Portland becomes first US city to ban companies from using facial recognition in public places
Trump plans to collect DNA, eye scans, and voice prints from immigrants
Three months after becoming CEO, Kevin Mayer quits TikTok
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Zoom's no good for funerals
Coronavirus in Context is a weekly newsletter where we bring you facts that matter about the COVID-19 pandemic and the technology trying to stop its spread. You can subscribe here. Hola pandemic BFFs, I was out last week due to my mother's passing. No, she didn't have COVID-19. ...
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TikTok will take Trump administration to the court over ban
Popular short video app TikTok is aiming to take legal action against US President Donald Trump over the app's potential ban. Earlier this month, Trump issued an executive order that prohibits any US-based company to conduct transactions with the app after mid-September. That ...
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An AI just embarrassed the US Air Force in a virtual dogfight
The battle was the grand finale of DARPA's AlphaDogfight Trials, a series of virtual dogfights that sought to test how AI ...
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Horrific AI surveillance experiment uses convicted felons as human guinea pigs
When a convicted felon in the US completes their court-mandated sentence(s) they're considered a free citizen with limited rights. Felons can only vote in two states, they cannot legally own a firearm, and they may not serve on a jury. Otherwise the articles of the US Constitution ...
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Oh, the irony: Trump's executive order accuses TikTok of spreading COVID-19 misinformation
President Donald Trump did it. He just signed the executive order to ban any US-based company's transaction with TikTok and WeChat after 45 days from now. In the order, he said that TikTok captures information from its users and it may be used by China to track the location of ...
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Mike Pompeo wants to build the US a ‘clean' internet free of Chinese tech
The US ban on TikTok might be on hold amid a possible buyout, but the government wants to crack down on other 'untrusted' Chinese apps. Last night, Secretary of StateMike Pompeo penned a statement with a vision of a 'clean network' to protect America's interest. He said he's ...
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Trump says he will sign the order to ban TikTok today
TikTok might be looking at a ban in the US soon, as President Donald Trump said he could sign the executive order to block the app by Saturday. According to a report from Bloomberg, Trump told reporters on Friday night that the app will be banned from the country, "As far as ...
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Congress fumbles through antitrust hearing with big tech CEOs
Heres an exhaustive play-by-play of the US House Judiciary Committee's antitrust hearing with the CEOs of Apple, Amazon, ...
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US unveils blueprint for 'unhackable' national quantum internet
The US Department of Energy has laid out a blueprint for a "virtually unhackable" national quantum internet that could be ...
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AOC wants to stop the US military from using Twitch for recruiting
The NY Representative is set to file an amendment to the House Appropriations bill which will prevent these military forces ...
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TikTok might be sold to US investors to ward off security concerns
A number of US-based investors are considering purchasing TikTok. The move could ease security concerns around the Chinese ...
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EU top court bans US-EU data sharing deal over surveillance fears
The EU's Court of Justice has struck down its Privacy Shield pact with the United States due to concerns about US surveillance. ...
