Artificial intelligence
House Intelligence chief presses social media companies on deepfake policies
24 minutes ago | Reuters
U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff on Monday pressed major social media companies on how they plan to handle the threat of deepfake...
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Some whales ‘whisper' to their calves to evade predators
2 hours ago | New York Post
Along with dolphins, whales are widely considered the smartest mammals in the sea, having developed brains and behavior that suggest intelligence and sophistication rarely seen...
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Here's how Volkswagen and Ford's partnership will advance their autonomous and electric vehicle efforts
6 hours ago | Business Insider
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JPMorgan Chase's CEO is hunting for the bank's next acquisition - and we think a US neobank could be the target
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Watch the gritty first teaser trailer for the 'Kingsman' prequel, titled 'The King's Man'
6 hours ago | Business Insider
Twentieth Century Fox released the first teaser trailer for "The King's Man," a prequel for the "Kingsman" films.
The film predates the shiny tech of the "Kingsman" movies...
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Peter Thiel says Google has been ‘infiltrated' by foreign intelligence agencies
7 hours ago | National Post
Peter Thiel, one of President Donald Trump's top Silicon Valley supporters and donors, took aim at Google and the tech industry over the companies' focus on global markets...
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Game-theory research better allocates military resources, fight cancer
7 hours ago | Science Daily
A game-theory research using artificial intelligence may help treat cancer and other diseases, improve cybersecurity, deploy Soldiers and assets more efficiently and even win a...
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AI warns motorcycle riders before they turn too abruptly
8 hours ago | Venture Beat
Researchers at ETH Zurich and KU Leuven propose an AI system that warns motorcycle riders when they're about to take a curve too sharply or quickly.
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What Lloyds' deal with Callsign means for regtech
9 hours ago | Business Insider
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Alan Turing, World War II code-breaker castrated for being gay, is the face of Britain's £50 note
9 hours ago | WGN TV | 3 articles
Alan Turing , a crack code-breaker and visionary mathematician who was convicted under Victorian-era homophobic laws, will be the face of Britain's new £50 note.
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Increasing social media use tied to rise in teens' depressive symptoms...
Spending too much time scrolling through social media and watching more television has been linked with symptoms of depression in young people - and a new study reveals to what... Read more ...
Man charged in deadly Charlottesville rally gets life plus 419 years on...
A man convicted of federal hate crime charges for deliberately slamming his car into a crowd of anti-racism protesters during a white nationalist rally in Virginia has been... Read more ...
Trump tells group of Democratic congresswomen to go back to 'broken'...
"Why don't they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came," President Donald Trump said in a tweet. Read more ...
Administration issues rule that could end asylum protections for Central...
A rule published Monday bars migrants from seeking asylum in the United States if they've traveled through another country first. Read more ...
Legendary boxer Pernell 'Sweet Pea' Whitaker killed after being struck by...
Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker, considered one of the greatest lightweight boxers of all time, died Sunday after he was hit by a vehicle in Virginia, police said. Read more ...
Beyoncé, Meghan Markle gush over baby Archie at ‘Lion King' premiere
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle greeted Beyoncé and Jay-Z during Sunday's European premiere of "The Lion King" in London. Read more ...
76ers sign Ben Simmons to max five-year extension, agent says
The deal is worth a reported $170 million, according to Simmons' agent. He was heading into the final year of his rookie contract. Read more ...
4 kids steal their family's car and run away on 600-mile road trip
Four adventurous children, between the ages of 10 and 14, packed the family car with fishing rods and took off on an epic 600-mile road trip. Read more ...
Lashana Lynch is the first black woman to play 007 in 'Bond 25'
Lynch will take on the iconic codename after Daniel Craig's character retires in the next James Bond movie. Read more ...
Boxing champ Pernell Whitaker dies; hit by car in Virginia
Pernell Whitaker, an Olympic gold medalist and four division champion who was regarded as one of the greatest defensive fighters ever, has died after being hit by a car in... Read more ...