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Why we should all be worried about AI in elections
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (373+ words) Deepfakes dominate headlines, but the real danger lies in opaque AI systems that make up election infrastructure. Lisa Poggiali is the chief AI adviser at the International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Samson Itodo is chairperson of the African Union Advisory…...
Can we really keep kids safe online?
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (1215+ words) Future of Privacy Forum CEO Jules Polonetsky says protecting minors online requires more than just restrictions and parental controls. Governments around the world are rushing to regulate children’s access to social media. From Australia’s social media ban for minors to…...
What’s at stake for tech at the Trump-Xi meeting
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (717+ words) U.S.-China summit to likely cover AI rivalry, chip exports, supply chain security, and the EV trade as leaders navigate intensifying geopolitical tensions. Here are five tech issues that could be on the agenda as the two leaders meet. The fate…...
Taiwan’s chips power the global economy. China holds the leverage
3+ mon, 7+ hour ago (641+ words) Big Tech’s reliance on TSMC makes the China-Taiwan dispute the world’s most dangerous geopolitical flashpoint, says writer Eyck Freymann ahead of this week’s Xi-Trump meeting in Beijing. In recent years, there have been several reminders of how interconnected the global…...
Some Taiwanese drone math ahead of the Xi-Trump visit
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (521+ words) Recalling my visit to Thunder Tiger, a Taiwanese company building “non-China” drones for the U.S. military. Kinling Lo is a reporter at Rest of World covering China. For at least the past two U.S. administrations, cutting China out…...
Five times AI hallucinations embarrassed governments
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (587+ words) Last month, South Africa withdrew its Draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy 17 days after it was published because the document cited fake research, created by AI. This is the first time a government has withdrawn a document over AI hallucinations, but…...
Coupang probe tests the U.S.’s willingness to protect its tech giants abroad
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (373+ words) A massive data breach at South Korea’s biggest online retailer, which is registered and listed in the U.S., has both countries claiming the right to act. South Korea wants to punish its biggest online retailer for a massive data leak....
Deadly deepfakes: A survival guide for the age of algorithmic war
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1026+ words) Rachel Adams warns AI-generated content sabotages civilian safety in conflict zones, and calls out global inequities and the role of Western tech powerhouses. During the recent U.S.-Israel war on Iran, AI was used to identify and strike targets, accelerate the…...
Missiles slow Dubai’s tech scene — but don’t shake it
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (1010+ words) Despite weeks of drone and missile attacks, expat entrepreneurs and investors are staying put — betting the city’s stability and business appeal will outlast the conflict. Attacks from Iran have slowed business activity in Dubai, but the expat tech community in…...
The Gulf was Silicon Valley’s bet on the future. Trump has put it in the crosshairs
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (1128+ words) The same choke points that made the Gulf the world’s energy crossroads now threaten its role as the nerve center of the AI age. Bobby Ghosh is a geopolitics analyst and commentator, formerly of Time magazine and Bloomberg. Wars have…...