News & Articles By Belle Carter
07/06/2023
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By Belle Carter
Expert warns CBDCs could lead economies to a dark path – where governments dictate what you can purchase
Eswar Prasad, a Cornell University professor, has warned that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) – with their expiry dates and restrictions on “less desirable” purchases – could lead economies to a much dark path. Prasad issued the warning during the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions hosted by the World Economic Forum (WEF). During one of […]
07/04/2023
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By Belle Carter
“White hat” hacker dismantles world’s largest pedophile ring, sends child rapists to prison
A “white hat” or ethical hacker has used his skills for good by taking down the world’s biggest online pedophile ring and contributing to the imprisonment of a serial child sexual abuser. Twenty-nine-year-old Ryan Montgomery of Pennsylvania – also known by his nickname “0day” – decided to start helping authorities dismantle child abuse networks after […]
06/28/2023
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By Belle Carter
Study: AI can predict people’s POLITICAL VIEWS by simply looking at their faces
Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms can predict a person’s political ideology just by looking at their facial characteristics, according to a new study. Researchers from Denmark and Sweden tested out this theory by utilizing a computational neural networks, algorithms that mimic the structure and function of human brains. They then trained the Face API from Microsoft, […]
06/23/2023
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By Belle Carter
Over 6M public records from motor vehicles office in Louisiana exposed to MOVEit hackers
The Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) in Louisiana recently suffered a massive data breach that exposed over six million public records containing details of state-issued IDs, driver’s licenses, auto registrations, handicap placards and even government benefits’ information. The hacking operation was part of a global attack on the third-party file transfer application, MOVEit. The incident happened after […]
06/22/2023
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By Belle Carter
Apple starts to embrace artificial intelligence, installs AI-powered features in iPhones
Apple is now transforming into an artificial intelligence (AI) company. For many years, the Cupertino, California-based tech giant has been quiet about AI. In fact, InfoWorld reported that during the Worldwide Developers Conference 2023, Apple CEO Tim Cook managed to talk for over two hours in a global keynote without mentioning AI. But that is starting to […]
06/07/2023
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By Belle Carter
Public housing facilities are being equipped with surveillance systems despite little evidence that they make communities safer
Local officials in the small city of Steubenville, Ohio are installing a new generation of powerful and pervasive surveillance systems to impose maximum surveillance on some of the neighborhood’s least affluent residents, and all the while these same officials claim the new surveillance apparatus will help lessen crime. This scenario is occurring all across the […]
05/30/2023
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By Belle Carter
TSA’s use of FACIAL RECOGNITION tech in US airports rouses privacy concerns
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has roused privacy concerns as it ramped up the use of facial recognition technology in U.S. airports. “What we are trying to do with this is aid the officers to actually determine that you are who you say you are,” Jason Lim, TSA identity management capabilities manager, told reporters during a demonstration […]
05/11/2023
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By Belle Carter
GOP lawmakers question regulators about China’s access to US financial data via trading platforms
Two Republican lawmakers have questioned U.S. regulators whether they are able to ensure the security of Americans’ financial data, which is reportedly exposed to Beijing by means of popular trading platforms. Tiffany Meier of NTD TV‘s “China in Focus” expounded on this probe by Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville and Indiana Rep. Jim Banks. Both lawmakers […]
05/04/2023
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By Belle Carter
“Godfather of AI” quits Google, warns of risks associated with the technology he helped develop
Artificial intelligence (AI) pioneer Dr. Geoffrey Hinton has confirmed that he had left Google. He also warned of the risks associated with the technology he helped develop. The 75-year-old Hinton, known as the “Godfather of AI,” has won the Turing Award along with Yann LeCun and Yoshua Bengio for conceptual and engineering breakthroughs that have made deep […]
04/18/2023
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By Belle Carter
Researchers: AI decisions could cause “nuclear-level” CATASTROPHE
A survey by Stanford University conducted among natural language processing (NLP) researchers found that artificial intelligence (AI) could make catastrophic decisions. The survey by Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) found that 73 percent of NLP researchers believe AI could lead to “revolutionary societal change.” However, 36 percent of the surveyed researchers believe that AI […]
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