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Who checks the fact checkers?
Life, James Hein, Published on 30/08/2023
» The information landscape has changed a great deal over the past five years. Back in the 1990s, information exchange was mostly between academics and IT people. The majority of the information was accurate and typically scientific or technical in nature. The communication was polite and debates were just that, debates. It was an inclusive community, though in some cases you were required to stick to the topic at hand. Then came the social media platforms.
European Parliament votes on curbs for ChatGPT and other AI
AFP, Published on 11/05/2023
» BRUSSELS: European Union (EU) lawmakers hold a crucial vote Thursday towards setting restrictions on how AI such as ChatGPT can be used in the EU.
Beware of TikTok snooping on your phone's data
Life, James Hein, Published on 02/03/2022
» If you didn't already know, TikTok is potentially dangerous. The app bypasses both Apple and Google protections and is controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. According to reports, the app passes all your data back to servers in China, including unposted information and the contents of your phone. The app also has many security vulnerabilities allowing hackers to take over your phone. This is in addition to the expansion of your digital footprint across the planet. In China, people are rewarded for posting serious videos like those showing them using a chemistry set. Those outside China are rewarded for the dumbest presentations. I'll let the readers work this last one out for themselves.
(I)maxing out
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 21/02/2018
» Gaming highlights at the new Virtual Reality centre in Siam Paragon
London lab recreates horrors of war with 3D technology
AFP, Published on 02/09/2016
» LONDON - Starvation, torture and rape: the grim daily realities of prisoners inside Syria's Saidnaya military prison have been recreated in harrowing 3D detail by a London-based agency, established to highlight claims of rights abuses.
Dallas robot bomb highlights technology in policing
AFP, Published on 09/07/2016
» WASHINGTON - The "bomb robot" killing of a suspected Dallas shooter may be the first lethal use of an automated device by American police, and underscores growing role of technology in law enforcement.
Pakistan cyber bill threatens free speech, privacy: rights groups
AFP, Published on 20/04/2015
» ISLAMABAD - International rights organisations including Human Rights Watch on Monday urged Pakistan's parliament to reject a proposed cybercrime bill which they said threatened freedom of expression and privacy.
Tech firms, activists renew surveillance reform push
AFP, Published on 25/03/2015
» WASHINGTON - Big US technology firms joined a coalition of activists Wednesday urging Congress to pass a law scaling back government surveillance ahead of key deadline.
US lawsuit challenges legality of NSA online snooping
AFP, Published on 10/03/2015
» WASHINGTON - A lawsuit filed Tuesday by the operator of Wikipedia and other organizations challenges the US government's mass online surveillance programs, claiming that tapping into the Internet "backbone" is illegal.
Artificial intelligence future wows Davos elite
AFP, Published on 23/01/2015
» DAVOS (SWITZERLAND) - From the robot that washes your clothes to the robot that marks homework: the future world of artificial intelligence wowed the Davos elite Thursday, but the rosy picture came with a warning.