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News & Articles By Ramon Tomey
06/07/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
Stanford researchers: Twitter FAILED to prevent dozens of child abuse images from spreading online
Researchers from Stanford University found that Twitter failed to prevent dozens of known images featuring child sexual abuse (CSA) from being posted, indicating a lapse in basic enforcement. Experts at the Stanford Internet Observatory (IO), who were investigating child safety issues across several platforms, noted their findings in a report. According to the Wall Street […]
06/05/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
Amazon-owned Ring agrees to multimillion settlement with FTC over privacy violations – including SPYING ON CHILDREN
Security camera company Ring, which Amazon acquired in 2018, has agreed to a $5.8 million settlement after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) accused it of privacy violations linked to its doorbell cameras. In a May 31 statement, the FTC said Amazon agreed to settle out of court to avoid being charged by the federal government. […]
06/01/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
Elon Musk’s Neuralink receives FDA approval to begin clinical trials for brain implants
Elon Musk’s Neuralink has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin clinical trials for its brain implants. According to Ars Technica‘s John Timmer, Musk gave an update regarding Neuralink back in December 2022. He said that time that Neuralink was close to starting clinical trials of its flagship brain implants, albeit still six months […]
05/18/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
BOMB IN A CHINA SHOP: Senator warns AI could displace millions of workers and undermine public safety
A senator compared the societal dangers of artificial intelligence (AI) to a “bomb in a china shop” during a hearing at the upper chamber of Congress, which saw several experts testify on the matter. The Senate Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law – which is under the Senate Judiciary Committee – touched on the […]
05/16/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
Google unveils plan to use AI to completely destroy journalism
Google has unveiled its plan of using artificial intelligence (AI) to completely destroy journalism – by means of a new bot integrated with its flagship search engine. A May 12 article published on Futurism expounded on the tech giant’s new AI-powered search interface called Search Generative Experience (SGE). The interface included a feature called AI Snapshot, which […]
05/11/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
Canada expresses intent to join the anti-China AUKUS military bloc
Canada has expressed its intent to join the AUKUS military bloc consisting of the U.S., the U.K. and Australia – albeit limited to non-nuclear aspects. The Globe and Mail reported on the development, adding that Ottawa wishes to be part of the bloc that was created in a 2021 deal to counter China’s military influence. […]
04/26/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
Zimbabwe’s central bank to issue GOLD-backed digital currency in effort to stabilize runaway inflation
The southern African nation of Zimbabwe has announced that it will introduce a gold-backed digital currency. CoinTelegraph reported that the move by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) seeks to stabilize the local currency amid continued depreciation against the U.S. dollar. The Zimbabwe dollar (Z$) currently trades at Z$1,001 to $1. However, the rate for […]
04/24/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
Google’s rush to win AI race has led to ETHICAL LAPSES
Google’s rush to win the artificial intelligence (AI) race has led to ethical lapses on the company’s part. Eighteen current and former workers at the Mountain View, California-based tech firm, alongside internal documents reviewed by Bloomberg, have attested to this. According to the employees, the management asked them to test out Google’s AI chatbot Bard in March, […]
04/20/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
Twitter unveils new “hate speech” shadow ban policy
Big Tech platform Twitter has announced its new policy on hate speech – hiding tweets falling on that classification behind a warning screen that requires a click-through. The social media site made the announcement in an April 17 blog post. It wrote that while “Twitter users have the right to express their opinions and ideas […]
04/19/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
Google CEO admits he DOESN’T UNDERSTAND how his company’s AI chatbot Bard works
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has admitted that he does not understand how his company’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Bard works. Bard is the search engine giant’s version of chatbot, like OpenAI’s ChatGPT. During the April 16 edition of “60 Minutes” on CBS News, Pichai said Bard learned how to translate Bengali without a programmer teaching […]
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