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AI researchers at Facebook and Michigan State University say they have developed software that can reveal where so-called deepfakes have come from.

U.S. cloud computing services provider Fastly said it was experiencing a technical issue.

Apple revealed the newest iPhone, Mac, iPad, Watch and Apple TV software and updates to iCloud.

A study from IE University has found that most Europeans would like to see some of their members of parliament replaced by algorithms.

Russia has threatened to decelerate Google’s traffic and issued the company with a small fine for failing to remove what it says is unlawful content. 

A Hamburg privacy regulator has issued an injunction that prevents Facebook from processing personal data from WhatsApp.

SB Management, a division of Japanese tech giant SoftBank, is investing $1.6 billion into a planned technology division of THG.

The company posted a job ad for a research scientist in Toronto on its website last week and confirmed that it plans to build a small team in the city.

Bolt has launched a car-sharing service in Europe as it looks to diversify its revenue streams and compete with Uber.

The head of Facebook’s app, Fidji Simo, told CNBC the social media giant has been working on audio for years as it prepares to launch its Clubhouse rival.

The European Union’s expansive new rules to oversee the region’s digital economy have left the industry with much to chew on.

The new pact will try to solve the messy issue of personal information that is transferred between the two regions.

Using AI software for mass surveillance and ranking social behavior could soon be outlawed in Europe, according to draft legislation shared online.

As Europe’s sweeping GDPR laws approach their third anniversary, other jurisdictions around the world are taking cues from it to develop their own frameworks.

The 27-member bloc has been at the forefront of tightening the rules on big technology players and it’s showing no signs of changing that approach.

Wall Street’s short-term focus is “one of the most destructive, corrosive attributes” of the system, Palantir CEO Alex Karp said.

France Digitale filed a complaint against Apple with the nation’s privacy regulator, arguing that the iPhone maker’s iOS 14 may be in breach of EU rules.

SoftBank-backed Greensill Capital has filed for administration, according to a report from the Financial Times.

Facebook has built an AI program called “SEER” that can tell what it is looking at. It did this by feeding it over 1 billion public images from Instagram.

Thinknum co-founder Justin Zhen told CNBC that his data firm started to see GameStop mentions spike before shares took off Wednesday.