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Phones are getting packed with AI features. But how helpful are they? (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 02/21/2024 - 06:35How Silicon Valley learned to love America, drones and glory (Washington Post)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Tue, 02/20/2024 - 10:12Tinder, Hinge ‘deliberately’ turn users into swiping addicts, lawsuit says (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 02/19/2024 - 15:45Posing as Americans, Chinese accounts on X aim to divide and disrupt (Washington Post)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Fri, 02/16/2024 - 16:59Senate poised to pass Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 02/15/2024 - 16:21Treasury faces pressure after report finds X may have flouted sanctions on US companies doing business with foreign terrorists (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 02/15/2024 - 16:20Federal Trade Commission’s Alvaro Bedoya says laws to keep teens off social media won’t work
As government officials increasingly scrutinize how digital platforms may harm kids, a growing number of states are proposing sweeping restrictions to limit their access to social media. But a top federal enforcer active on kids’ safety issues said that he opposes such limits, arguing they are unlikely to work and may run afoul of the Constitution. “Meet a teenager, they will find a way to get around that,” said Federal Trade Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya.
AI companies agree to limit election ‘deepfakes’ but fall short of ban (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 02/13/2024 - 06:43Trump dreamt of a ‘Huawei killer.’ President Biden is trying to unleash it.
As President Biden met with heads of state around the world these past couple of years, he’s been repeating a curious phrase.