ByteDance’s next-gen AI model can generate clips based on text, images, audio, and video

Big Tech’s race to leapfrog the latest AI models continues with the launch of ByteDance’s next-gen video generator. In a blog post, ByteDance – the China-based company behind TikTok – says Seedance ...

Once-hobbled Lumma Stealer is back with lures that are hard to resist

“LummaStealer is back at scale, despite a major 2025 law-enforcement takedown that disrupted thousands of its command-and-control domains,” researchers from security firm Bitdefender wrote. “The ...

Google simplifies the fight against deepfakes and revenge porn

Google is making Search a much safer place for all. Earlier today, the tech giant announced upgrades that would allow users ...

Privacy activists call on California to remove covert license plate readers

More than two dozen privacy groups are urging California Governor Gavin Newsom to remove covert license plate readers in ...
SiliconValley.com

Grok and other ‘nudification’ apps offered by Google and Apple put Silicon Valley at center of global outrage

Apps that allow women and girls to be digitally stripped have sparked investigations from California to Europe.
The Poynter Institute for Media Studies

Bystander video is driving the biggest stories in America. The next era of journalism will be built on verifying it.

From the Minneapolis shootings to the Guthrie kidnapping, visual investigation skills are now mandatory. Here's how to do it.
CNET

The Invisible Mistakes Ruining Your AI Art and How to Fix Them in Seconds

Katelyn is a writer with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, image and video generators. Her work explores how new AI technology is infiltrating our lives, shaping the content ...