Why the DOJ sued Apple over the iPhone, the new ‘Ghostbusters’ movie and the first 2024 NCAA men’s tournament upset

Why the DOJ sued Apple over the iPhone, the new ‘Ghostbusters’ movie and the first 2024 NCAA men’s tournament upset

Good morning, everyone. A major winter storm is expected to bring snow and rain to the Midwest and Southeast. Use caution if traveling and expect delays. Now, on to the news. Mike Stewart/AP NEED TO KNOW Trump’s two big hearings Former President Donald Trump has two major hearings to start the week: One in his …

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Senate should move swiftly on TikTok bill

Senate should move swiftly on TikTok bill

“We want to see divestiture from this Chinese company because we are concerned, as every American ought to be concerned, about data security and what ByteDance and what the Chinese Communist Party could do with the information that they can glean off of Americans use of the application.” The White House’s call to action comes …

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Will deepfake AI content influence the 2024 election?

Will deepfake AI content influence the 2024 election?

Tech By SWNS Published March 13, 2024, 3:54 p.m. ET Nearly half of American voters believe AI-generated content will negatively impact the outcome of 2024 elections (43%), according to a recent poll. The survey of 2,000 registered American voters revealed not only that people are increasingly pessimistic about a political digital-verse full of deepfakes, but …

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What AI-generated images of Trump surrounded by Black voters mean for this election

What AI-generated images of Trump surrounded by Black voters mean for this election

Wayne L. Smith, an engineer in the Washington, D.C., area, scoffed at an image he saw last week of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gleefully nestled among a group of smiling Black people. Seeing the image immediately alarmed him. “Everything he does to try to get Black people to like him is fake,” Smith said. …

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Twitter vs. Read It Later

Twitter vs. Read It Later

It’s day 8 of Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time and one of the most controversial apps of our time has entered the ring. Venmo buried I Am Rich in yesterday’s battle of the money apps, taking more than 78 percent of the vote. Today, the king of …

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Fake images made to show Trump with Black supporters highlight concerns around AI and elections

Fake images made to show Trump with Black supporters highlight concerns around AI and elections

WASHINGTON (AP) — At first glance, images circulating online showing former President Donald Trump surrounded by groups of Black people smiling and laughing seem nothing out of the ordinary, but a look closer is telling. Odd lighting and too-perfect details provide clues to the fact they were all generated using artificial intelligence. The photos, which …

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Kansas consider regulating AI in campaigns; it’s already being used

Kansas consider regulating AI in campaigns; it’s already being used

A bill that would have prohibited deceptive artificial intelligence-generated campaign advertisements didn’t pass by the turnaround deadline in the Kansas House, but the rapidly evolving technology is already in use in campaigns in several different ways. Pat Proctor, R-Leavenworth, introduced House Bill 2559, along with House Minority Leader Vic Miller, D-Topeka. The bill wouldn’t ban …

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