Youtube says it will start removing misinformation about abortion
Youtube on Thursday said it will begin removing content that spreads misinformation about abortion safety or gives instructions for unsafe abortion procedures. The social media and video sharing platform will also launch an information panel it will attach to videos to provide context about abortions from local and global health authorities on videos discussing abortion. In a Twitter thread, Youtube's press ac
Read MoreMelania Trump says she ‘was unaware of’ Jan. 6 violence as it happened
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Read MoreWhy is the US following the EU’s lead on artificial intelligence regulation?
In the intensifying race for global competitiveness in artificial intelligence (AI), the United States, China and the European Union are vying to be the home of what could be the most important technological revolution of our lifetimes. AI governance proposals are also developing rapidly, with the EU proposing an aggressive regulatory approach to add to its already-onerous regulatory regime. It would be imprudent for the U.S. to adopt Europe’s more top-down regulatory model, however, which already decimated digital technology innovation in the past and now will do the same for AI.
Read MoreSenators introduce bill to improve defenses against quantum computing data breaches
Senators on Thursday introduced a cybersecurity bill aimed at improving the federal government’s defenses against data breaches enabled by quantum computing. The Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act, co-sponsored by Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), would require federal agencies to have the most up-to-date cybersecurity protections as quantum computers become highly advanced and widely available. “The development of quantum computers is one of the next frontiers in technology, and with this emerging technology comes new risks as well,”
Read MoreNew mural in D.C. features faces of Brittney Griner, other Americans detained abroad
A new mural unveiled Wednesday in Washington, D.C., features the faces of WNBA star Brittney Griner and 17 other Americans detained abroad. The Bring Our Families Home Campaign held a ceremony on Wednesday to present the white-and-gray mural on the brick wall of an alley in the Georgetown neighborhood of the nation's capitol. The faces of 18 Americans currently held hostage or detained abroad are featured side by side, although there are 64 kno
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