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Volvo’s electric truck sales stall – invests heavily in combustion engines
TechVolvo sees hydrogen-powered internal combustion engines as an important part of the future of heavy transportation, with commercial launches planned before the end of the decade.
Microsoft: New monitoring feature will not be uninstallable
TechControversial AI feature Recall should not be an "on-off feature" in Windows, according to Microsoft CEO Brandon LeBlanc.
Meta confirms use of 16 years of user data in training new AI model
TechHowever, the EU and Brazil are exempt from data scraping.
Volvo scraps electric car target
TechNo longer plans to sell only electric cars after 2030 - but insists that "the future is electric".
Telegram CEO: “Criminals are abusing our platform”
TechPavel Durov wants Telegram to become a "safer" place, and says this process has already begun internally. Meanwhile, the messaging service's FAQ has been quietly updated.
Why Brazil is shutting down X for 40 million users
TechElon Musk says the judge, Alexandre de Moraes, is the de facto "dictator of Brazil" who is doing everything he can to silence dissent and political opponents.
Chat Control back on the EU agenda
TechSwedish parties support the proposal, which would mean mass surveillance of all citizens' messages - on all communication platforms.
Telegram founder arrested by French police
TechElon Musk and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are two notable figures who have publicly called for the Telegram founder's release.
Hacker attack kills cow
TechThe automated milking system was attacked and animal health data could no longer be read.
xAI releases Grok-2 with image generation on X
TechThe next generation of chat-based AI from Musk's company seriously competes with ChatGPT, but also opens up to the wild west of AI-generated images.
How to easily block Windows spying features
TechA free program makes it harder for Microsoft to collect your data and saves computing power.
Justified criticism of Signal’s desktop app
TechThe messaging app Signal has come under fire after it emerged that the desktop version saves conversations and passwords in plain text.
New York passes laws to protect children from social media
TechSocial media apps are responsible for turning "happy kids into depressed teens" according to New York Governor Kathy Hochul.
Mastercard aims to provide 100 million Africans with a digital identity
TechThe first pilot programs will be launched soon in Kenya, Tanzania and Nigeria.
Starlink i Sverige – pris, abonnemang och hastighet 2024
TechUppdaterad information om pris, abonnemang och hastighet för Starlink i Sverige.
Microsoft’s new AI feature described as “privacy nightmare”
TechThe "Recall" function stores screenshots on the computer every few seconds.
TikTok launches verification tool for AI
TechThe social media platform has created a tool to automatically identify AI-generated content.
Internal feud has degraded Google’s search feature
TechHeated conflict between the tech giant's advertising and search departments is behind deteriorating search results.
Google paid $20 billion to be the default search engine
TechThe tech giant has paid billions to be the default search engine in Apple's Safari browser.
Swedish leaders call for inquiry into social media’s impact on youth
Tech– We have decided to call the biggest players. Because our children put far too much of their lives in their hands, says Liberal Party leader Johan Pehrson.
AI expected to boost Swedish economy – and leave many jobless
TechGenerative AI could increase Sweden's GDP by SEK 550 billion per year - but many jobs are at risk of disappearing.
Huawei moves away from Android
TechThere are already over 4000 applications for the HarmonyOS operating system, which is expected to be released later this year.
German state abandons Microsoft for open software
TechMicrosoft Windows and Office are being thrown out on 30 000 computers in favor of Linux and open software - the aim is to become a "digital pioneer region".