August 2024 – Page 17 – ENGGtalks®

05 Aug 24

Minds are ‘not currency for social media,’ says EU as TikTok kills Lite Rewards

Computer & Information Technology

TikTok will permanently withdraw its controversial Lite Rewards programme in the EU to comply with the Digital Services Act (DSA) — a sweeping content moderation rulebook for online platforms. TikTok Lite is the data-light version of the app, designed to work at slower internet connections and in devices with small…

05 Aug 24

ADHD app launches ‘lifeline’ to treatment, calls for healthcare reforms

Computer & Information Technology

A new app hopes to provide a “lifeline” to the 2.5 million people in the UK with ADHD. Cog ADHD combines access to specialists with in-app treatment tools. The system is the brainchild of Dom Longford, who founded Cog ADHD after enduring his own struggles with the condition. Longford had a…

August 2, 2024
Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.ICRA@40: 23–26 September 2024, ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDSIROS 2024: 14–18 October 2024, ABU…

02 Aug 24

Death from overwork: AI app pitches solution to Japan’s ‘karoshi’ problem

Computer & Information Technology

It’s Friday, and you know what that means! That’s right — it’s time to talk about working yourself to death. It’s a fate we could all face. Take your humble writer, forced to slave away his Friday at a battered keyboard, squeezing out my last words like a lemon that’s…

02 Aug 24

1 million signatures could make killing video games illegal in the EU

Computer & Information Technology

A new European Citizens’ Initiative has launched to try and make it illegal for game publishers to render games useless to players. Should it succeed in getting 1 million signatures, the European Commission will have to consider making it law. One of the most frustrating things you can encounter as…

02 Aug 24

How the Netherlands became a target for cyber espionage — and why Europe should be worried

Computer & Information Technology

The thought of espionage usually conjures quirky high-end gadgets, like umbrellas that turn into lasers and x-ray glasses, misty morning clandestine meetings, or high-speed boat chases in exotic locations and elaborate disguises. Today, the reality might be much less sexy — but way more effective. State-sponsored hackers have 9-to-5 jobs,…

02 Aug 24

EU AI Act enters into force, sets global standard for AI governance

Computer & Information Technology

The European Union’s AI Act entered into force yesterday. It is the world’s first comprehensive regulation for artificial intelligence. First agreed upon in December 2023, the law is applying a risk-based approach. The strictest measures only apply to “high-risk” systems, including tools related to employment and law enforcement. The regulation…

02 Aug 24

UK startup accuses Google of ‘predatory conduct’ over withdrawal of Gmail API

Computer & Information Technology

Google has been accused of exploiting a regulatory gap to terminate a startup’s access to the Gmail API. London-based Gener8 said the API is “critical” to its business. The company offers people control of the data that the likes of Gmail harvest. Users can then monetise their information. Thousands of firms already harvest…

02 Aug 24

Giving parents more choice with School time

Computer & Information Technology

Today we’re announcing new settings and features to help parents, teens and families navigate safer experiences online.

August 1, 2024
Computer & Information Technology

How Google is supporting DARPA’s AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC) Semifinal Competition at DEF CON 32.

Month: August 2024

Minds are ‘not currency for social media,’ says EU as TikTok kills Lite Rewards

ADHD app launches ‘lifeline’ to treatment, calls for healthcare reforms

Video Friday: UC Berkeley’s Little Humanoid

Death from overwork: AI app pitches solution to Japan’s ‘karoshi’ problem

1 million signatures could make killing video games illegal in the EU

How the Netherlands became a target for cyber espionage — and why Europe should be worried

EU AI Act enters into force, sets global standard for AI governance

UK startup accuses Google of ‘predatory conduct’ over withdrawal of Gmail API

Giving parents more choice with School time

Supporting competitors for DARPA’s AI Cyber Challenge

Google won two major awards at MWC Barcelona 2025.

Expanding AI Overviews and introducing AI Mode

This MRI Can Run on Batteries

The Tiny Star Explosions Powering Moore’s Law