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Grok chatbot trains on X user data in ‘very likely’ breach of EU law

Elon Musk could have yet another problem with the European Union. Musk’s X has enabled the Grok chatbot to be trained on data from any user. This feature is now on by default, which may breach EU rules. Deep within the settings of X, users unearthed evidence of the data harvesting. Besides a check box that was already ticked, they spotted the following...

Fri Jul 26, 2024 19:21
Grindr disables location features in Olympic village to protect LGBTQ+ athletes

Popular LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr has disabled location-based features for users within the Olympic village of the Paris Games, which kicked off today.  The measures are not designed to stop athletes hooking up between sprints, swims, or shot puts — they’re a safety precaution.  “If an athlete is not out or comes from a country where being LGBTQ+ is...

Fri Jul 26, 2024 19:21
Paris Olympics app a ‘prime target for cybercriminals’

The Paris Olympics 2024 kicked off today. But as the City of Light opens its gates to millions of spectators, officials are bracing themselves for a cyber war. Analysts predict that there could be as many as four billion cyber attacks at this year’s Games. The official Paris Olympics 2024 app is particularly vulnerable.  “This app handles vast amounts...

Fri Jul 26, 2024 16:20
After 15 years, the maintainer of Homebrew plans to make a living

Installing and updating applications and other dependencies on a computer really should be a solved problem by now. Yet almost every major desktop operating system provides multiple options, with no real clear answer to “which is best.”  Linux, despite long-established package managers such as apt, deb, and rpm, just to name a few, still suffers from...

Fri Jul 26, 2024 16:20
Airbus backs space gym to jump-start astronaut health

An exercise machine for astronauts has entered an Airbus accelerator. Built by UK startup Physical Mind London, the device mitigates the impacts of zero gravity, which can be brutal. After six months in space, astronauts can lose up to 20% of their bone mass. Their muscles can also shrink dramatically. On short flights, they can suffer muscle loss...

Thu Jul 25, 2024 19:22
Electric plane startup Heart Aerospace races to decarbonise short-haul flights

Inside a hangar on the outskirts of Gothenburg, Sweden, lies the sleek metal frame of an electric plane poised to change the way we fly forever.   The hangar belongs to Heart Aerospace. The Swedish startup is building a hybrid-electric 30-passenger airliner called the ES-30. It could offer a cleaner, cheaper alternative to short-haul flights on routes...

Thu Jul 25, 2024 18:21

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