Amazon agreed Wednesday to pay a $25 million civil penalty to resolve allegations by the Federal Trade Commission of USA (FTC) of having violated a children’s privacy law and deceiving parents by keeping the voice and location data of minors recorded by its popular voice assistant for years Alexa. Separately, the company has agreed to […]
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Fake AI content sparks fears of 2024 US elections.
A fake image of the arrest of the former Republican president donald trump; a video of a bleak future if the democrat Joe Biden is re-elected or a false audio of both throwing insults: the advancement of technology artificial intelligence (AI) could dangerously fuel misinformation in 2024 US election campaigns, observers say. The 2024 presidential […]
G7 Summit: 3 key points for action
This year, the summit of the Group of Seven (G7) It was the first of a series of important multilateral frameworks on the diplomatic calendar. This group is made up of the Heads of State of US state, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Japan and the European Union. It largely precedes and sets the […]
Scientific milestone: paraplegic walks again thanks to two technologies together
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A paraplegic returned to walking naturally thanks to the innovative combination of two technologies that allowed communication between the brain and the mind to be restored spinal cord. “I have regained my freedom”assured on Tuesday at a press conference the Dutchman Gert-Jan (he did not want to give his last name), who benefited from this […]
The commitment to a 32-hour work week in the US returns to the public debate
The 40-hour work week in USA is in the spotlight. The pandemic It demonstrated the possibilities of making hours more flexible, and a Democratic congressman has used that momentum to reintroduce a bill that subtracts 8 hours from that standard rate of work. Mark Takano’s proposal would modify the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which […]
World Internet Day: UN calls for USD 100 billion to reduce the digital divide
The UN asked this Wednesday member countries and the private sector to allocate 100 billion dollars between now and 2026 to reduce the digital divide worldwide, an amount three times higher than initially planned. Some 2.7 billion people in the world did not have access to the internet in 2022, out of a world population […]
AI is in the crosshairs of Washington, but there is no clear consensus
The legislators of USA are debating what barriers to put to the flourishing artificial intelligence, but months after ChatGPT caught the attention of Washingtona consensus is not at all certain. Interviews with a US senator, congressional staff, AI companies and interest groups show that many options are being discussed. The debate will land on Tuesday, […]
Paint a Boeing 747 with just a kilo of paint?
paint a Boeing 747one of the commercial aircraft largest in the world, requires half a ton of paint, but an international team of scientists has managed to develop what could be the lightest paint ever created, with which only 1.3 kilos of a product would be needed that is also cheaper and environmentally friendly. The […]
Technology: 4 out of 10 Peruvians plan to buy a smartphone in the next 12 months
The smartphones They have become increasingly necessary in people’s lives due to their multiple functionalities; However, the rise in the cost of living has led some to postpone this acquisition for a few months, so around 4 out of 10 Peruvians (43%) plan to buy one in the next 12 months. Globally, this figure rises […]
IBM plans to replace nearly 8,000 human jobs with artificial intelligence, according to its CEO
Before, it was seen as distant for a machine to replace human work, but this measure is already beginning to take shape. And it is that the CEO of IBMone of the tech companies largest in the world, declared that it plans to eliminate about 8,000 jobs and replace them with artificial intelligence. In an […]