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  YouTube Expands AI-Powered Age Estimation Tool, Tightens Restrictions on Several Accounts

  YouTube is expanding its AI-powered age estimation tool to identify underage users. First introduced in July, the system analyses user activity to determine if someone is a minor, applying restrictions if necessary. On Wednesday, multiple users reported being reclassified as minors, prompting verification requests through government ID, credit card...

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  Think Twice Before Uploading: 6 Risks Of Feeding Your Photos to AI Image Generators

  Such images raise concerns about data privacy, security, and the potential misuse of personal images.

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  Google's Viral Gemini Banana Trend is Fun, But It Comes With a Privacy Risk

  Gemini’s Nano Banana trend has gone viral on social media, surpassing 500 million image generations. The custom AI model lets users upload images and apply detailed edits with prompts. While popular, it has reignited privacy concerns, as Google stores all user conversations and uploaded images, which can be used to train its AI systems and servic...

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  "With Just One Click...": IPS Officer Warns Of Scam Amid Nano Banana Trend

  IPS officer VC Sajjanar on X (formerly Twitter) alerted users about the danger of sharing personal information online. He emphasised that while online trends can be fun, users could face serious risks if they are careless with their private data.

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  Google To Make $6.8 Billion AI Investment In UK Ahead Of Trump Visit

  Google said Tuesday it was investing £5 billion ($6.8 billion) in the UK over the next two years to help power the country's AI drive, ahead of a visit by US President Donald Trump.

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  Google VaultGemma: 5 Things to Know About the AI Model That Puts Privacy First

  Google has unveiled VaultGemma, a one-billion-parameter privacy-focused AI model trained using differential privacy techniques to prevent memorisation of sensitive data. By adding calibrated noise during training, the model avoids exposing personal identifiers like addresses or credit cards. While this approach reduces accuracy and increases comput...

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  Opinion | A $1.5 Billion Lesson: Why An AI Firm Is On The Verge Of Destroying Its Data

  The Anthropic settlement marks a turning point. For the first time, an AI company has acknowledged - through its willingness to pay a historic settlement - that copyright holders deserve meaningful compensation.

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  Google To Obey South Korean Order To Blur Satellite Images On Maps

  Google said on Tuesday that it would comply with the South Korean government's demand to blur sensitive satellite images on its mapping services, paving the way for the US tech giant to compete better with local navigation platforms.

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  Google Must Pay $425 Million In Class Action Over Privacy, Rules Court

  A federal jury determined on Wednesday that Alphabet's Google must pay $425 million in a class action lawsuit that accused it of continuing to collect data for millions of users who had switched off a tracking feature in their Google account.

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  Google Must Share Search Data With Rivals, Judge Rules in Antitrust Case

  A federal judge on Tuesday ordered a major makeover of Google's search engine in a crackdown aimed at curbing the corrosive power of an illegal monopoly, but rebuffed the U.S. government's request to break up the company.

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  Google Debunks Gmail Security Warning Reports, Calls It Entirely False

  Google has denied all claims of Gmail suffering a data breach or alerting 2.5 billion users about the same. On Monday, the Mountain View-based tech giant published a blog post and highlighted that any information around this information is “entirely false.” The company also urged outlets to ensure that conversation in this space is accurate and...

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  YouTube Ordered To Grant Austria Users Access To Their Data

  Austria's data protection authority said Friday that it has ordered YouTube to comply with EU regulations and respond to requests by users for access to data that it holds on them.

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  Google Data Breach Exposed 2.5 Billion Accounts: How to Secure Your Gmail Account

  Google has reportedly alerted 2.5 billion Gmail account holders after a password hacker group was able to carry out a “successful intrusion.” As per the report, the incident occurred between August 8 and 18 in a widespread attack via compromised Open Authorisation (OAuth) tokens. Apart from targeting individual accounts, the threat actors have ...

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  Warning To 2.5 Billion Gmail Users Over Data Breach-Linked Phishing Attacks

  Google had confirmed that no passwords were stolen during the breach, but users are now at risk of phishing attempts.

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  Google Announces Gemini-Powered Health Coach With Personalised Insights for Pixel Watch, Fitbit Trackers

  Google unveiled several new products at its Made by Google event in New York on Wednesday. While the Pixel 10 series was the main highlight of the event, several other announcements also took place. Among them is a new health coach for the Pixel Watch, Fitbit trackers, and Fitbit smartwatches, powered by artificial intelligence (AI). As per the com...