OpenAI has been accused of data protection breaches in the European Union
The complaint, filed with the Polish data protection authority, accuses OpenAI of breaching several aspects of EU privacy rules, including transparency, fairness, data access rights, and privacy by design. The complaint also mentiones the company’s failure to engage with local regulators before ChatGPT’s launch in Europe.
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Baidu launched the AI chatbot Ernie
Ernie Bot is the first AI app to be fully available to the public in China. By releasing the model publicly, Baidu will be able to gain “massive” human feedback to improve the app. Ernie is not available outside of the country.
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Google removed fake Signal and Telegram apps from the Play Store
The apps, which contained the BadBazaar spyware, were uploaded on Google Play and Samsung Galaxy Store by the China-based GREF APT hacking group. One of the apps, called Signal Plus Messenger, was available on Google Play for nine months.
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Google announced October 4 launch event for the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro
The Made by Google event will “introduce the latest additions” to its Pixel portfolio of devices. The company is also rumored to officially reveal the Pixel Watch 2, after launching the first version in 2022.
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New products
Motorola Edge 40 Neo
Edge 40 Neo will have a 6.55-inch P-OLED screen, Dimensity 1050 processor, 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage. It will come with a 5,000mAh battery.
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Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
The phone will have a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, 8 GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.
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