Revenge and deepfake porn laws to be toughened
The government is amending the Online Safety Bill after campaigners demanded changes......»»
US federal agencies pledge to uphold fairness and equality in AI systems amid growing concerns
Four federal agencies pledged on Tuesday to enforce their respective laws and regulations to ensure AI is fair and law-abiding. Four federal agencies pledged on Tuesday to enforce their respective laws and regulations to ensure AI is fair and law.....»»
The true numbers behind deepfake fraud
The use of artificial intelligence can result in the production of deepfakes that are becoming more realistic and challenging to differentiate from authentic content, according to Regula. Companies view fabricated biometric artifacts such as deepfake.....»»
After historic year of environmental laws, California wants to go further
California's Democratic supermajority wants to follow up its most ambitious year of environmental legislation by passing new clean energy incentives and measures that would accelerate greenhouse gas reductions and require billion-dollar businesses to.....»»
Apple’s iOS “walled garden” doesn’t break antitrust laws, appeals court affirms [Updated]
But court leaves injunction against "anti-steering" payment language in place. Enlarge / A Fortnite loading screen displayed on an iPhone in 2018, when Apple and Epic weren't at each other's throats. (credit: Andrew Harrer | Bloo.....»»
Apple’s iOS “walled garden” doesn’t break antitrust laws, appeals court affirms
But court leaves injunction against "anti-steering" payment language in place. Enlarge / A Fortnite loading screen displayed on an iPhone in 2018, when Apple and Epic weren't at each other's throats. (credit: Andrew Harrer | Bloo.....»»
Apple rumored to pick and choose which markets will get sideloading in iOS 17
A new report from a reliable leaker thinks that sideloading may not even be mentioned at WWDC, and the company is rumored to limit the feature to regions that have laws requiring it.App StoreThe company is working on such features, allowing users to.....»»
Embracing variations: Physicists first to analyze noise in Lambda-type quantum memory
In the future, communications networks and computers will use information stored in objects governed by the microscopic laws of quantum mechanics. This capability can potentially underpin communication with greatly enhanced security and computers wit.....»»
Seagate to pay $300 million penalty for shipping Huawei hard drives in violation of US export control laws
Seagate Technology has agreed to pay a $300 million penalty in a settlement with US authorities for shipping over $1.1 billion worth of hard disk drives to China's Huawei in violation of US export control laws, the Department of Commerce said on Wedn.....»»
Kindle Unlimited porn discovered by parents; Apple ‘shared concerns’
Parents of preteen boys have reported finding explicit Kindle Unlimited porn included in the books available through Amazon’s unlimited e-book reading subscription service … more… The post Kindle Unlimited porn discovered by parents; Apple &.....»»
Apple & Google aren"t happy about dinosaur and alien porn on Kindle book store
Amazon has been warned by both Apple and Google about children being able to find pornography on the Kindle app through the App Store and Google Play Store.The pornography was accessed via Amazon's Kindle Unlimited serviceReuters has found both writt.....»»
Researcher offers solution to coal conundrum on famous pirate shipwreck
A researcher at the University of Kentucky is helping solve a mystery on the coast of North Carolina: Where did coal found on the shipwrecked Queen Anne's Revenge come from?.....»»
Popular porn site must delete all amateur videos posted without consent
Amsterdam court requires porn sites to gain consent from all amateur performers. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson) An Amsterdam court today ordered one of the largest adult entertainment websites, xHamster, to remove all a.....»»
New book personalizes the reality of harsh cannabis laws
A new co-authored book by University of Toronto Mississauga professor Akwasi Owusu-Bempah examines how harsh cannabis laws have contributed to racial injustice—and how to repair the communities most affected......»»
How to easily make a deepfake
Making deepfakes used to take mountains of computational power and even more training data. But no more. Here's how to easily make a deepfake......»»
How are Muslim women who wear headscarves represented in American porn?
As Islamophobia spread in the United States after 9/11, so did the popularity of a subgenre of pornography that shows headscarf-wearing women engaging in sex. The videos are available on streaming platforms, where they draw millions of views......»»
Why Anti-Trans Laws Are Anti-Science
Bills that restrict access to gender-affirming health care ignore research.....»»
Italy May Fine OpenAI $20 Million, Block ChatGPT For Violating Data Protection Laws
Italy has filed a notice with OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT about OpenAI's use of harvested data to train its LLM. We have all the details. Italy has filed.....»»
To protect kids online, researchers call for cross-disciplinary collaboration
Children are spending more time in digital environments than ever, yet laws and policies haven't kept pace in protecting them there, writes a team of researchers in a new perspective in the journal Science......»»
Personal relationships could be key to ending distracted driving
A multifaceted approach — including strengthening laws and the use of interpersonal relationships to remind people of the dangers of not being attentive behind the wheel — could help put an end to the behavior......»»
Australian parliament approves emissions caps on big polluters
Australia's parliament passed breakthrough climate laws targeting the nation's worst polluters on Thursday, forcing coal mines and oil refineries to curb emissions by about five percent each year......»»