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Fighting Impersonation by AI
Finding ways to determine whether a voice message is real or generated by an artificial intelligence.
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California Governor Signs Sweeping Children's Online Safety Bill
The bill could require many social media sites, games and other online services used by children to install protections for minors.
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CISA Floats Plan to Partner with Local Universities for '311' Cyberattack Triage Service
CISA director Jen Easterly lauded the idea and compared it to an effort by Craigslist founder Craig Newmark to create a "cyber civil defense" force.
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Truly Autonomous Cars May Be Impossible Without Helpful Human Touch
While startups have promised to develop truly driverless cars, industry executives and experts say remote human supervisors may need to be a permanent part of the...
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AI Supports Displaced Peoples, Refugees in Ukraine and Beyond
Artificial intelligence is playing a growing role in refugee relief and resettlement programs.
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Computer Experts Urge Georgia to Replace Voting Machines
A group of computer and election security experts said hand-marked paper ballots should replace Georgia's Dominion Voting Systems touchscreen voting machines.
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U.S. Recovers Over $30 Million in Cryptocurrency Stolen by North Korean Hackers
Sum is only a fraction of hundreds of millions siphoned in breach of 'Axie Infinity' online videogame this year.
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Apps Used as Alternatives to Prison in U.S. Have Privacy Flaws
Researchers found privacy flaws in apps used in the U.S. to track people waiting for immigration court dates, those in juvenile detention systems, and those on...
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GM's Cruise Recalls, Updates Software in Robotaxis
A crash in June prompted General Motors' Cruise autonomous vehicle unit to recall 80 robotaxis and update their software.
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Cops Wanted to Keep Mass Surveillance App Secret; Privacy Advocates Refused
Fog Reveal is "almost invisible" when attempting to search for it online.
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NSF Announces $10-million Partnership with Intel
The partnership is aimed at training and building a skilled semiconductor manufacturing workforce.
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Teen Invents ML Tool to Detect Elephant Poachers in Real Time
According to the teen, the software is four times more accurate than existing state-of-the-art detection methods.
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Digital Twins Could Help Society Solve Key Sustainability Challenges
The transformative power of digital twins could be the answer to adapting to environmental changes, helping to democratize global efforts to reach net zero.
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French Bureaucrats: We Won't Be Enslaved by Robots
France's highest administrative court dismissed the notion that artificial intelligence threatens humanity.
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Scientists Demonstrate Biodegradable Printed Circuit
Researchers have created a recyclable and biodegradable three-dimensionally printed circuit.
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From Bus Routes to Gutters, Tech-Savvy Youth Map Mali's Capital
Volunteers are collecting data on the infrastructure in Mali's capital, Bamako, including its public minibus routes, household waste collection points, basic social...
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French Tax Officials Use AI to Spot 20,000 Undeclared Pools
French tax officials used artificial intelligence to identify over 20,0000 undeclared private swimming pools, constituting about €10 million (over $10 million)...
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Sweeping Children's Online Safety Bill Is Passed in California
The new rules, which would require many online services to increase protections for children, could change how popular social media and game platforms treat minors...
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NFTs Increasingly Targeted by Criminals
Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic warned criminals are increasingly targeting nonfungible tokens (NFTs).
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Protecting Children's Privacy Online
Assuring youngsters they can use websites without giving away their personal information is not child's play.
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