Day: April 30, 2025

Neurotech companies are selling your brain data, senators warn

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Three Democratic senators are sounding the alarm over brain-computer interface (BCI) technologies’ ability to collect — and potentially sell — our neural data. In a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Maria Cantwell (D-IN), and Ed Markey (D-MA) called for an investigation into neurotechnology companies’ handling of user data, and Read more about Neurotech companies are selling your brain data, senators warn[…]

AI Helps Unravel a Cause of Alzheimer’s Disease and Identify a Therapeutic Candidate

Posted on by Robin Edgar

A new study found that a gene recently recognized as a biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease is actually a cause of it, due to its previously unknown secondary function. Researchers at the University of California San Diego used artificial intelligence to help both unravel this mystery of Alzheimer’s disease and discover a potential treatment that obstructs Read more about AI Helps Unravel a Cause of Alzheimer’s Disease and Identify a Therapeutic Candidate[…]

Can the EU’s Dual Strategy of Regulation and Investment Redefine AI Leadership?

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Beyond sharing a pair of vowels, AI and the EU both present significant challenges when it comes to setting the right course. This article makes the case that reducing regulation for large general-purpose AI providers under the EU’s competitiveness agenda is not a silver bullet for catching Europe up to the US and China, and Read more about Can the EU’s Dual Strategy of Regulation and Investment Redefine AI Leadership?[…]

Europe’s Tech Sovereignty Demands More Than Competitiveness

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BRUSSELS – As part of his confrontational stance toward Europe, US President Donald Trump could end up weaponizing critical technologies. The European Union must appreciate the true nature of this threat instead of focusing on competing with the US as an economic ally. To achieve true tech sovereignty, the EU should transcend its narrow focus Read more about Europe’s Tech Sovereignty Demands More Than Competitiveness[…]

Content Moderation or Security Theater? How Social Media Platforms Really Enforce Community Guidelines

Posted on by Robin Edgar

[…] To better understand how major platforms moderate content, we studied and compared the community guidelines of Meta, TikTok, YouTube, and X. We must note that platforms’ guidelines often evolve, so the information used in this study is based only on the latest available data at the time of publication. Moreover, the strictness and regularity Read more about Content Moderation or Security Theater? How Social Media Platforms Really Enforce Community Guidelines[…]

1 Million customers from French Boulanger’s Customers Exposed Online for free

Posted on by Robin Edgar

In a recent discovery, SafetyDetectives’ Cybersecurity Team stumbled upon a clear web forum post where a threat actor publicized a database allegedly belonging to Boulanger Electroménager & Multimédia purportedly exposing 5 Million of their customers. What is Boulanger Electroménager & Multimédia? Boulanger Electroménager & Multimédia is a French company that specializes in the sale of Read more about 1 Million customers from French Boulanger’s Customers Exposed Online for free[…]