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Garry Tan, president and CEO of Y Combinator, told a crowd at The Economic Club of Washington, D.C. this week that “regulation is likely necessary” for artificial intelligence. Tan spoke with Teresa Carlson, a General Catalyst board member as part of a one-on-one interview where he discussed everything from how to get into Y Combinator to AI, noting that there is “no better time to be working in technology than right now.” Tan said he was “overall supportive” of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) attempt to construct an GenAI risk mitigation framework, and said that “large parts of the EO by the Biden Administration are probably on the right track.”
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3 Americans accused of involvement in Congo coup attempt. Here's what we know about what happened.
A spokesperson for the Congo army said three Americans from Utah were detained following the foiled coup on May 19.
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Robocaller behind AI Biden deepfake faces charges and hefty FCC fine
A political consultant who admitted to using a deepfake of President Joe Biden's voice in a robocall scheme is facing dozens of charges, as well as a $6 million FCC fine.
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Logan Paul announces defamation lawsuit against Ryan Garcia, later claims boxer fabricated 'kids in Gaza' text
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Bugcrowd, the crowdsourced white-hat hacker platform, acquires Informer to ramp up its security chops
On the heels of raising $102 million earlier this year, Bugcrowd is making good on its promise to use some of that funding to make acquisitions to strengthen its security chops. The company -- which crowdsources skills from more than half a million hackers to find and fix security vulnerabilities and other operational loopholes in companies’ networks and apps -- has acquired Informer, a specialist in assessing and maintaining attack surface management (ASM). ASM, which is a critical aspect of how security technology works these days, involves the use of a variety of techniques to continuously monitor potential attack vectors in an organization's IT environment.
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has floated a requirement that AI-generated content be disclosed in political ads — but not banned. Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel made the official proposal Wednesday that the FCC investigate and seek comment on such a rule. "Consumers have a right to know when AI tools are being used in the political ads they see, and I hope [the commissioners] swiftly act on this issue," she said in a statement accompanying the announcement.
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Millions of Americans already have high cholesterol in their 20s and 30s — and don't know it. Here's why that worries doctors.
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UK data protection watchdog ends privacy probe of Snap's GenAI chatbot, but warns industry
The U.K.'s data protection watchdog has closed an almost year-long investigation of Snap's AI chatbot, My AI -- saying it's satisfied the social media firm has addressed concerns about risks to children's privacy. At the same time, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) issued a general warning to industry to be proactive about assessing risks to people's rights before bringing generative AI tools to market. GenAI refers to a flavor of AI that often foregrounds content creation.
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EU warns Microsoft it could be fined billions over missing GenAI risk info
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EU opens child safety probes of Facebook and Instagram, citing addictive design concerns
Facebook and Instagram are under formal investigation in the European Union over child protection concerns, the Commission announced Thursday. The proceedings follow a raft of requests for information to parent entity Meta since the bloc's online governance regime, the Digital Services Act (DSA), started applying last August. The development could be significant as the formal proceedings unlock additional investigatory powers for EU enforcers, such as the ability to conduct office inspections or apply interim measures.
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OpenAI Startup Fund raises additional $5M
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Robinhood gets new legal threat from SEC as crypto crackdown continues
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