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US Space Program Budget Higher Than the Rest of the World Combined 

March 14, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The U.S. government spent 51 percent more on space programs than the rest of the world combined in 2022. The data analysts at Fair Betting Sites have crunched the space budgets from countries around the world […]

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House Members Data Compromised in Health Insurer Breach

March 9, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The personal data of House members and staff was compromised due to a recently uncovered breach of health care group DC Health Link.  Now that data is being sold on the dark web.  House Speaker […]

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NSA Chief Warns of TikTok’s Broad Influence

March 8, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

U.S. National Security Agency Director Paul Nakasone expressed concern during congressional testimony about Chinese-owned video app TikTok’s data collection and potential to facilitate broad influence operations. Nakasone told the Senate Armed Services Committee that he […]

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DNA From 4 American Presidents Will Launch to Deep Space

March 6, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

DNA from four former United States presidents will be going to space. The DNA of dead presidents will be blasted into deep space as part of a symbolic space burial flight alongside a number of […]

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Tech Platforms Are Struggling to Verify Users’ Age

March 6, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Social media and streaming platforms are struggling to determine the best ways to verify a user’s age.  Companies are trying to figure out the best ways to verify a user’s age as parents and lawmakers […]

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China hits out at U.S. over TikTok ban on federal devices

March 2, 2023 Maja Popovska

China has accused the U.S. of overreacting after federal employees were ordered to remove the video app TikTok from government-issued phones, the BBC reports. On Monday, the White House gave government agencies 30 days to […]

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EU Privacy Body Optimistic Over Possible U.S. Data Transfer Pact

March 1, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The European Union data protection watchdog welcomed with reservations the new Data Privacy Framework.  The draft legal framework would establish transatlantic data flows between the U.S. and European Union, a long sought-after deal.  The European […]

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Elon Musk Recruits Team to Develop OpenAI’s ChatGPT Rival

March 1, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Elon Musk is assembling his latest team, this time to develop his own chatbot. The Tesla chief and Twitter boss have approached AI researchers in recent weeks about forming a new research lab to develop an […]

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Republicans Want to Help Biden Ban TikTok

March 1, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Momentum against TikTok is brewing in Congress. House Republicans are marking up legislation to empower President Biden to ban the popular app. The U.S. government’s security review of TikTok has dragged on for years, and lawmakers […]

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‘Take It Down:’ a Tool for Teens to Remove Explicit Images

February 28, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A new online tool aims to give control back to teenagers to take down explicit images and videos of themselves from the internet. The warning typically goes, once you send the photo you cannot take it […]

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Sensitive Data Compromised After Hacker Attack on US Marshals Service

February 28, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A major security breach that happened over a week ago compromised the United States Marshals Service’s systems that contained sensitive information, multiple senior US law enforcement officials confirmed Monday. In addition to the hackers’ attacks […]

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To Offset Plunge in Revenue, Twitter Lays Off at Least 50 Employees

February 27, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In the latest – eight round – job cuts wave since Elon Musk took over the company in late October, this time targeting multiple engineering teams, social media platform Twitter laid off at least 50 […]

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Spotify Launches AI-Powered ‘DJ’

February 23, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Spotify’s new AI-powered DJ will build you a custom playlist and talk over the top of it. The music streaming app’s latest feature uses a synthesized voice to provide a personalized radio listening experience. Spotify describes […]

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Bing’s Chatbot Compared Journalist to Hitler

February 22, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Bing’s AI chatbot compared a journalist to Adolf Hitler and called them ugly. Microsoft is now limiting how many questions people can ask its new Bing chatbot after reports of it becoming somewhat unhinged, including threatening […]

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Meta Subscriber Plan Risks Digital Divide

February 21, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A better quality of digital life is now coming at a higher price. The world’s biggest social platforms are experimenting with charging people for everything from improved account security and support to the promise of wider […]

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Chatbots Trigger Next Misinformation Fears 

