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Update your iPad/iPhone: Apple just pushed out a significant security update

Editor's Note: The Chattanooga Times Free Press encourages customers who use company-provided iPads to update their device to iOS 16.6.1.

By The Associated Press September 8, 2023

FILE - Apple iPhone 14 phones sit on display at an Apple Store at The Grove in Los Angeles, Sept. 16, 2022. Apple released a significant security update for iPhones and iPads Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, to patch newly discovered security vulnerabilities in the devices’ system software. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

AI that alters voice and imagery in political ads will require disclosure on Google and YouTube

Google will soon require that political ads using artificial intelligence be accompanied by a prominent disclosure if imagery or sounds have been synthetically altered.

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN / AP Business Writer September 7, 2023

FILE - The Google app icon is seen on a smartphone, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Marple Township, Pa. Google, on Thursday, Sept. 7, will soon require political advertising that incorporates artificial intelligence come with a prominent disclosure that the technology is being used to depict real or realistic-looking people or events. The use of AI has already begun to seep into that space and last month Federal Election Committee said that it may soon regulate AI-generated deepfakes in political ads ahead of the 2024 election.(AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Carmakers are failing the privacy test. Owners have little or no control over data collected

Cars are getting an "F" in data privacy. Most major manufacturers admit they may be selling your personal information, a new study finds, with half also saying they would share it with the government or law enforcement without a court order.

By FRANK BAJAK / Associated Press September 6, 2023

FILE - Heavy traffic heads south on Interstate 93 over the Zakim Bridge, Friday, Sep. 1, 2023, in Boston. Cars are getting an “F” in data privacy. A new study released Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, found that most major brands admit they may be selling your personal data, with half saying they will share it with the government or law enforcement without a court order. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Google reaches tentative settlement with 36 states and DC over alleged app store monopoly

Thirty-six states and the District of Colombia have reached an agreement in principle with Google to settle a lawsuit filed in 2021 over the tech giant's alleged monopolistic control of app distribution for the software that runs most of the world's cellphones.

By FRANK BAJAK / Associated Press September 6, 2023

Visual artists fight back against AI companies for repurposing their work

Kelly McKernan’s acrylic and watercolor paintings are bold and vibrant, often featuring feminine figures rendered in bright greens, blues, pinks and purples. The style, in the artist’s words, is “surreal, ethereal … dealing with discomfort in the human journey.”

By JOCELYN NOVECK and MATT O'BRIEN / Associated Press August 31, 2023

Kelly McKernan poses for a portrait Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. McKernan is an artist and one of three plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Artificial Intelligence companies they allege have have infringed on their copyright. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Tesla is allowing no-hands driving with Autopilot for longer periods. US regulators have questions

Tesla is allowing some drivers to use its Autopilot driver-assist system for extended periods without making them put their hands on the steering wheel, a development that has drawn concern from U.S. safety regulators.

By TOM KRISHER / AP Auto Writer August 30, 2023

FILE - Tesla vehicles charge at a station in Emeryville, Calif., Aug. 10, 2022. In a document posted Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, U.S. auto safety regulators have opened another investigation into safety problems with Tesla vehicles concerning loss of steering control or loss of power steering in the 2023 Models 3 and Y electric vehicles. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)

Europe’s sweeping rules for tech giants have kicked in. Here’s how they work

Google, Facebook, TikTok and other Big Tech companies operating in Europe must comply with one of the most far-reaching efforts to clean up what people see online.

By KELVIN CHAN / Associated Press August 26, 2023

Microsoft budges on video game streaming rights in push for UK to approve Activision Blizzard deal

British competition regulators opened a new investigation Tuesday into Microsoft's revamped bid to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard, representing the last major hurdle to closing one of the biggest deals in tech history.

By KELVIN CHAN / AP Business Writer August 22, 2023

FILE - A sign outside the Activision building in Santa Monica, Calif., June 21, 2023. Microsoft revamped its bid to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard on Tuesday Aug. 22, 2023, to appease British competition regulators, who are the last major hurdle to closing one of the biggest deals in tech history. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Europe’s sweeping rules for tech giants are about to kick in. Here’s how they work

Google, Facebook, TikTok and other Big Tech companies operating in Europe are facing one of the most far-reaching efforts to clean up what people encounter online.