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AI, VR, Cybersecurity & the Future of Tech

– 202402Courts SCOTUS 012417 AP J. Scott Applewhite

The Supreme Court appeared cautious on Monday about imposing strict limits on how government officials communicate with social media platforms regarding content moderation decisions. Questioning both sides intensely, the judges aimed to figure out when it is suitable for the government to urge the platforms to remove controversial content — if at all. Several judges, both liberal and…

– 202402Leading Mayorkas 020224 AP Alex Brandon

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will experiment with using artificial intelligence (AI) in three test projects, the department revealed on Monday.   DHS will use AI to assist with investigations focused on detecting fentanyl and combatting child sexual exploitation, along with tests carried out under Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and…

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Tech billionaire Elon Musk appeared to come to former President Trump’s defense on Sunday over media coverage of the former president’s “bloodbath” comments, saying people should use X instead to avoid being “misled by the legacy media.” Musk suggested that the “legacy media” were taking Trump’s comments on Saturday out of context when reporting on…

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Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), chair of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, on Sunday called the lobbying campaign against legislation that could ban TikTok “disgusting,” pointing specifically to the involvement of former members of Congress. “There is an unprecedented lobbying campaign. They’re really weaponizing the swamp against legislative action,” Gallagher said in…