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OpenAI Introduces AI Model That Turns Text Into Video
What is real? OpenAI's new AI model 'Sora' can “create realistic and imaginative scenes from text instructions”
Tesla Staff Shared Sensitive Customer Images – Report
Former Tesla workers in the US admit they often shared sensitive videos and images taken by customer's car cameras
Tesla Executive Admits Self-Driving Video Was Staged
Damaging development? 2016 video used by Elon Musk to promote Tesla's self-driving tech was staged, senior engineer testifies
US Senates Passes Legislation To Ban TikTok From Government Devices
American lawmakers pass bill to ban TikTok on government devices, in latest move to ban Chinese app in the United States
Meta Launches Short Video ‘Facebook Reels’ Feature
Watch out YouTube and TikTok? Facebook Reels has been launched in more than 150 countries to help content creators earn money
Twitter To Remove Photos Tweeted Without Permission
Privacy overstep? Personal photos and videos of private individuals tweeted without the consent of the person(s) depicted will be removed
Nokia, Lenovo Settle Patent Dispute
PC manufacturer Lenovo is to make an undisclosed payment in order to settle Nokia's legal action over video technology patents
Facebook Removes Donald Trump Interview Video
Nope, you are still banned. Video of interview with former US President Donald Trump removed from his daughter-in-law Facebook page
Google Photos To End Unlimited Cloud Storage
Unpopular move. No more unlimited free photo storage from June 2021 Google announces, ending years of free cloud storage for photos and videos
YouTube Celebrates 15 Year Anniversary Of First Uploaded Video
First ever video on YouTube was uploaded fifteen years ago this week, featuring co-founder Jawed Karim standing around at a zoo
Coronavirus: British Courts To Adapt With Video Calling
With a temporary pause on new jury trials in British Crown Courts due to Coronavirus pandemic, Justice ministry says video calling must be used
Coronavirus: Netflix, YouTube Lower Streaming Quality To Ease Network Strain
Streaming platforms respond to requests to halt high-definition streaming, with confirmation that Europe will see reduction in video quality
Facebook To Remove Deepfake Videos, If It Meets Certain Criteria
U-turn at Facebook? Social network confirms it will remove some videos modified by artificial intelligence, known as deepfakes
Facebook Tool To Upload Images, Video To Google Photos
Data portability. Facebook users can now transfer their photos and videos on the social networking platform to Google Photos
Firefox 66 Seeks To Reduce Web’s Most Annoying Features
Hate video or audio clips automatically playing content in a web page? Firefox 66 aims to sooth online annoyances
Facebook Shows Smart Video Device On Heels Of Privacy Scandal
Facebook is emphasising the built-in privacy features of the Alexa-powered Portal, which arrives immediately after a major data breach at the company
Facebook Expands Video Platform Outside The US
A year after its US launch, Facebook Watch comes to the UK and the rest of the world - along with an expanded advertising platform
Atlanta Loses ‘Years’ Of Police Video Evidence In Ransomware Attack
The incident paralysed city services for weeks, and police have only now mostly recovered
Google Chrome Blocks Autoplay Of Video With Sound
No more frantic dash to discover which browser tab is blaring out annoying video with sound as Chrome stops autoplay
YouTube Blogger Kills Herself and Shoots Three Others
Shooter rampage, as blogger shoots three people at YouTube headquarters before killing herself
UK Government Shows Off AI Tool For Extremist Video Takedown
Home Secretary on visit to US warns tech firms it may force them to use it for UK operations
Google Insists AI Better Than Humans For Extremist Content Takedown
Score one for the machine. Google admits its AI system is better at removing extremist content on YouTube
Google Takes Action Against Extremist, ‘Inflammatory’ YouTube Videos
Google is to add more engineering resources and human experts in its efforts to remove extremist content from YouTube
Silicon TV: Apple Results, Trump & Tech & Twitter Turnaround
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Tata Supports VICE’s Video Ambitions With Cloud Content Platform
New cloud platform will boost collaboration between global VICE offices
Silicon 360: Gumtree UK CTO – Cloud Was Easier For Us But We Still Had Challenges
Gumtree UK CTO Bas Anneveld tells our Silicon 360 panel why it used the cloud and what challenges it faced to support developers
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Is It Fair To Accuse Google Of ‘Cashing In’ On Extremist Content?
OPINION: The Mail on Sunday slams Google, but should all the blame really be levied at tech companies?