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AI political fakery sparks fears for US 2024 race
AFP, Published on 29/05/2023
» WASHINGTON: A fake image of Donald Trump's arrest. A dystopian video of a dark future in the event of Joe Biden's reelection. An audio deepfake of both men slinging insults. Fast-evolving AI technology could turbocharge misinformation in US political campaigns, observers say.
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BuzzFeed, Vice woes signal crisis in digital-only media
AFP, Published on 05/05/2023
» NEW YORK: With the closure of BuzzFeed News and bankruptcy looming at Vice, the once promising world of free digital media finds itself at a crossroads, seeing ad revenues dry up at the same time as disappointed investors begin walking away.
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EU rolls out stricter rules for online platforms
AFP, Published on 25/04/2023
» BRUSSELS: The European Union on Tuesday designated 19 online platforms, including Instagram, TikTok and Twitter, as having user numbers so big they will come under stricter regulatory rules for content.
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As AI rises, lawmakers try to catch up
AFP, Published on 28/12/2022
» PARIS: From "intelligent" vacuum cleaners and driverless cars to advanced techniques for diagnosing diseases, artificial intelligence has burrowed its way into every arena of modern life.
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Space invaders: How video gamers are resisting a crypto onslaught
AFP, Published on 10/08/2022
» PARIS: When video game designer Mark Venturelli was asked to speak at Brazil's biggest gaming festival, he submitted a generic-sounding title for his presentation -- "The Future of Game Design" -- but that was not the talk he gave.
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Companies envision taxis flying above jammed traffic
AFP, Published on 10/05/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: As urban traffic gets more miserable, entrepreneurs are looking to a future in which commuters hop into "air taxis" that whisk them over clogged roads.
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The 1997 chess game that thrust AI into the spotlight
AFP, Published on 11/05/2022
» PARIS - With his hand pushed firmly into his cheek and his eyes fixed on the table, Garry Kasparov shot a final dark glance at the chessboard before storming out of the room: the king of chess had just been beaten by a computer.
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Mexico City sets world record for free Wi-Fi hotspots
AFP, Published on 11/11/2021
» MEXICO CITY: Mexico City has set a world record for free Wi-Fi access thanks to thousands of public internet access points across the capital, Guinness World Records announced Wednesday.
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Fake news: Algorithms in the dock
AFP, Published on 14/07/2018
» PARIS - At the heart of the spread of fake news are the algorithms used by search engines, websites and social media which are often accused of pushing false or manipulated information regardless of the consequences.
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Russia's US election hack: What we know
AFP, Published on 13/12/2016
» WASHINGTON - US authorities warned the Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns early in 2016 that they were targets of hackers, after having seen similar efforts in the 2008 election. But it was only in June that evidence pointed to the Russian government.
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