Trying to regulate the fast-moving world of artificial intelligence, the state Senate approved a sweeping bill Wednesday night that creates a framework designed to help consumers and avoid the downsides of AI. Lawmakers have struggled for months in a balancing act to try to foster regulation at the same time as some officials are concerned …
Can companies steer AI responses? getty Many companies hesitate to embrace artificial intelligence because they fear AI engines will expose their proprietary data to other companies, including competitors. At the same time, some companies desire to intentionally insert their data into AI engines as part of brand building. Is this a billion-dollar opportunity or a(nother) …
Image Credits: Kwarkot / Getty Images This morning, Skyflow announced that it has raised a $30 million Series B extension led by Khosla Ventures. The deal is interesting on a number of fronts, including the round’s structure and how Skyflow has been impacted by the growth of AI. The new capital comes after Skyflow expanded …
Nico De Pasquale Photography | Moment | Getty Images So-called connected cars, vehicles equipped with internet access, are becoming the norm, and their proliferation is sounding the alarm for consumer data privacy advocates. By 2030, more than 95% of the passenger cars sold are likely to have embedded connectivity, according to Counterpoint Technology Market Research. …
Liam Byrne, a Labour MP and the chair of the House of Commons business and trade committee, told the Financial Times that while attention has primarily been on scrutinising TikTok’s handling of user data safety, his main concern lies in the platform’s impact on democratic elections. Byrne is worried about the TikTok’s algorithms potentially amplifying …
What possesses the wealthy scion of one of America’s greatest industrialist families to embark on a late-in-life crusade to overhaul the fundamental infrastructure of the entire internet? Something that even exorbitant wealth can’t shield someone from: How mean people can be on the internet. During a messy, public divorce, which ultimately settled in 2011, Frank …
SAN DIEGO, March 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — – Internet Safety Labs, a non-profit technology product safety watchdog, today announced a new report, “Consumer Attitudes Towards Product Safety: Physical Consumer Goods vs. Internet Connected Products.” The findings reveal that while product safety is overwhelmingly important to consumers and they acknowledge that internet-connected products have privacy …
In December 2023, US President Joe Biden signed the annual National Defense Authorization Act into law, after the bill had passed both the House and Senate. In addition to providing monetary and military support to Ukraine and Israel, the Act renewed the surveillance authority under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act until April …
Huge U.S. employers such as Walmart, Delta Air Lines, T-Mobile, Chevron and Starbucks, as well as European brands including Nestle and AstraZeneca, have turned to a seven-year-old startup, Aware, to monitor chatter among their rank and file, according to the company. Jeff Schumann, co-founder and CEO of the Columbus, Ohio-based startup, says the AI helps …
State Bank of India (SBI) managing director Alok Kumar Choudhary on Wednesday said there is a need for micro finance institutions (MFIs) to pay attention to data privacy and cyber security as they deal with data of a large number of customers. Speaking at a conference organised by Sa-Dhan, he said, MFIs should also focus …