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Activists and telecom experts say the Kenyan government’s plan, permitted by the Supreme Court, to track counterfeit phones is “excessive” and threatens privacy (Damilare Dosunmu/Rest of World)
Damilare Dosunmu / Rest of World: Activists and telecom experts say the Kenyan government’s plan, permitted…
Inner workings revealed for “Predator,” the Android malware that exploited 5 0-days
Enlarge Smartphone malware sold to governments around the world can surreptitiously record voice calls and nearby…
AGs from Washington DC and 48 US states file a lawsuit against Avid Telecom, accusing the firm of making 7.5B+ robocalls to people on the Do Not Call Registry (Associated Press)
Associated Press: AGs from Washington DC and 48 US states file a lawsuit against Avid Telecom,…
Among AI dangers, deepfakes worry Microsoft president most
Enlarge / An AI-generated image of a “wall of fake images.” (credit: Stable Diffusion) On Thursday,…
German newspaper Handelsblatt: a Tesla whistleblower leaked 100GB of data on customer FSD complaints from 2015 to 2022, including 2,400 self-acceleration issues (Emma Roth/The Verge)
Emma Roth / The Verge: German newspaper Handelsblatt: a Tesla whistleblower leaked 100GB of data on…
The lightning onset of AI—what suddenly changed? An Ars Frontiers 2023 recap
Enlarge / On May 22, Benj Edwards (left) moderated a panel featuring Paige Bailey (center) and…
Sam Altman says he has “many concerns” about the EU’s proposed AI Act and OpenAI “will try to comply, but if we can’t comply we will cease operating” (Financial Times)
Financial Times: Sam Altman says he has “many concerns” about the EU’s proposed AI Act and…
Fake Pentagon “explosion” photo sows confusion on Twitter
Enlarge / A fake image of an “explosion” near the Pentagon that went viral on Twitter.…
Figure, which is developing a humanoid robot that recently took its first step, raised a $70M Series A led by Parkway, following a self-financed $100M seed (Brian Heater/TechCrunch)
Brian Heater / TechCrunch: Figure, which is developing a humanoid robot that recently took its first…