Facebook and Twitter shut down a network of fake accounts using AI-generated faces to “masquerade” as Americans; Facebook links the network to Epoch Media Group
Researchers said the profiles, linked to the Epoch Media Group, used photos generated by artificial intelligence in a preview of an …
Text messages show how the head of DOJ antitrust division Makan Delrahim steered the T-Mobile-Sprint deal and played a crucial role in getting Dish involved
Text messages indicate that Makan Delrahim, the head of the Justice Department's antitrust division, worked behind the scenes to help the companies pull off a deal.
US Navy bans TikTok from government-issued mobile devices citing a cybersecurity threat, will block devices with the app from the Navy Marine Corps Intranet
(Reuters) - Earlier this week the United States Navy banned the social media app TikTok from government-issued mobile devices …
California DMV to start approving permits for self-driving delivery vehicles, with and without backup drivers, from Jan. 17, both for testing and commercial use
Are you ready to be stuck in traffic behind armies of autonomous delivery robots? No? Well good news: if you live in California …
During T-Mobile-Sprint merger trial, the key arguments of both T-Mobile and merger-opposing AGs seemed to rest on whether Dish can create a viable competitor
so many that the court had to set up an overflow room for the stragglers.” https://www.theverge.com/... Hal Singer / @halsinger : The T-Mo/Sprint merger trial is not so much about competitive effects—...
The 84 biggest flops, fails, and dead dreams of the 2010s, from the Fire phone and Google Glass to the undoing of net neutrality in the US
A decade of failures — The world never changes quite the way you expect. But at The Verge, we've had a front-row seat while technology …
Sources: Walmart is considering new growth strategies like selling shopper data to advertisers and renting out edge computing capacity in retail “supercenters”
Walmart is betting on a future where its giant stores will quickly get groceries to your door …
San Francisco's municipal surveillance law, which banned city agencies from using facial recognition in May, amended to allow for Face ID on city-issued iPhones
San Francisco quietly amends its municipal surveillance law to allow for Apple's Face ID, though the ban on facial recognition still applies.
Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan, head of the Joint AI Center for the DOD, talks integrating AI into its weapons systems, building predictive maintenance tools, and more
Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan doesn't want killer robots—but he does want artificial intelligence to occupy a central role in warfighting.
A look at New York City's slow attempts to increase transparency around its use of algorithms, which govern many policy areas, including policing
The Traffic Management Center for New York, located in Queens. Two tools used by the Department of Transportation were reviewed …
China releases new rules for online content, requiring platforms and app operators to use AI-based moderation; the rules are set to come into effect in March
Government control over online content likely to tighten further following release of comprehensive regulations
A look at the biggest tech trends of 2019, a year marked by antitrust investigations, consumer protests against big companies, and tough IPOs for startups
A year-end look back at the tech trends that ended the decade. — It's been a year of shattered expectations in tech.
Forbes estimates that the highest paid YouTube star of 2019 is Ryan Kaji, an eight-year-old with 23M subscribers, who has earned $26M this year
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How a new class of online lending apps, which promise to “advance” users' wages, are much the same as traditional payday lenders
Apps promising to “advance” a user's wages say they aren't payday lenders. So what are they? — Jonathan Raines needed money. An app promised to help. Tweets: @aflemingesq , @hypervisible , @theatl...
Profile of Daniel Kaye, also known as Spdrman, once one of world's most wanted hackers who took down Liberia's internet; he will be out of a London prison soon
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Interviews with current and former staff, sellers, and suppliers on how Amazon dictates and unpredictably changes rules, punishes and threatens businesses
hundreds of thousands of companies from start-ups to giant brands — means it can squeeze them for profits, and in some cases, threaten their survival. https://www.nytimes.com/... @nytimes : Amazon pun...
Sources detail FBI's IDLE program to help companies fight data theft by deploying decoy data to hide real data from hackers and insider threats
Sean Gallagher / Ars Technica :
TheSoul, a Russian web publisher with YouTube channels like 5-Minute Crafts, has the most reach among entertainment groups on YouTube, after Disney, WarnerMedia
by Russians. Although most content is apolitical, they also post videos that are overtly pro-Russian — with millions of views. #DefendOurDemocracy #InformationWarfare #PsyOps https://www.lawfareblog.c...
Profile of Cliff Stoll, whose memoir The Cuckoo's Egg, which traces the first known case of state-sponsored hacking, inspired a generation of cybersecurity pros
and Stoll has become a cybersecurity icon. https://www.wired.com/... Dame Mlley / @damienmulley : I read this book when I was 18 I think. It was fascinating. If I re-read it now It would probably feel...
A look at the global trade in hacked links, where hackers compromise websites and charge to add links to sites to improve SEO
BuzzFeed News : Tweets: @buzzfeednews , @rosshudgens , and @dsottimano Tweets: @buzzfeednews : A family blogger discovered NSFW links in her older posts. Turns out someone hacked her site by finding ...
Data shows 21 female founded or co-founded companies reached unicorn status in 2019, up from 15 in 2018
“We're going to invest in an underlooked asset class that is overperforming.” 💕 https://news.crunchbase.com/ ... Thanks: @nmasc_
Recent news that NHS sold patient data to US drug giants fuels fear, but tie-ins between public health services and private firms can offer better patient care
Daphne Leprince-Ringuet / ZDNet :
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI and tech.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control
Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.