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Month: July 2024

States target AI and deepfakes as election interference threat looms

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Bipartisan concern over AI-generated election interference has prompted a patchwork of laws across the country, as state lawmakers seek to blunt the impact of misinformation and keep deepfakes from overwhelming voters. More than a dozen Republican- and Democrat-led states have enacted legislation this year to regulate the use of deepfakes

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The internet is in love with South Korea’s record-breaking Olympic shooter

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — She’s impossibly cool, casually breaks world records and is the internet’s latest darling. And while her cap and futuristic glasses are merely functional accoutrements in the world of competitive shooting, they wouldn’t look out of place on a street style-inspired runway. She’s Kim Yeji, the 31-year-old South Korean sharpshooter

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BBC is shocked at ‘abhorrent’ conduct of former news presenter who had indecent images of children

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The BBC says it is shocked at the “abhorrent” behavior of its former top news presenter Huw Edwards, who has admitted to accessing indecent images of children sent to him by a man via the WhatsApp messaging service. During a 26-minute hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in central London on

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Amazon ya puede ser considerada responsable de los productos peligrosos vendidos en su plataforma

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Un organismo regulador de seguridad de Estados Unidos anunció este martes que votó por unanimidad responsabilizar a Amazon de los productos defectuosos o inseguros vendidos por terceros en su sitio web y su aplicación. La Comisión de Seguridad de los Productos de Consumo de Estados Unidos (CPSC), encargada de ordenar

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Biden prods Congress to act to curb fentanyl from Mexico as Trump paints Harris as weak on border

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is prodding Congress to help him do more to combat the scourge of fentanyl before he leaves office. The Democratic administration is making the new policy push as Republican former President Donald Trump steps up attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris, painting her as Biden’s feckless lieutenant

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