Telco fined $1M for transmitting Biden deepfake without verifying Caller ID
Lingo Telecom signed calls with A-Level attestations despite not verifying them. Enlarge / President Joe Biden leaving the White House on August 16, 2024, in Washington, DC. (credit: Getty Images | Anna Moneymaker ) A ph.....»»
NASA shares first images from US pollution-monitoring instrument
On Thursday, NASA released the first data maps from its new instrument launched to space earlier this year, which now is successfully transmitting information about major air pollutants over North America. President Biden and Vice President Harris be.....»»
Musk’s X Fined $350,000 in Secret Justice Department Fight Over Trump Records
Twitter—now X—was fined for defying a judge’s deadline to comply with a warrant for records related to Donald Trump’s social media account. Twitter Inc., now rebranded as X, was fined $350,000 for defying a judge’s dea.....»»
Federal agencies gear up for zero trust executive order deadline
Federal agencies are prepared to meet the zero trust executive order requirements from the Biden Administration with just over a year until the deadline, according to Swimlane. The research investigated the confidence level of these agencies in meeti.....»»
Report: Potential NYT lawsuit could force OpenAI to wipe ChatGPT and start over
OpenAI could be fined up to $150,000 for each piece of infringing content. Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards / Getty Images) Weeks after The New York Times updated its terms of service (TOS) to prohibit AI companies from scr.....»»
$220 billion is helping build US cleantech infrastructure. Here are the projects.
Financial Times identified 110 large-scale manufacturing announcements. Enlarge / President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on May 13, 2021. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) A year ago, Presi.....»»
Cybersecurity for increasingly software-dependent autos largely voluntary
The Biden administration says it wants to shift cybersecurity burdens from individuals, small businesses and local governments to automakers and other big companies......»»
Why the “voluntary AI commitments” extracted by the White House are nowhere near enough
Representatives from Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI recently convened at the White House for a meeting with President Biden with the stated mission of “ensuring the responsible development and distribution of art.....»»
Dell fined $6.5M after admitting it made overpriced monitors look discounted
Dell Australia is paying for something many of its peers are guilty of. Enlarge (credit: Dell) Dell's Australia arm has been slapped with a $10 million AUD (about $6.49 million) fine for "making false and misleading rep.....»»
Biden urges "all sides" to make a deal as UAW, Detroit 3 seek contract
President Joe Biden on Monday called for "all sides to work together to forge a fair agreement" as the UAW continued talks with the Detroit 3 automakers......»»
Maui wildfires: Extra logistical challenges hinder government"s initial response when disasters strike islands
Wildfires destroyed the Hawaiian tourist town of Lahaina on Aug. 8 and 9, 2023, leaving many of its roughly 13,000 residents homeless. Fires also burned in other areas on Maui, Hawaii's second-largest island, and its Big Island. President Joe Biden i.....»»
Biden bets billions on tech that sucks carbon out of the air
The Biden administration is throwing its weight behind technology that sucks planet-warming carbon dioxide out of the air, selecting the first winners of a $3.5 billion fund dedicated to developing the machines scientists say will be needed to stop t.....»»
Biden administration defends communications with social media companies in high-stakes court fight
The Biden administration on Thursday defended its communications with social media giants in court, arguing those channels must stay open so that the federal government can help protect the public from threats to election security, Covid-19 misinform.....»»
Biden administration: We never coerced Big Tech into suppressing speech
Conservative-leaning judges to decide if Biden can resume talks with platforms. Enlarge (credit: Drew Angerer / Staff | Getty Images North America) Today, three conservative-leaning judges with the 5th US Circuit Court o.....»»
Twitter held in contempt, fined $350K over Trump data delay
Trump accused the DOJ of "secretly attacking" his Twitter account. Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) Today, an unsealed court document revealed that, earlier this year, a federal judge held Twitter (now.....»»
Banks fined $549M for using personal iMessage, WhatsApp, and Signal accounts
Enforcement action by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has seen Wells Fargo and several other banks fined a total of $549M for using personal end-to-end encrypted messaging accounts to discuss company business. The SEC said senior bank.....»»
Biden, in environment push, protects lands near Grand Canyon
Joe Biden used the backdrop of the Grand Canyon Tuesday to champion the climate fight—and distinguish himself from the Republican right—by designating large swathes of surrounding sacred land with protective status......»»
Encrypted iMessage chats lead to record-breaking SEC fines for Wells Fargo, Wall Street
Several banks and Wall Street firms have just been fined millions of dollars for hiding messages in a variety of different messaging apps, including Apple's own iMessage.Securities and Exchange CommissionApple, along with other messaging companies, f.....»»
Banks fined $549M after senior execs found secretly texting on Signal, WhatsApp
Banks have been fined more than $2.5 billion for violating record-keeping laws. Enlarge (credit: SOPA Images / Contributor | LightRocket) Banks with employees covertly texting about official business on apps like Signal,.....»»
Russian kangaroo court fines Apple two seconds of profit over News row
A Russian court this week fined Apple about $4200 for failing to suppress Apple News content about Russia's invasion of Ukraine, equivalent to barely over two seconds of profit for the company.Moscow, RussiaApple was found guilty of violating a law ".....»»
Biden administration reverses Trump decision to relocate US Space Command
The Air Force recommended during Trump's final days in office basing Space Command in Alabama. Enlarge / A US Space Command flag is displayed outside the White House during a 2019 ceremony announcing the command's re-establishmen.....»»