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Biden takes action to enhance the safeguarding of US citizens’ sensitive information, including medical records and financial data.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is signing an executive order aimed at better protecting Americans’ personal data on everything from biometrics and health records to finances and geolocation from foreign adversaries like China and Russia. According to senior officials in the Biden administration, the recent decision gives the Department of Justice and other federal

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Potentially preventing voters from casting their ballots, chatbots are providing false and deceitful information regarding the U.S. elections.

According to a recent report by artificial intelligence experts and a bipartisan group of election officials, popular chatbots are spreading inaccurate information that could potentially prevent eligible voters from participating in the ongoing presidential primaries taking place across the United States. The report was published on Tuesday and highlights concerns about the impact of this

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Sony is planning to reduce its workforce by approximately 900 employees within its PlayStation division amidst ongoing layoffs within the technology and gaming industries.

Sony plans to reduce its staff by around 8%, or about 900 employees, in its PlayStation division as part of recent cutbacks within the technology and gaming industry. Sony stated that changes in the industry led to the restructuring. Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan stated in a recent blog post that the industry has

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Should schools prohibit the use of phones throughout the entire school day due to students using them in class despite the rules?

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In California, a high school teacher complains that students watch Netflix on their phones during class. In Maryland, a chemistry teacher says students use gambling apps to place bets during the school day. Educators across the nation report that students frequently use their smartphones during class for activities such as sending

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France’s Mistral AI, a competitor of OpenAI with its own chatbot, has reached an agreement with Microsoft.

On Monday, Microsoft revealed a collaboration with French startup Mistral AI in the field of artificial intelligence. This partnership could potentially decrease the company’s dependence on OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, for its future chatbot and generative AI offerings. Mistral AI was founded less than a year ago, but has already been recognized by Microsoft

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China’s domestically produced C919 aircraft takes center stage at the Singapore Air Show, but is not yet fully prepared for competition.

The C919 single-aisle aircraft, manufactured by China, made its first appearance at the Singapore Airshow, drawing large crowds and receiving numerous orders. However, experts believe that it still has a considerable distance to cover before it can match the popularity and success of leading companies like Boeing and Airbus in the aviation market. COMAC, or

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According to Google, their artificial intelligence image generator may occasionally try too hard to include diversity.

On Friday, Google issued an apology for the flawed release of their new artificial intelligence image-generator. They recognized that in certain instances, the tool would “overcompensate” in attempting to include a diverse group of individuals, even when it was not necessary. Google recently announced that it has temporarily halted its Gemini chatbot from producing images

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