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24 avril
20h14
Deepfakes in the courtroom: US judicial panel debates new AI evidence rules
Benj Edwards
Panel of eight judges confronts deep faking AI tech that may undermine legal trials.
19h58
Chamber of Commerce sues FTC in Texas, asks court to block ban on noncompetes
Jon Brodkin
Noncompete clauses benefit employers and workers alike, Chamber tells court.
16h14
US bans TikTok owner ByteDance, will prohibit app in US unless it is sold
Jon Brodkin
Bill gives ByteDance days to sell TikTok or app loses access to US market.
23 avril
21h15
FTC bans noncompete clauses, declares vast majority unenforceable
Jon Brodkin
Chamber of Commerce vows to sue FTC, will try to block ban on noncompetes.
20h31
Grindr users seek payouts after dating app shared HIV status with vendors
Jon Brodkin
Grindr admitted sharing HIV status with software firms in , said it stopped.
13h42
North Korea is evading sanctions by animating Max and Amazon shows
WIRED
Thousands of exposed files on North Korean server tell the tale.
22 avril
17h54
Biden signs bill criticized as major expansion of warrantless surveillance
Jon Brodkin
FISA renewal requires more service providers to cooperate with government.
13h38
TikTok ready to move to the courts to prevent ban in US
Financial Times
Company points out that proposed ban would run afoul of the First Amendment.
19 avril
19h03
Netflix doc accused of using AI to manipulate true crime story
Ashley Belanger
Producer remained vague about whether AI was used to edit photos.
17h03
China orders Apple to remove Meta apps after inflammatory posts about president
Jon Brodkin
WhatsApp, Threads, Telegram, and Signal removed from Apple App Store in China.
16h31
Crypto influencer guilty of 110M scheme that shut down Mango Markets
Ashley Belanger
Fraudster charged with crypto market manipulation defended Mango Markets scheme.
18 avril
21h47
Elon Musk’s Grok keeps making up fake news based on X users’ jokes
Ashley Belanger
X likely hopes to avoid liability with disclaimer that Grok can make mistakes.
19h13
Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules
Jon Brodkin
Ruling: Thumbprint scan is like a blood draw or fingerprint taken at booking.
18h03
Big Tech can’t hoard brainwave data for ad targeting, Colorado law says
Ashley Belanger
Neural data can reveal health, mental states, emotions, and cognitive function.
13h24
Author granted copyright over book with AI-generated text with a twist
WIRED
Copyright Office changed course after initially denying request.
17 avril
20h30
Feds appoint AI doomer to run AI safety at US institute
Ashley Belanger
Former OpenAI researcher once predicted a percent chance of AI killing all of us.
19h42
Billions of public Discord messages may be sold through a scraping service
Kevin Purdy
Cross server tracking suggests a new understanding of public chat servers.
17h52
Tesla asks shareholders to approve Texas move and restore Elon Musk’s 56B pay
Jon Brodkin
Tesla board calls June shareholder vote on Musk’s pay and move to Texas.
16 avril
20h38
ISPs can charge extra for fast gaming under FCC’s Internet rules, critics say
Jon Brodkin
FCC plan rejected request to ban what agency calls positive discrimination.
20h29
So much for free speech on X; Musk confirms new users must soon pay to post
Ashley Belanger
The fee, likely , is aimed at stopping relentless bots, Musk said.