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Pioneers in artificial intelligence win the Nobel Prize in physics

STOCKHOLM —  Two pioneers of artificial intelligence — John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton — won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for helping create the building blocks of machine learning that is revolutionizing the way we work and live but…

China-connected spamouflage networks spread antisemitic disinformation

washington —  Spamouflage networks with connections to China are posting antisemitic conspiracy theories on social media, casting doubt on Washington’s independence from alleged Jewish influence and the integrity of the two U.S. presidential candidates, a joint investigation by VOA Mandarin…

Australia’s online dating industry agrees to code of conduct to protect users

MELBOURNE, Australia —  A code of conduct will be enforced on the online dating industry to better protect Australian users after research found that three-in-four people suffer some form of sexual violence through the platforms, Australia’s government said on Tuesday….

Arkansas sues YouTube over claims it’s fueling mental health crisis

little rock, arkansas —  Arkansas sued YouTube and parent company Alphabet on Monday, saying the video-sharing platform is made deliberately addictive and fueling a mental health crisis among youth in the state. Attorney General Tim Griffin’s office filed the lawsuit…

California governor vetoes bill to create first-in-nation AI safety measures

Sacramento, California —  California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a landmark bill aimed at establishing first-in-the-nation safety measures for large artificial intelligence models Sunday. The decision is a major blow to efforts attempting to rein in the homegrown industry that is…

Brazil imposes new fine, demands payments before letting X resume

SAO PAULO/BRASILIA BRAZIL —  Brazil’s Supreme Court said on Friday that social platform X still needs to pay just over $5 million in pending fines, including a new one, before it will be allowed to resume its service in the…

CrowdStrike executive apologizes to Congress for July global tech outage

WASHINGTON —  An executive at cybersecurity company CrowdStrike apologized in testimony to Congress for sparking a global technology outage over the summer. “We let our customers down,” said Adam Meyers, who leads CrowdStrike’s threat intelligence division, in a hearing before…

Former executive gets 2 years in prison for role in FTX fraud

new york —  Caroline Ellison, a former top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried’s fallen FTX cryptocurrency empire, was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday after she apologized repeatedly to everyone hurt by a fraud that stole billions of dollars…

Biden administration seeks to ban Chinese, Russian tech in most US vehicles

New York —  The U.S. Commerce Department said Monday it’s seeking a ban on the sale of connected and autonomous vehicles in the U.S. that are equipped with Chinese and Russian software and hardware with the stated goal of protecting…

US to propose ban on Chinese software, hardware in connected vehicles, sources say

Washington —  The U.S. Commerce Department is expected on Monday to propose prohibiting Chinese software and hardware in connected and autonomous vehicles on American roads due to national security concerns, two sources told Reuters. The Biden administration has raised serious…