Pornhub is testing a chatbot that redirects users searching for CSAM to a service where they can get help; the bot intervened ~174K times during the first month (Matt Burgess/Wired)

Lily Hay Newman / Wired:
Apple won’t launch its CSAM detection tool for iCloud photos, instead focusing its anti-CSAM efforts on the Communication Safety features launched in 2021  —  The company plans to expand its Communication Safety features, which aim to disrupt the sharing of child sexual abuse material at the source.

Lily Hay Newman / Wired:
Apple won’t launch its CSAM detection tool for iCloud photos, instead focusing its anti-CSAM efforts on the Communication Safety features launched in 2021  —  The company plans to expand its Communication Safety features, which aim to disrupt the sharing of child sexual abuse material at the source.

Ernesto Van der Sar / TorrentFreak:
An analysis of Pornhub’s transparency reports shows the site removed 8,547 pieces of content in 2021, down 98% YoY, after adding an uploader verification tool  —  Pornhub is without a doubt one of the most visited adult entertainment outlets on the Internet.

Brandy Betz / CoinDesk:
Estonia-based 3Commas, an automated crypto trading and portfolio management service, has raised a $37M Series B  —  The CEO of crypto custodian Copper also led the round for the trading bot-driven ecosystem.  —  3Commas, an automated crypto trading bot platform, has raised $37 million …

Melissa Heikkilä / MIT Technology Review:
Alphabet’s DeepMind unveils Sparrow, an AI chatbot that learns from human feedback and searches Google for information to support its claims  —  The lab trained a chatbot to learn from human feedback and search the internet for information to support its claims.

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch:
Mozilla acquires Pulse, which made an automated status updater for Slack before shuttering, and plans to use its ML tech to improve personalization in Pocket  —  Firefox developer Mozilla is making a rare foray into the world of mergers and acquisitions, with news that it has snapped …