News & Articles By Laura Harris
06/17/2024
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By Laura Harris
Tesla in Full Self-Driving mode SLAMS into parked police car
A Tesla operating in Full Self-Driving (FSD) mode has collided with a parked and unoccupied police car responding to a fatal crash in Orange County, California. The FSD mode requires drivers to keep their hands on the wheel even though the vehicle handles the steering. Tesla recently renamed FSD as “supervised” driving to emphasize that the technology necessitates active […]
06/13/2024
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By Laura Harris
Educators sound alarm over students’ use of AI-generated content as a new form of bullying
Educators are raising the alarm over how the illicit use of artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a trend in schools, with students using the technology to generate harmful contents like deepfake sexual images of classmates and fraudulent voice recordings and videos. The rise of deepfake technology, which can create hyper-realistic but entirely fabricated images and recordings, is […]
06/10/2024
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By Laura Harris
Swiss after-school care center to put TRACKERS on students
An after-school care center in the Zurich municipality of Birmensdorf in Switzerland is planning to track its students with magnetic wristbands to monitor their whereabouts on school grounds. Beginning June 10, the Letten after-school care center will require third- and fourth-graders to wear magnetic wristbands with Bluetooth technology, which allows childcare staff to track their location and […]
06/06/2024
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By Laura Harris
X-RATED: Elon Musk’s X now allows porn content
Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter, has introduced updated guidelines that permit not safe for work (NSFW) content on the platform, albeit with certain restrictions. According to the updated guidelines, users are now allowed to “share consensually produced and distributed adult nudity or sexual behavior, provided it is appropriately labeled and not prominently displayed.” The […]
05/24/2024
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By Laura Harris
Big Tech leads million-dollar campaign to kill bills that are meant to keep children safe online
Major tech companies, including Google, Meta and TikTok, are leading a million-dollar campaign to block two New York bills that claim to keep children safe online. Google, Meta and TikTok, along with PayPal, Snap, Roblox, eBay, Block, Tech: NYC and TechNet, have already spent $823,235 to influence the legislative process of the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act and […]
05/23/2024
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By Laura Harris
FAA reauthorization bill approves use of digital IDs at airports
The government has recently passed the reauthorization bill for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which allows the use of digital identification at airports. The government claims that the 1,062-page bill – which renews the FAA’s authority for five years – seeks to bolster aviation safety, enhance protections for passengers and airline workers and invest in nationwide airport and air travel infrastructure. […]
04/30/2024
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By Laura Harris
International Olympic Committee prepares for AI integration in 2024 Paris Olympics
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is preparing for artificial intelligence integration in the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics. Last year, French legislation authorized the use of AI video surveillance for a trial period covering the Olympic Games to detect abnormal events or human behavior that could pose potential threats. The AI surveillance technology employs sophisticated algorithms to analyze real-time video […]
04/24/2024
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By Laura Harris
House of Representatives passes legislation to ban TikTok if its CCP-linked parent company doesn’t sell its stake in the platform within a year
The House of Representatives has passed legislation that could effectively ban the popular social media platform TikTok from operating in the United States unless its China-based parent company, ByteDance Ltd., sells its stake in the platform within a year. On March 14, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce unanimously passed legislation forcing TikTok to divest […]
04/19/2024
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By Laura Harris
British gov’t to equip cops with facial recognition technology as part of $69M plan to combat retail crime
The government of the United Kingdom plans to allocate four million British pounds ($5 million) for the development of mobile police units equipped with live facial recognition technology that can scan people’s faces on the street, supposedly as a means to combat retail crimes. According to the announcement of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the program will make […]
04/17/2024
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By Laura Harris
Automotive journalist reveals how smart technologies in modern vehicles cost you privacy and control
Automotive journalist Geoff Thompson recently delved into the implications of a software update applied to a Hyundai Kona subcompact SUV following the technological evolution of the automotive industry. In recent years, the automotive industry has undergone notable technological strides, equipping modern vehicles with features that “bolster safety and efficiency.” Cars manufactured since the mid-2010s are integrated with so-called […]
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