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Big Tech Companies Pledge to Fight Election Deepfakes but Free Speech Issues Remain
Major tech companies announced a new pact at the Munich Security Conference on Friday pledging to fight AI-generated fakes that are intended to deceive the public and influence elections. The press conference, which was livestreamed online, featured leaders from Big Tech firms who’ve been under immense pressure in recent years to address the misinformation that’s…
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Amazon Labour Union Leader Puts Lindsey Graham in His Place
Amazon Labour Union President Chris Smalls had some choice words for South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham during a congressional hearing this week: “The people are the ones that make these corporations go, not the other way around.”
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Verizon Allowed to Swallow Tracfone Whole After FCC Approves $8.3 Billion Deal
The slow creep of U.S. carrier consolidation continues. In this instalment, Verizon is getting ready to gobble up millions of new wireless subscribers now that the Federal Communications Commission has officially approved its acquisition of Tracfone, one of the country’s largest providers of subsidized mobile phones for low-income people. The relatively under-the-radar $US6 (A$8.3) billion-plus…
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North Korea Pledges To Dismantle One Nuclear Site If US Takes ‘Corresponding Measures’
North Korea pledged to shut down one of its nuclear test sites in a meeting yesterday between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang. What does the North want in return? “Corresponding measures” from the United States. Unfortunately, we don’t know what that means yet.