University team works on extract system to help keep tabs on civilians killed by police
(Tech Xplore)—Incidents of people who died during police encounters from news reports can be read, so to speak, by an AI system.
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Google yanks California news sites over proposed law
Google on Friday said it is testing removing links to California news sites for some users in the western US state as legislators mull making the online search giant pay for connecting people to news.
Apr 13, 2024
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Machine learning & AI
Automated fake news detection: A simple solution may not be feasible
With misinformation and disinformation proliferating online, many may wish for a simple, reliable, automated "fake news" detection system to easily identify falsehoods from truths. Often with the help of machine learning, ...
Mar 14, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
Your personal data is political: Computer scientists find gaps in the privacy practices of campaign websites
Would you trust a random political canvasser to do whatever they wanted with your resume, your friends' email addresses—and perhaps your profile pictures?
Feb 7, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
How To Tech: Why it's important to turn on Apple's new Stolen Device Protection
You're in a crowded bar when a thief watches you unlock your iPhone with your passcode, then swipes it. That sinking feeling hits when you realize it's gone, along with priceless photos, important files, passwords on banking ...
Jan 25, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
Q&A: Language models—a guide for the perplexed
Language models have, somewhat surreptitiously, dominated news for the last year. Often called "artificial intelligence," these systems underlie chatbots like ChatGPT and Google Bard.
Jan 10, 2024
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Business
Ottawa, Google reach 'historic' deal to support Canadian media
The Canadian government and Google announced Wednesday a "historic" deal to support the country's media, heading off an imminent threat by the digital giant to block news on its platform.
Nov 29, 2023
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Computer Sciences
A robust solution to fake news: Researchers are developing new technologies to combat disinformation
Cutting-edge technologies gave the world fake news, but researchers from the University of Waterloo's Faculty of Engineering are developing even newer technology to stop it. Their innovative system—the first of its kind—relies ...
Oct 16, 2023
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Internet
Musk's X strips headlines from news links
Elon Musk's social media platform X has stripped headlines from news articles shared by users, in a move likely to further worsen relations with media groups.
Oct 5, 2023
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Internet
Canada media seek probe of Meta's news block
Media on Tuesday asked Canada's competition watchdog to investigate Meta's blocking of news articles on Facebook and Instagram, accusing the tech giant of using its dominance to gobble up online advertising money.
Aug 8, 2023
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