ServiceNow launches its AI Control Tower, a real-time governance platform embedded in the Now Platform that tracks, audits, and enforces compliance across enterprise-wide AI models — including third-party systems — with tools for bias detection, explainability, drift monitoring, and regulatory alignment with GDPR and HIPAA.
AI algorithms secretly influence what content people see online, shaping political views and social behavior, raising concerns over potential misuse for societal control by powerful entities, prompting calls for transparency and safeguards against dystopian outcomes.
Meta's plans for 'super sensing' facial recognition glasses that can identify people by name and track activities have reignited privacy debates, as the tech giant re-evaluates policies after previously scrapping similar technology due to concerns.
Zed, an innovative open-source AI code editor crafted in Rust, prioritizes privacy and security by design, enabling users to leverage AI assistance through custom language models and tools, with flexible free and paid plans, and the option to run models locally or integrate external APIs.
Meta unveils AI security tools for open source development like Llama Guard 4, and privacy solutions like Private Processing for WhatsApp, enabling AI capabilities while protecting user data.
Meta's updated privacy policy for Ray-Ban Meta glasses enables AI features and data collection by default, raising concerns as users' voice recordings, photos, and videos could be used for AI training without explicit consent.
Alarming security flaws in Apple's AirPlay protocol enable hackers to hijack millions of AirPlay-enabled devices like speakers, TVs, and even vehicle head units, posing a widespread risk due to manufacturers' failure to patch vulnerable third-party products.
Major tech companies like Facebook, Google, Apple, Twitter, Amazon, and Microsoft amass vast troves of personal data from users, including contact details, location, browsing history, interests, and even sensitive information like work, income, race, religion, and political views, raising significant privacy worries.
Perplexity CEO reveals the company's new Comet browser will track users' entire online activity to create detailed profiles for selling hyper-personalized ads, launching in May alongside partnerships with Motorola and potential Samsung deals to challenge Google's dominance.
Texas proposes groundbreaking legislation to regulate AI development and use, mandating disclosure, prohibiting manipulation and social scoring, establishing a testing sandbox and oversight council to ensure ethical and responsible AI that protects citizens while fostering innovation.