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A judge in Spain’s national court has opened an investigation to determine whether Monday’s countrywide blackout was a cyberattack.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday will consider whether one of the nation’s largest school districts violated parents’ First Amendment right to religious freedom when it stopped allowing them to opt their children out of LGBTQ-themed lessons. A group of parents sued the Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland, arguing that requiring children to sit…
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Reuters noted that these child exploitation cases are an early test that could soon reveal how hard it is for federal prosecutors to apply existing laws to combat emerging AI harms. But due to anticipated legal challenges, prosecutors may hesitate to bring AI cases where children have not been identified, despite the DOJ declaring in…
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: Within the next several months, Nevada plans to launch a generative AI system powered by Google that will analyze transcripts of unemployment appeals hearings and issue recommendations to human referees about whether or not claimants should receive benefits. The system will be the first of its kind…
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People who have a high VO2max—one measure of cardio fitness—tend to be healthier as they age, and may be able to expect a longer lifespan. With that in mind, some longevity influencers have been singing the praises of the “Norwegian 4×4” workout, which is targeted to improve your VO2max. So how do you do it?…
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We’ve all wondered if our money is safe in the bank—but what if you’re not putting your money in a traditional bank? We have more options than ever for storing and managing money. With these choices, however, comes the responsibility of understanding the differences between various financial institutions and platforms. Here are the basics you…
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Pindrop launched Pindrop Pulse Inspect in Preview. This innovative tool, the latest addition to Pindrop’s deepfake detection Pindrop Pulse product family, can detect AI-generated speech in any digital audio file with 99% accuracy.
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“The manufacturing, healthcare, and technology sectors were the top targets of ransomware attacks, while the energy sector experienced a 500% year-over-year spike as critical infrastructure and susceptibility to operational disruptions make it particularly attractive to cybercriminals,” the report said. “The energy sector experienced a 527.27% year-over-year increase in ransomware attacks, likely due to its critical…
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Social media platforms, at least in their most common form, have a First Amendment right to curate the third-party speech they select for and recommend to their users, and the government’s ability to manipulate those processes is extremely limited, the U.S. Supreme Court stated in its landmark decision in Moody v. NetChoice and NetChoice v.…
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Of all the tech giants, Microsoft has pushed the most aggressively to infuse the powers of generative AI into its products – Copyright AFP/File ROBERTO SCHMIDT
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A retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) could facilitate interoperability and interlinking between the various entities that make up Hong Kong’s digital economy. However, the city-state’s central bank is still weighing whether the benefits of issuing one outweigh the risks.
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The Kardashians are known to shill some pretty problematic wellness ideas, from skinny teas to waist trainers. And there’s no shortage of documentation on social media.
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End-to-end encryption (or E2EE) is a cornerstone of modern chat apps and protocols. iMessage, RCS, and WhatsApp all promote themselves as secure methods for messaging friends, family, and colleagues without the need to worry about outsiders intercepting and reading your messages, and it’s E2EE that allows them to do it.
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Does your organization see technology infrastructure as a commodity or as a strategic business enabler? The answer will shape your approach to infrastructure: you can keep legacy infrastructure going as long as you can, or you can pursue the cutting edge of technology.
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Should your car decide whether you are able to drive?
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I’d hate to be labeled a “car guy” now mentioning my new electric car in the lede of two newsletters in a row, but I couldn’t resist.
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Law students and young lawyers from the European Union are reporting for JURIST on law-related events in and affecting the European Union and its member states. Jacky-Long Mouthuy recently graduated from Maastricht University. He files this dispatch from Maastricht, Netherlands.
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The Tesla Cybertruck, whose first delivery will take place Thursday, four years after its debut, is both liked and disliked. To fans, it’s a symbol for Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk: creativity, irreverence, rebellion. Others see it as an act of arrogance. It can be both.