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Microsoft Warns That China Will Use AI-Generated Content to Disrupt Elections in the US, India, and South Korea

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Microsoft Warns That China Will Use AI-Generated Content to Disrupt Elections in the US, India, and South Korea

[ad_1] China has hired a hacking group to create fake content about election candidates to influence the outcome of elections in the US, India, and South Korea So far there’s no evidence that China’s efforts have been successful China did something similar during Taiwan’s presidential election. Fortunately, it couldn’t manipulate the voters Microsoft announced through … Read more

Japan confirms experts met in China to ease concerns over discharge of treated radioactive water

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Japan confirms experts met in China to ease concerns over discharge of treated radioactive water

[ad_1] FILE – This aerial view shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, situated in coastal towns of both Okuma and Futaba, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 24, 2023, shortly after its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings TEPCO began releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean. Japan said Sunday, March … Read more

Opinion: Why the proposed TikTok ban isn't what we need

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Opinion: Why the proposed TikTok ban isn't what we need

[ad_1] The House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill this month threatening to ban TikTok unless its parent company ByteDance sells the app. It may take the Senate months to address the legislation, which faces some opposition, so a ban is not imminent. But the relative success of this approach highlights the narrow, problematic pathway … Read more

Guess What Hackers Are Targeting Now – Water Systems

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Guess What Hackers Are Targeting Now – Water Systems

[ad_1] US authorities warn state governors that foreign hackers might be planning to take down their state’s water and sewage systems The threat actors have been identified as a hacker group working with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and China’s state-backed hacker group called Volt Typhoon The US government recently discovered that hackers are now targeting water … Read more

Congress is threatening to ban TikTok. Here's what you should know

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Congress is threatening to ban TikTok. Here's what you should know

[ad_1] The House of Representatives’ lopsided vote Wednesday in favor of a bill banning TikTok in the U.S. unless it is freed from Chinese control suggests the wildly popular short-video app could soon join Netscape and Myspace in the dustbin of history. But the situation is far more complicated than that. Policymakers agree that TikTok … Read more