House Kills Tool For New Trump Admin To Crack Down On Alleged Pro-Terrorist Nonprofits
Democrats on Tuesday rejected a bill that would have given the Trump administration more power to crack down on nonprofit organizations that allegedly support terrorism. A similar bill passed the House with overwhelming support from Democrats during the Biden-Harris administration. But on Tuesday, a majority of Democrats voted against the bill, arguing it could be […]
SCOTT BESSENT: Let’s talk tariffs. It’s time to revitalize Alexander Hamilton’s favorite tool
newYou can now listen to Fox News articles. For months, economic commentators have been parroting the Harris campaign's misleading argument that the tariffs are a “sales tax.” This view, like the conventional wisdom of many economists, is fundamentally wrong. Reflexive opposition to tariffs is not considered economic ideology, but represents political ideology and advocacy. The […]
Former Bankman-Fried executive seeks leniency for building fraud detection tool
Trump Cabinet, John Thune, Inflation A former FTX executive charged with writing computer code to help his imprisoned ex-boss Sam Bankman Fried steal billions of dollars from crypto customers has been arrested by the U.S. government for the stock market. contributed to the elucidation of fraudulent activities. A Wednesday court filing seeking leniency in the […]
Mastercard Debuts New Tool for Verifying Cardholders’ ID – PYMNTS.com
master card has a new way for issuers to verify a cardholder's identity. Dennis GamielloThe company's executive vice president of identity products and innovation wrote: blog post It was announced on Monday (October 14) that it's all thanks to a combination of new industry standards and Mastercard's identity attribute verification services. The solution uses the […]
McAfee launches AI-powered deepfake detection tool
John DiFucci, Senior Managing Director at Guggenheim Securities, discusses the long-term impact of AI technology on “making money.” Computer security company McAfee has released a deepfake detection tool to combat the rise of AI scams and misinformation. AI-created videos, also known as deepfakes, have been circulating on the internet and social media. In response, the […]
Meta ditches ‘misinformation’ tracking tool CrowdTangle
Meta, the social media giant owned by Mark Zuckerberg, has shut down CrowdTangle, an investigative tool used to monitor social media posts that are suspected to contain misinformation. The move upset a series of nonprofits, who wrote letters to protest Meta’s move to a new tool called Content Library. Their issue stems from Meta’s restriction […]
New Google AI tool lets photographers be included in group pictures
Suffering from photo FOMO? Here’s a solution to it. Google on Tuesday announced that its upcoming Pixel 9 phone will include a new AI-powered tool that will let users add themselves to photos without using Photoshop. Called the “Add Me” feature, it allows the person taking a group photo to take the group photo first […]
China’s TikTok Launches ‘Spotlight’ Tool for Hollywood to Drive Engagement
China’s TikTok has launched a new promotional tool to boost Hollywood engagement: “Studios will never again miss an opportunity to meaningfully interact with their fanbase,” the mind-control app announced. “Until now, there has been no reliable way for marketers to leverage this unique ecosystem,” TikTok said. said Before announcing Spotlight on Thursday, the company said […]
How Google’s newest Orwellian censorship tool will destroy democracy
Google really does care about the safety of its users, or at least that’s what we’re led to believe. The latest initiative is: Altitudemarks an important step in the fight against online “extremism.” Developed by subsidiary Jigsaw in partnership with Tech Against Terrorism and the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism, Altitude is touted as […]
AI advancements can be both a tool and a threat, cybersecurity officials say
Cybersecurity experts say there has been a significant increase in ransomware attacks in recent years. “You know, any serious organization today assumes there will be a breach,” says James Gerber, CFO of SimSpace. “You have to assume that attackers are going to get in, because they will. The question is, once they do get in, […]