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Google will halt election advertising after the polls officially close for the U.S. presidential election, a move designed to limit false messages about the outcome of the contest.
Sep 28, 2020
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A federal judge Thursday urged the Trump administration to consider delaying a ban on new downloads of the popular video app TikTok and hinted he might block the government's order set to take effect on Sunday.
Sep 24, 2020
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Facebook has contingency plans to block some content on its platform if civil unrest breaks out after the November US election, a top executive said.
Sep 22, 2020
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Microsoft has unveiled software that can help spot "deepfake" photos or videos, adding to the list of programs designed to fight the hard-to-detect images ahead of the US presidential election.
Sep 3, 2020
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Business
Uber on Wednesday said it was seeking an urgent meeting with Hong Kong's government after drivers working for the company lost a landmark court case that could cripple ride-sharing apps in the finance hub.
Sep 2, 2020
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After Britain ordered the phased removal of Huawei from its 5G network, attention has now switched to China's role in other areas of the UK, particularly its involvement in key nuclear power projects.
Aug 21, 2020
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Machine learning & AI
The scale of public anger over the automated downgrading of thousands of students' A-level results highlights how much social and political power algorithmic decision-making now has. As well as students' grades, algorithms ...
Aug 20, 2020
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Internet
Facebook on Thursday launched its voting information center as internet platforms unveiled fresh moves to protect the November US election from manipulation and interference.
Aug 14, 2020
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Machine learning & AI
Individualistic western societies are built on the idea that no one knows our thoughts, desires or joys better than we do. And so we put ourselves, rather than the government, in charge of our lives. We tend to agree with ...
Aug 13, 2020
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Political groups which create websites designed to look like news outlets will no longer get the same treatment as independent media on Facebook, the social network said Tuesday.
Aug 11, 2020
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