EU accused of copyright loophole in AI Act, Smartphone ‘dark mode’ drains batteries faster

An architect of EU copyright law has said legislation is needed to protect writers, musicians and creatives left exposed by an “irresponsible” legal gap in the bloc’s Artificial Intelligence Act. The intervention came as 15 cultural organisations wrote to the European Commission this week warning that draft rules to implement the AI Act were “taking…

Cybercriminals loot over $600 million from crypto projects in first half 2023

According to analysis from the Atlas VPN team, various crypto projects and their clients lost a whopping $666,354,302 to 125 cyberattacks in the first half of 2023.   Nevertheless, compared to the same period last year, crypto-related cyber incidents and losses are declining.   The Binance Smart Chain (BSC) ecosystem experienced the highest number of incidents, totaling 30,…