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A US Agency Rejected Face Recognition—and Landed in Big Trouble
In January that year, an Internal Revenue Service contract for online account verification with startup ID.me, which uses selfies and…
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Report: TikTok tracking pixels were found on 30 state government websites in the US; such trackers are ubiquitous and offered by Meta, Google, and others (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal: Report: TikTok tracking pixels were found on 30 state government websites in the US; such trackers are…
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London-based tech investors and founders say the government must back its pledges with policies and incentives or risk rival cities overtaking its startup scene (Daniel Thomas/Financial Times)
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times: London-based tech investors and founders say the government must back its pledges with policies and…
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Some investors are concerned SVB's collapse and its rescue by the US government, after Silicon Valley investors' lobbying, could lead to tougher tech regulation (Financial Times)
Financial Times: Some investors are concerned SVB’s collapse and its rescue by the US government, after Silicon Valley investors’ lobbying,…
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How tech from Synthesia, an AI startup backed by Kleiner Perkins and GV, is being used to make deepfake news videos promoted by Venezuela's government (Financial Times)
Financial Times: How tech from Synthesia, an AI startup backed by Kleiner Perkins and GV, is being used to make…
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Your Tap Water Is Filthy, but That Could Finally Change
Following years of concern, the US Environmental Protection Agency moved this week to clean up drinking water, announcing the nation’s first…
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Government finds discrimination at Canadian Human Rights Commission, union says
OTTAWA – A central government agency has found discrimination against workers within a Canadian institution specifically designed to root…
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Inside a Misfiring Government Data Machine
Last week, WIRED published a series of in-depth, data-driven stories about a problematic algorithm the Dutch city of Rotterdam deployed with…
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Senior military officer acquitted of sexual assault sues government, PM for $6M
OTTAWA – Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, a senior military officer who was acquitted of a sexual assault charge late last…
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Conservative government would launch $44B lawsuit against big pharma: Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says if he were to be elected prime minister he would launch a $44-billion lawsuit…
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