The US Government Has a Microsoft Problem

Microsoft has stumbled through a series of major cybersecurity failures over the past few years. Experts say the US government’s reliance on its systems means the company continues to get a free pass. Read More

Generative AI model shows fake news has more impact when released at a steady pace without interruption

It's not at all clear that disinformation has, to date, swung an election that would otherwise have gone another way. But there is a strong sense that it has had a significant impact, nonetheless. Read More

The Taylor Swift Album Leak’s Big AI Problem

When "The Tortured Poets Department" leaked, some Taylor Swift fans swore it must be AI. Expect that to be a common refrain. Read More

‘Queen of the Con’ left trail of scam victims across US. Now ‘Irish heiress’ could face reckoning in UK

Dubbed “Queen of the Con,” Marianne Smyth posed as an heiress, an emissary for Satan, a witch and Jennifer Aniston’s best friend. Then she stole tens of thousands, authorities say. Read More

Inside Netflix's 3 Body Problem controversy from billionaire producer being 'murdered' to US senators trying to cancel show saying its writer was 'parroting Chinese communist ...

Even before production began, the news that 3 Body Problem would ... adaptation will not need to bend to the country's censorship laws which have hamstrung other US entertainment companies in ... Read More

How to spot dangerous fake solar eclipse glasses being sold in the US that could cause ‘permanent blindness’

Counterfeit solar eclipse glasses made in China that could leave users with “temporarily impaired vision” or “permanent blindness” are being sold in the US, officials cautioned. Read More

US Sanctions Russian Firms Over 'Fake Websites'

"The fake websites appeared to have been built to carefully mimic the appearance of legitimate news websites ... now in its third year. The United States has repeatedly accused Moscow of ... Read More

US Diplomacy Gains Traction in West Asia

Credit must be given to Tehran for reading the tea leaves early enough, as incipient differences began cropping up between Washington and Tel Aviv. Read More

Fake news on Instagram is pushing women to ditch contraception, risking thousands of unwanted pregnancies, doctors warn

The version currently approved in the US, called Opill, contains progestin alone- foregoing estrogen ... side effects on birth control- does not justify sharing blatant false information.' ... Read More

This US state is not covered by the NATO treaty. Some experts say that needs to change

Hawaii is, of course, in the Pacific, and unlike California, Colorado or Alaska, the 50th state is not part of the continental US that reaches the North Atlantic Ocean on its eastern shores. Read More

Generative AI model shows fake news has a greater influence on elections when released at a steady pace without interruption

To overcome this difficulty, a generative model becomes handy because it can create many histories. A generative model is a mathematical model for the root cause of an observed event, along with a ... Read More