Business

South Korea opens Telegram deepfake porn probe

South Korean police said Monday they had launched an investigation into encrypted messaging platform Telegram for allegedly "abetting" the distribution of so-called deepfake porn, including explicit AI generated images of ...

Business

Telegram chief Pavel Durov arrested at French airport

Telegram chief executive Pavel Durov is expected to appear in court Sunday after being arrested by French police at an airport near Paris for alleged offenses related to his popular messaging app, sources told AFP.

Consumer & Gadgets

What are 'metacrimes?'—and how can we stop them?

The Apple Vision Pro is the newest tool for Australians to access three-dimensional, immersive online environments, also known as the metaverse. Released in Australia earlier this month, it allows users to take a (virtual) ...

Automotive

Canada faces scourge of rising car thefts

Montreal-area resident Zachary Siciliani discovered recently that his car had simply disappeared—likely in one of a rash of vehicle thefts in Canada.

Robotics

New York bins subway surveillance robot

The New York City subway has pulled its controversial security robot out of service after little more than five months patrolling the busy Times Square station.

Computer Sciences

Fingerprinting with machine vision

Traditional fingerprint identification methods can struggle with accurately identifying feature points in smaller regions. This is usually where a subset of fingerprints that are of limited size might typically be found in ...

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