White House says at least eight US telecom firms, dozens of nations impacted by China hacking campaign

“It has become increasingly challenging for the average human eye to distinguish between AI-generated and real photos,” said Andrey Doronichev, CEO and cofounder of Optic.xyz, a website that lets people upload images to detect whether they have been generated with AI or not. “This has the potential to manipulate public opinion, undermine the credibility of…

Budrul Chukrut | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Bitcoin hit another high Monday, as the rally in cryptocurrencies continued following Donald Trump’s election win. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by more than 12% at $89,174, according to Coin Metrics. Recently, it hit a fresh high of $89,623. Ether was…

FTC cracks down on fake reviews with new rule set to ban phony feedback – CBS News Watch CBS News With up to 40% of online reviews found to be fake, the Federal Trade Commission is introducing a new rule to ban deceptive feedback. Nick Thompson, CEO of “The Atlantic,” explains how it will work….

More than 150,000 users have reported outages across Meta’s WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram apps as of Wednesday afternoon, according to DownDetector.com. More than 96,000 Facebook users reported issues accessing the app, with reports spiking just before 1 p.m., according to the website, which tracks service outages. Meta applications are currently down. REUTERS A screenshot showing Instagram…

A possible ban on social media for under-16s in the UK is “on the table”, the technology secretary Peter Kyle has told the BBC. Speaking on the Today programme, on BBC Radio 4, he said he would “do what it takes” to keep people and in particular children safe online. He also announced further research…

On the road to electrifying vehicles, cars and small trucks are getting there. Big rigs, however, pose bigger hurdles. The trouble with electrifying tractor-trailer trucks is that the tractor component needs more power than the current charging infrastructure can handle and the necessary charging time is long. Major truck manufacturers such as Volvo, Freightliner and…