In China, authorities have recently banned creating deepfakes without the consent of the subject. Through the AI Act, the Europeans want to add warning signs to indicate that people are interacting with... Read more »

The must-reads I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 Sam Bankman-Fried’s top associates have pleaded guilty to fraudThey’ve agreed to cooperate in his prosecution. (NYT... Read more »

Several major car companies, including GM and Volvo, have announced plans to produce only electric cars by or before 2035, in anticipation of the transition. But not all automakers are on the... Read more »

It’s been a long road to get here, folks. Constant criticism, a strongly-worded letter from the Environmental Protection Agency, a presidential plea, and a lawsuit from 16 states is all it took... Read more »

Into the solar system Moons of the solar system’s biggest planet are also on the agenda next year. April 2023 will see a gripping new mission launch from the European Space Agency... Read more »

After disasters, damaged water and power infrastructure can turn a localized crisis into a national catastrophe. “When typhoons and earthquakes cause utility infrastructure to collapse, such events turn into large disasters,” says Kasmi.... Read more »

I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 Elon Musk says he will step down as Twitter’s CEOAs soon as he can find someone “foolish enough... Read more »

The impact of these technologies could be measured in the number of people affected. More than a billion people in China are now being exposed to the virus for the first time;... Read more »

But this spam content may not have had anything to do with the Chinese government after all, according to a report published on Monday by the Stanford Internet Observatory. “While the spam... Read more »