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NASA enlists AI in the hunt for ET
The ExoMars mission to find life on Mars moved closer to take-off this week after NASA unveiled the first results of an ...
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Democrats and civil liberties groups back law banning facial recognition across the US
New legislation that would ban police use of facial recognition software across the US has been backed by civil liberties ...
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From Stonewall 1969 to Black Lives Matter 2020: How technology ignites change
US Customs and Border Patrol agents flew unmanned aerial vehicles over crowds of Black Lives Matter protesters in at least 15 cities in June. According to government officials, the feds were just keeping an eye on the situation. Despite the fact these were Predator drones – the ...
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Boston bans government use of facial recognition
Boston City Council has voted to ban the use of facial recognition by the municipality, joining a growing list of US cities to ...
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Trump's latest immigration ban is bad news for US AI ambitions
Trump's suspension of the H-1B visa program for highly-skilled workers will cut off US access to international AI talent. ...
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TikTok teens and K-pop fans embarrass Trump at his Tulsa rally
Teenage TikTok users and K-pop fans reportedly grabbed "potentially hundreds of thousands of tickets" for Trump's rally -- ...
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eBay’s former comms head reportedly among 6 accused of cyberstalking journalists
Earlier this week, we wrote about a case that charged six former unnamed eBay executives of cyberstalking a couple over a critical newsletter. Today, Bloomberg reported that Steven Wymer, the company's former chief of communications, is 'Executive 2' referred in the federal indictment. These ...
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Ex-eBay employees charged with harassing journalists using roaches and a pig fetus (Updated)
Several former eBay employees allegedly cyberstalked, threatened, and harassed two journalists who spoke critically of the ...
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Divider in Chief: Trump tweets disgusting conspiracy theory about elderly man assaulted by cops
In a sickening abortion of leadership, impeached US President Donald Trump today issued a reprehensible attack on a US citizen who was assaulted by police during a peaceful protest. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1270333484528214018 Here's the full text of the impeached ...
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California blocks bill that could’ve led to a facial recognition police-state
Californian lawmakers have blocked a bill that would have expanded facial recognition surveillance across the state -- ...
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Snapchat refuses to promote Trump's account over his controversial tweets
Snapchat has joined the debate between social media platforms over the words of President Donald Trump. It's now refusing ...
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