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Survey shows digital divide narrowing in California, but many low-income residents still under-connectedStatewide broadband adoption remains high with 91% of households in California enjoying high-speed internet access at home, according to new survey results released today by USC, the California Emerging Technology Fund and the California Department of Technology.... Read more
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Researchers propose new scheme for Internet of Things that uses fog computingResearchers from RUDN University have proposed a new scheme for the Internet of Things network. It uses flying drones that process data instead of cloud data centers, which speeds up the network. The results were published in Drones.... Read more
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YouTube's MrBeast posts video on Musk's XYouTube sensation MrBeast posted a full video on Elon Musk's X for the first time this week, giving the struggling social media platform a boost.... Read more
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Microsoft expands Office AI Copilot to consumers, smaller companiesMicrosoft Corp. is opening up its artificial intelligence assistant to consumers and making the corporate version available to smaller companies as it tries to increase the number of paying customers for the new services.... Read more
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OpenAI to launch anti-disinformation tools for 2024 electionsChatGPT maker OpenAI has said it will introduce tools to combat disinformation ahead of the dozens of elections this year in countries that are home to half the world's population.... Read more
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Data brokers know everything about you—what the FTC case against ad tech giant Kochava revealsKochava, the self-proclaimed industry leader in mobile app data analytics, is locked in a legal battle with the Federal Trade Commission in a case that could lead to big changes in the global data marketplace and in Congress' approach to artificial intelligence and data privacy.... Read more
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Canada should not fall behind on implementing safety measures for children online, says researcherRecent legislation about age verification for adult content sites has sparked an interesting scenario in the Canadian parliament. On Dec. 13, Bill S-210, An Act to restrict young persons' online access to sexually explicit material, passed the second reading in the House of Commons with a vote of 189 to... Read more
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Mathematicians compare machine learning models for forecasting 5G and 6G traffic5G and 6G networks must take into account the load and adapt resource consumption at every moment. To do this, they need to track current indicators and be able to predict them. This is how services will make decisions about dividing the network into slices and balancing the load. Typically,... Read more
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AI-powered misinformation is the world's biggest short-term threat, Davos report saysFalse and misleading information supercharged with cutting-edge artificial intelligence that threatens to erode democracy and polarize society is the top immediate risk to the global economy, the World Economic Forum said in a report Wednesday.... Read more
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Meta toughens content curbs for teens on Instagram, FacebookMeta on Tuesday said it was tightening up content restrictions for teens on Instagram and Facebook as it faces increased scrutiny that its platforms are harmful for young people.... Read more
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Researchers are developing AI to make the internet more accessibleIn an effort to make the internet more accessible for people with disabilities, researchers at The Ohio State University have begun developing an artificial intelligence agent that could complete complex tasks on any website using simple language commands.... Read more
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Connecting rural African communities one bus at a timeIn urban African communities, communication infrastructure has made it possible for people to share information quickly and easily. However, the same cannot be said for rural areas where there are tight resource constraints and a lack of investment opportunities. In these isolated regions where houses are kilometers apart, residents are... Read more
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Google agrees to settle $5 bn lawsuit over 'incognito' modeGoogle has agreed to settle a consumer privacy lawsuit seeking at least $5 billion in damages over allegations it tracked the data of users who thought they were browsing the internet privately.... Read more
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Social media companies made $11 billion in US ad revenue from minors, Harvard study findsSocial media companies collectively made over $11 billion in U.S. advertising revenue from minors last year, according to a study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health published on Wednesday.... Read more
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US-Canada military center 'tracks' Santa for 68th yearThe joint US-Canadian military monitoring agency has continued its decades-long Christmas tradition of tracking Santa's whereabouts, helping children around the globe find out when his reindeer-powered, present-filled sleigh is coming to town.... Read more