On Tuesday, House lawmakers proposed a bill that would require tech companies to be responsible for their algorithms' promotion or amplification of extremist content interfering with civil rights. The …
Singapore’s World-First Face Scan Plan Sparks Privacy Fears
Singapore is planning on becoming the world's first country to utilize facial recognition technology to identify citizens, alarming privacy advocates. Singapore announced plans to implement biometric …
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White House Strategy Names 20 Emerging Technologies Crucial to National Security
On Thursday, the White House announced a new strategy to achieve global superiority in emerging technology ranging from artificial intelligence to space innovation. Although the US has been the …
Border Patrol Spent $2 Million On Google Maps For A Massive Surveillance Tool
The US Customs and Border Protection agency has reportedly spent at least $2 million over the past three years on Google mapping software that supports the Automated Targeting System (ATS). ATS is a …
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Homeland Security Funds 5 New Projects Exploring Blockchain Technology
The Department of Homeland Security has released information on new projects that the agency will be funding to further the exploration and development of emerging technology, specifically blockchain. …
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Split-Second ‘Phantom’ Images Can Fool Tesla’s Autopilot
Although autonomous vehicle safety concerns often arise over what the vehicle's systems cannot see, new research exposes a potential Tesla vulnerability in which they investigate "phantom" objects …
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Waymo Restarts Robotaxi Service Without Human Safety Drivers
Waymo, Google's robotaxi service, is resuming operations without drivers for the first time since its launch. Autonomous rides will be provided within a 50 square mile area near Chandler, Arizona, …
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Huawei 5G ban could come in sooner, says report
In the UK, an influential parliamentary committee has released a report analyzing the feasibility of moving up the deadline for removing all of Huawei's equipment from the 5G networks. The report …
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This Company Signed A $13 Million Contract To Supply The Border Patrol’s First Body Cams
The US Customs and Border Protection agency has allegedly signed a $13 million contract that will equip its officers with body cameras. The announcement comes after years of pressure and lawsuits over …
NIST Awards Millions in Innovation Funds for Projects on AI, Wildfire Forecasting—and Much More
A new wildfire forecast system promises to revolutionize the way we combat the natural disasters, tapping into high-performance computing assets to detect and predict the spread of the blaze in …