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Google has announced an update for Android’s Emergency SOS feature after an influx of false calls across the UK. The company hasn’t detailed what changes it will make but says the update will address the issue. The changes will roll out shortly, a Google spokesperson confirmed. Android’s Emergency SOS feature is leading to false emergency calls Android smartphones let users make emergency calls by repeatedly pressing the power button five times in quick succession. Introduced with Android 12, Google allows device…

Police forces across the UK have been receiving an increasing number of false calls to 999, the country’s emergency services number. This isn’t attributed to a jump in crime, but largely to an Android feature, the National Police Chief’s Council (NPCC) reports. Nationally, all emergency services are currently experiencing record high 999 call volumes. There’s a few reasons for this but one we think is having a significant impact is an update to Android smartphones… 📷thanks to @NYorksPolice…

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OpenAI faces its first defamation lawsuit over false information generated by ChatGPT Good morning tech fam, here are some quick tech updates for you to catch on to! What’s New Today: More layoffs at Better.com months after Zoom call mass firing.   Fast-Track Insights: Crypto regulations in the works by Senator Lummis despite SEC lawsuits.   Radio personality Mark Walters has issued a defamation case against OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed company that created ChatGPT, alleging slander. According to Walters, ChatGPT created…

Image Source : FILE Radio host files defamation lawsuit against OpenAI over false information produced by ChatGPT Recently, In a defamation lawsuit, radio host Mark Walters has filed a complaint against OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed organization behind ChatGPT. Walters alleges that false information generated by ChatGPT has harmed his reputation. According to reports by…

Alphabet Inc's YouTube said on Friday that the platform would stop removing content that might have spread false claims related to US presidential elections in 2020 and before.The new set of updates is part of YouTube's elections misinformation policy that will go into effect immediately. "In the current environment, we find that while removing this content does curb some misinformation, it could also have the unintended effect of curtailing political speech," YouTube said in a blog post. The platform also said the rest…

Whether they work on climate change, evolution, vaccine safety, or any of a host of other issues, scientists frequently face resistance from people offering “alternative facts.” How did we come to live in a world where so many people feel vaguely supported opinions are just as valid as evidence-based scientific research—where people can't tell the difference between opinion and fact? Part of the answer involves the long-standing efforts of the tobacco industry to deny evidence about tobacco's harms and of the fossil-fuel…

Exaggerated misperceptions of opposing partisans’ commitment to democracy (study 1). Credit: Nature Human Behaviour (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41562-023-01594-w In October 2020, two rival candidates for office in Utah made an unusual television ad together. Incumbent Republican Gov. Spencer Cox and his Democratic challenger, Chris Peterson, appeared in the same spot to note they were both "dedicated to the American values of…

A false report of an active shooter drew police to Ontario Mills mall Monday, investigators said.“A shooting did not happen,” Ontario Police Chief Mike Lorenz wrote in a tweet. “Ontario PD is investigating the person who made the false claim.”Video posted to social media showed a largely empty food court strewn with overturned chairs. Two people crouched on the ground behind a booth.Ontario police responded to the mall following reports of a disturbance and were trying to figure out if a crime took place, the Police…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Companies implement corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a way to present an environmentally responsible image and therefore gain legitimacy in the eyes of their stakeholders. But some companies don't actually live up to their claims. Some businesses claim to be doing good for the environment,…