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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against TikTok claiming the company violated a new child privacy law in the state. It's set to be the first test of Texas Securing Children Online Through Parental Empowerment (SCOPE) Act since it went into effect just over a month ago. Under the law, parts of which were struck down by a federal judge, social media platforms are required to verify the ages of younger users and offer parental control features, including the ability for parents to opt their children out of data collection. Paxton alleges that TikToks existing parental control features are insufficient. "However, Defendants do not provide the parents or guardians of users known to be 13 to 17 years old with parental tools that allow them to control or limit most of a known minors privacy and account settings, the lawsuit states. For example, parents or guardians do not have the ability to control Defendants sharing, disclosing, and selling of a known minors personal identifying information, nor control Defendants ability to display targeted advertising to a known minor." The lawsuit also argues that the apps Family Pairing tool isnt commercially reasonable because it requires parents to make their own TikTok account and because teens are free to deny their parents requests to set up the monitoring tool. TikTok didnt immediately respond to a request for comment. The app already prohibits most targeted advertising to anyone younger than 18. "We strongly disagree with these allegations and, in fact, we offer robust safeguards for teens and parents, including family pairing, all of which are publicly available," the company said in a statement shared on X. "We stand by the protections we provide families." The lawsuit adds to TikToks growing legal challenges in the United States. The company is currently fighting a law that could result in a total ban of the app in the United States. Its also facing a separate Justice Department lawsuit related to child privacy. Update, October 3, 2024, 8:05 PM ET: This story has been updated to add a statement from TikTok. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/texas-is-suing-tiktok-for-allegedly-violating-its-new-child-privacy-law-235432146.html?src=rss
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OpenAI is beta testing a new workspace interface for ChatGPT called Canvas. The AI giant unveiled its new ChatGPT workspace on its official blog and its currently available for ChatGPT Plus and Team users. Enterprise and Edu users will be able to access Canvas sometime next week. Canvas is a virtual interface space for writing and coding projects that allow users to consult with ChatGPT on certain portions of a project. A separate window opens besides the main chat space and users can put writing or code on this new canvas and highlight sections to have the model focus on and edit like a copy editor or code reviewer, according to the blog. Canvas can either be opened manually by typing use canvas in your prompt. Canvas can also automatically open when it detects a scenario in which it could be helpful, according to the blog post. There are also several shortcuts that can be used for writing and coding projects. Users can ask ChatGPT for suggested edits, length adjustments, reading level changes and emojis on writing projects. Coders can have ChatGPT review certain lines of code, add logs and comments for further clarity, fix bugs and port coding to a different language such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, C++ or PHP in Canvas mode. OpenAIs Canvas feature brings ChatGPT in line with other AI assistants that have separate workspaces to focus on certain areas of a project like Anthropic's Artifacts and the coding focused AI model Cursor.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/openai-rolls-out-canvas-its-newest-chatgpt-interface-230335185.html?src=rss
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Tesla issued another recall for more than 27,000 Cybertrucks. This is the fifth time the electric truck has been recalled in the last year. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued the recall due to an image delay from the rear-view camera. The delayed rear-view camera failed to produce an image to the driver of whats driving behind them within the legally required two seconds, increasing the risk of a crash, according to the official recall notice. Reuters reports that the camera display is caused by a software glitch in the Cybertrucks system. Some vehicles failed to complete the shutdown process before booting up again, causing a noticeable delay in the rear-view camera of up to eight seconds. So far, no crashes or injuries have occurred as a result of the software issue. Tesla is issuing a software update to address the rear-camera display delays. This recall is just the latest in a string of notices and hiccups for the D-minus geometry project on wheels just this year. Tesla announced in April that it had to delay deliveries of the Cybertruck because of accelerator issues, a problem that prompted one of its most infamous recalls later that month due to sticky accelerator pedals. Delivery delays led to another recall for the Cybertruck in June due to safety issues with the windshield wiper motor and trim. Several Cybertruck owners including some who just picked up their vehicle reported that the wipers failed to work. Even virtual versions of the Cybertruck had to undergo repairs shortly after its release. The Cybertruck made an appearance in Fortnite as part of the games Summer Road Trip promotion but several players reported a weird glitch when they tried to morph a vehicle into Teslas signature truck. Epic Games pushed out a fix for the bug sometime later.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/transportation/evs/teslas-fifth-cybertruck-recall-is-due-to-a-rear-view-camera-glitch-214029747.html?src=rss
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