Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures during a rally in Doral, Florida. Meta said Friday it was lifting restrictions on US presidential candidate Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts, ending…
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China launches online crackdown on ‘harmful’ content targeting children
China says the new internet curbs are aimed at protecting children. China on Saturday announced a new crackdown on its tightly controlled internet, taking aim at video apps and social…
Tapping social media and AI to speed supply chain assistance during disasters
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A doctoral candidate at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) is lead author of a study in the International Journal of Production Research investigating the…
UN launches global principles to combat online hate and demands big tech take action now
by Edith M. Lederer United Nations Secretary General António Guterres speaks with the media as he arrives for a EU Summit in Brussels, March 21, 2024. At a press conference…
US House okays renewal of controversial surveillance program
A part of the US surveillance program known as Section 702 allows intelligence agencies to conduct warrantless electronic monitoring of foreigners outside the United States. The US House of Representatives…
Google yanks California news sites over proposed law
Google says only 2 percent of online search queries involve news as people seek information from podcasts, newsletters, and short-form video. Google on Friday said it is testing removing links…
Influencers face competition from virtual models
AI offers opportunities to social media influencers but also presents risks. Social media influencers have embraced artificial intelligence to spice up their content but they are also facing growing competition…
Microsoft says China using AI to sow division in US
Beijing has “doubled down” on targets and increased sophistication of its influence operations, Microsoft threat analysis center general manager Clint Watts said in a report. China is ramping up use…
Gmail revolutionized email 20 years ago. People thought it was Google’s April Fool’s Day joke
An ad for Google’s Gmail appears on the side of a bus on Sept. 17, 2012, in Lagos, Nigeria. Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin unveiled Gmail 20 years…
OpenAI unveils voice-cloning tool
OpenAI says ways to verify people consented to having their voices immitated by artificial intelligence and to automatically detect audio deep fakes involving prominent people should be built in widely…
