 30 Years After ‘ER’
Your neighborhood GameStop might be on the chopping block, along with more than 400 other retail locations across the US. As first reported by Polygon, the retailer is pursuing a severe cost-saving measure by closing up several hundred physical locations. According to a blog that keeps track of GameStop closures, there are 410 locations that are confirmed to be closing or are already closed, along with another 11 that are reportedly also on their way, as of January 10.
Källa: GameStop reportedly shuts down more than 400 US stores
Elon Musk’s X has been ordered by the UK government to tackle a wave of indecent AI images or face a de facto ban, as an expert said the platform was no longer a “safe space” for women.
The media watchdog, Ofcom, confirmed it would accelerate an investigation into X as a backlash grew against the site, which has hosted a deluge of images depicting partially stripped women and children.
X announced a restriction on creating images via the Grok AI tool on Friday morning in response to the global outcry. A post on the platform said the ability to generate and edit images would now be “limited to paying subscribers”. Those who pay have to provide personal details, meaning they could be identified if the function was misused.
Källa: Elon Musk’s X threatened with UK ban over wave of indecent AI images
