Adam Breeden/ZDNETMultiple screen options for the Sony Bravia X90L are on sale at Best Buy. Discounts range from $300 off on the 55-inch model to $1,200 off for the 98-inch display.ZDNET’s key takeawaysWhat the Sony Bravia X90L More
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Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images If you strip away all the buzzwords about enterprise artificial intelligence, such as “agentic AI,” the reality is that companies are learning what works in practice as they experiment with the technology, according to data tools giant Databricks. Also: 10 key reasons AI went mainstream overnight – and what happens next “We’re still […] More
ZDNETAmid growing concerns over Chinese AI models like DeepSeek, new research suggests that fears may be overblown – at least when it comes to data privacy. In fact, some popular US-based AI chatbots might be collecting even more of your personal information.When DeepSeek debuted its flagship open-source AI model in January, the American tech industry was thrown into hysteria. Some embraced the competition — claiming this is “AI’s Sputnik moment” — but others? Well, not so much. Still, about 12 million users worldwide downloaded the AI chatbot two days after its launch. Numerous privacy and security concerns quickly surfaced about it, prompting private and government organizations to ban DeepSeek’s use in the US and abroad.Also: 5 ways to use generative AI more safely – and effectivelyBut here’s the twist – despite all the frenzy, DeepSeek isn’t the biggest data offender out there. Curious to know how your favorite AI chatbot stacks up when it comes to privacy? Let’s look at what Surfshark’s researchers have found.AI chatbots collect and track user dataRecent data from Surfshark, a well-known VPN provider, uncovered that Google Gemini is the most data-intensive AI chatbot app. DeepSeek, however, comes in fifth out of the 10 most popular applications. The researchers analyzed the privacy details of the following chatbots that are the most popular on the Apple App Store: ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, Perplexity, DeepSeek, Grok, Jasper, Poe, Claude and Pi. Then, they compared the types of data each application collects, whether it collects any data linked to its users, and whether the app includes third-party advertisers.Also: Google claims Gemma 3 reaches 98% of DeepSeek’s accuracy using only one GPUThe investigation led the researchers to determine that Google Gemini collects significantly more personal data than its competitors. The app gathers 22 out of 35 user data types, including highly sensitive data like location data, user content, the device’s contacts list, and browsing history. Ultimately, it far outpaces the data collected by the other popular chatbots included in the study. Only Gemini, Copilot, and Perplexity were found to collect precise location data, but about 30% of the chatbots were found to share sensitive user data, like location data and browsing history, with third parties such as data brokers. Thirty percent of these chatbots also track user data. In particular, Copilot, Poe, and Jasper collect data to track their users, which means that the user data collected from the app is linked with third-party data for the purpose of targeted advertising or ad measurement metrics. More
ebrublue10/Getty Images Cybercriminals are weaponizing artificial intelligence (AI) across every attack phase. Large language models (LLMs) craft hyper-personalized phishing emails by scraping targets’ social media profiles and professional networks. Generative adversarial networks (GAN) produce deepfake audio and video to bypass multi-factor authentication. Automated tools like WormGPT enable script kiddies to launch polymorphic malware that evolves […] More
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The MSPM0C1104 measure only 1.38 mm² and yet is a fully-featured microcontroller. TI Texas Instruments has officially unveiled the MSPM0C1104, which it claims to be the world’s smallest microcontroller. This remarkable device measures a mere 1.38 mm², which is only slightly larger than a flake of black pepper. The MSPM0C1104 is a wafer chip-scale package […] More
Google Google Gemini has introduced a conversational AI assistant to understand users’ needs conversationally. But what if, in addition to understanding what you say, it could also understand you from your everyday interactions with your device? Now it can. Also: AI agents aren’t just assistants: How they’re changing the future of work today On Thursday, […] More
