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28  mars     09h00
Every US federal agency must hire a chief AI officer
   Cath Virginia The Verge Photos from Getty Images All US federal agencies will now be required to have a senior leader overseeing all AI systems they use, as the government wants to ensure that AI use in the public service remains safe. Vice President Kamala Harris announced the new OMB...
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New York City welcomes robotaxis but only with safety drivers
   Image: Getty New York City announced a new permitting system for companies interested in testing autonomous vehicles on its roads, including a requirement that a human safety driver sit behind the steering wheel at all times. As cities like San Francisco continue to grapple with the...
27  mars     23h11
Israel quietly rolled out a mass facial recognition program in the Gaza Strip
   Illustration by Alex Castro The Verge Israel has deployed a mass facial recognition program in the Gaza Strip, creating a database of Palestinians without their knowledge or consent, The New York Times reports. The program, which was created after the October th attacks, uses technology...
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Dbrand tried and failed to fix the Ghost Case replacements will take longer
   The Dbrand Ghost Case for the iPhone Pro. Image: Dbrand Dbrand is scrapping plans to fix its anti yellowing Ghost Case, but not because it yellows it’s that it scratches very easily. The company had promised in November to ship free replacements with scratch resistant coatings, but...
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Leaked images reveal Microsoft’s white disc-less Xbox Series X console
   Image: Exputer Microsoft appears to be readying a white version of its Xbox Series X console without a disc drive. Exputer has published a series of leaked images of the white Xbox Series X, showing that it’s a disc less system with the same design on the exterior as the existing black Xbox...
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Oregon’s governor signs right-to-repair law that bans parts pairing’
   Oregon joins Minnesota, California, and New York in giving consumers and repair shops more control over device repairs. Image: iFixit Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has now signed one of the strongest US right to repair bills into law after it passed the state legislature several weeks ago by...
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The new MacBook Air M3 is 100 off for the first time
   The new M powered MacBook Air is faster than its predecessor with GPU upgrades. Image: Apple It’s a good day for Apple deals. Not only can you get off the Apple Vision Pro for the first time, but the new MacBook Air, released earlier this month, is already off at Amazon and...
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GLAAD report says Meta allows anti-trans hate to flourish’ on its platforms
   Image: Vjeran Pavic GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy group, claims that Meta’s content moderation system is allowing an epidemic of anti transgender hate to flourish on its platform. A new report published by the group says Meta has allowed dozens of anti trans posts ...
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Twitch bans turning butts and boobs into green screens
   Though this isn’t quite what Twitch will soon ban, it’s another example from Morgpie of her ability to push Twitch’s guideline boundaries Image: Twitch Morgpie The latest update to Twitch’s community guidelines is oddly specific. According to the update, starting March th, content...
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Qualcomm quietly demos Baldur’s Gate 3 and Control on Snapdragon X Elite laptops
   The red Snapdragon X Elite reference design laptop Qualcomm used to show off the games. Image: Qualcomm If you read my scoop last week, I bet you’ve been wondering how well could a Snapdragon chip actually run Windows games At the Game Developers Conference, the company claimed...