Disputed Google research is receiving further scrutiny, despite the company's inaction in open-sourcing its data or source code…
From ACM NewsGregory Goth Commissioned by CACM Staff| March 29, 2023
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White House bans federal agencies from using spyware that poses national security and human rights risks in the U.S.
The Washington Post From ACM News | March 28, 2023
More sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) tools are being used to replicate a person's voice.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | March 14, 2023
Energy developers want to build a ton of wind and solar — they just can't get it connected to the grid.
The Washington Post From ACM News | December 20, 2022
The lawsuit marks FTC chair Lina Khan's most significant effort to date to address tech industry consolidation, and it could upend Microsoft's gaming ambitions....The Washington Post From ACM News | December 8, 2022
16 major domestic airports are testing facial recognition tech to verify IDs — and it could go nationwide in 2023.
The Washington Post From ACM News | December 5, 2022
Searchers, beware: That Google, Bing, or DuckDuckGo ad might be 'malvertising'—phishing campaigns and malware hiding behind legit-looking links.
The Washington Post From ACM News | September 16, 2022
Under the pilot program, campaigns would be able to circumvent algorithmic sorting by tech companies that at times sends their emails to spam.
The Washington Post From ACM News | August 12, 2022
Photo- and video-sharing platform Instagram has started using age verification tools to prevent account holders under 18 years old from changing their ages to over...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | June 24, 2022
Researchers at Israeli artificial intelligence company AI21 Labs have developed and released an AI model of late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg....The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | June 16, 2022
Regulators released the first batch of data since mandating that companies such as Tesla report on serious crashes involving their driver-assistance systems.
The Washington Post From ACM News | June 15, 2022
AI ethicists warned Google not to impersonate humans. Now one of Google's own thinks there's a ghost in the machine.
The Washington Post From ACM News | June 13, 2022
European policymakers reached a deal on the Digital Services Act which would force Silicon Valley companies to more aggressively police harmful content on their...The Washington Post From ACM News | April 25, 2022