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Boost Your Online Security: Here’s Why You Should Install an Ad Blocker Today : Tech : Tech Times

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Boost Your Online Security: Here’s Why You Should Install an Ad Blocker Today : Tech : Tech Times

By Quincy Jon, Tech Times Apr 14, 2024 09:59 AM EDT New research reveals ad blockers’ unexpected importance in malicious software prevention.  Recent findings show how spyware makers employ banner advertisements for government surveillance. Innovators in ad-based spyware distribution include European firm Intellexa, which created Predator.  Documents showing Intellexa’s 2022 Aladdin proof-of-concept system was received …

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How the U.S. government is regulating AI

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How the U.S. government is regulating AI

The U.S. government is considering laws to help society adapt to the introduction of artificial intelligence. Early users of the technology are already seeing labor productivity gains. For example, Klarna, a buy now, pay later financial services provider, estimates that its AI assistant tool will increase its profit outcome by $40 million by the end …

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I found an Apple Airtag on my nine-year-old son

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I found an Apple Airtag on my nine-year-old son

TAKING your kids for a day out can be a chance to make memories, but there can be hidden dangers where you least expect it. Though she’d set out to have a fun day with her young family, one woman was terrified after discovering an Apple Airtag on her buggy – with her son’s name …

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Election 2024: China’s Efforts to Interfere in the U.S. Presidential Election

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Election 2024: China’s Efforts to Interfere in the U.S. Presidential Election

Russia opened a new chapter in geopolitical competition in 2016 when it used social media to interfere in the U.S. presidential election. Whether that effort affected the election’s outcome can be debated. What seems beyond debate given Russia’s interference attempts in 2020 and again this year is that the Kremlin thinks that meddling works. Now …

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Microsoft data shows China preparing to meddle in 2024 election

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Microsoft data shows China preparing to meddle in 2024 election

WASHINGTON (TND) — China could be preparing to meddle in the upcoming U.S. election according to a new report by Microsoft. Allegations of foreign governments attempting to influence U.S. presidential elections are nothing new. In 2016, allegations focused on Russia. “They looked at what the Russians are alleged to have done and they’re envious,” explained …

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China’s patent figures reveal it’s closing the gap on US quantum dominance

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China’s patent figures reveal it’s closing the gap on US quantum dominance

The United States and China have pursued different strategies to develop quantum technology – China has focused on using quantum science to secure communications, while the US has sought to develop advanced computing capabilities. But the latest patent data released by China’s intellectual property office suggests Beijing may be shifting its approach in a field …

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Can anyone control AI? – POLITICO

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Can anyone control AI? – POLITICO

Clegg, a former British deputy prime minister, argued that policing AI was akin to building a plane already in flight — inherently risky and difficult work. Harris trumpeted Washington’s efforts to address the dangers of AI through voluntary business agreements as the world’s gold standard. Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, who was …

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