February 21, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

New generative artificial intelligence chatbot tools have stoked a new fear of the next misinformation nightmare.  AI tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Microsoft’s BingGPT, and Google’s Bard have stoked a tech-industry frenzy. But they are also […]

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This Supreme Court Case Could Change the Internet 

February 21, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Supreme Court is taking on Big Tech. The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on Tuesday in a case that could change the internet.  The case could upend protections internet companies have had […]

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Meta to Introduce Paid Subscription for Facebook, Instagram

February 20, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A new paid subscription service for Facebook and Instagram that will grant users a hallowed blue check for a monthly fee was announced on Sunday by Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg. Starting at $11.99 a […]

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Instagram is Getting New Feature, Zuckerberg Unveils

February 18, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

According to a link CEO, Mark Zuckerberg shared to his own channel on Facebook on Thursday, users of Meta’s Instagram have been offered a new ‘channels’ feature, which allows them to share text, video, and […]

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Tesla Recalls 362,000 U.S. Vehicles over Full Self-Driving Software

February 17, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Tesla is recalling all 363,000 US vehicles with its so-called “Full Self Driving” driver assist software due to safety risks. It is yet another blow to the feature that is central to the automaker’s business model. […]

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First Among Social Media Platforms, Twitter to Allow Cannabis Ads

February 16, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After updating its advertising policies on Wednesday, Twitter will now allow – in accordance with federal guidelines – cannabis ads to run on its service in states where cannabis is legal. In part due to […]

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Online content policing loses steam

February 15, 2023 Maja Popovska

Big tech platforms are splintering on their efforts to limit undesirable content, Reuters reports. Major online platforms once competed to display their vigilance against misinformation, abuse, and hate speech.  Now, the platforms are choosing decidedly […]

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Texas Researchers Look at Whether Robots and Humans Can Coexist

February 13, 2023 Dime

Can robots and humans coexist?  Researchers in Texas are trying to find out.  Researchers are running a groundbreaking science and social experiment through the University of Austin’s robotics program.  Four-legged robots will roam across the […]

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Meta Restores Trump’s Access for Facebook, Instagram

February 10, 2023 Dime

Trump is allowed back on Facebook and Instagram.  Meta has restored former president Donald Trump’s access to Facebook and Instagram.  It comes after a two-year suspension following the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection on the Capitol.  […]

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Google stocks plunge erases $100B after AI chat gives wrong answer

February 9, 2023 Maja Popovska

Google’s new rival AI chat to ChatGPT has got off to an embarrassing start, Forbes reports. Promotional material for Google’s Bard contained an error in the response by the chatbot to: “What new discoveries from […]

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Media braces for the robot era with flux of AI tools

February 8, 2023 Maja Popovska

The rapid rise of generative AI tools could displace dozens of media companies and journalists, Axios reports. Media companies are trying to figure out how to quickly move and adapt to a new internet reality […]

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Is there a safe way to TikTok? 

February 8, 2023 Maja Popovska

Regulators and lawmakers have been struggling for months to make sense of cybersecurity concerns about TikTok, Axios reported. But experts in technology also are struggling to determine which concerns are overhyped, and which are valid.  […]

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Google hopes ‘Bard’ will outsmart ChatGPT, Microsoft in AI

February 7, 2023 Maja Popovska

Chatbot wars are upon us. Everyone has begun to play around with new chatbot services, such as ChatGPT, Google and Microsoft. Now Google has unveiled Bard, the AI hatbox it hopes will rival ChatGPT.  Google is girding […]

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Social Media Apps Bracing For Waves Of US Legal Battles

January 31, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Social media companies are bracing themselves for an onslaught of new legal battles across the United States. State and federal lawsuits and bills including far-reaching regulatory measures are flooding in.  The majority of state legislatures have […]

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TikTok’s CEO to Testify Before Congress in March

January 30, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew will testify in March before Congress. The TikTok CEO will appear before the U.S. Energy and Commerce Committee in March, as lawmakers look to scrutinize the Chinese-owned video-sharing app, Chair […]

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