All Things Internet: The Big Players & The Issues
The world has grown increasingly connected over the past few decades and a huge chunk of our lives are online. We cover the companies you care about: YouTube, Google, Amazon, and the issues you care about: NBN, IoT, social media, privacy and security.
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Leica Hopes Its New $US9,500 Camera Can Save Photojournalism From AI
Leica, one of the oldest, most venerable camera companies in the world, has debuted a new $US9,500 camera that, among other things, is designed to fight the scourge of digital manipulation. The M11-P is specifically marketed to professional photojournalists, and, in addition to producing beautiful images, includes a new watermarking system that Leica says will…
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America Got Its First AI Executive Order. Here’s What You Need to Know
The Biden Administration is moving forward with a first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence executive order aimed at creating new “consensus industry standards” for developing safe and trustworthy and setting up new guardrails to prevent potentially disastrous misuse. Today’s executive order marks a key inflection point in AI regulation, as lawmakers in governments around the world grapple with how to…
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Tech News: 5 Things to Know in Australia Today
From Threads unhappy with Threads using its name to telcos fighting over landlines, here are five things headlining tech news in Australia.
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This Boston Dynamics Robot Dog Uses ChatGPT to Sound Vaguely British
“Now behold the rock pile, a splendid collection of stone ensconced within wood boxes,” said Boston Dynamics’ famous Spot robot dog, mustering all the emotional vitality of a beleaguered tour guide eight hours into their shift. The Boston Dynamics engineers are famous for their autonomous robot designs, and their latest innovation gave their robodog the…