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August 27, 2024

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Trump seeks Twitter sequel as he returns to X

Former President Trump, feeling somewhat overshadowed by his new rival, Vice President Harris, has returned to the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, X, to expand his following. From Sunday morning through Tuesday evening, Trump posted 18 times on a variety of topics to his 90 million followers on the site. Former President Trump has used the site to slam Harris, at times calling her allies “…

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Backlash against Grok leads lawmakers to call for crackdown on AI deepfakes

A group of Democratic lawmakers is calling on the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to step up regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) deepfakes following the release of social platform X's chatbot Grok. In a letter to the FEC on Monday, Rep. Shawntel Brown (D-Ohio) and several other House members asked for clarification on whether AI-generated deepfakes of political candidates qualify as “fraudulent.”

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Lyft Launches Rider Authentication Program

Lyft Rider Certification Pilot Program The move follows a similar effort by Uber to help drivers verify the identities of passengers in nine cities across the US. TechCrunch reported.

Wall Street rises ahead of NVIDIA earnings release

Wall Street rose on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average Ended at record highAhead of NVIDIA's expected earnings report Reuters reported..

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Texas GOP doubles down on fraud allegations as Trump and Cruz preside over case

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Jackson: Supreme Court 'must be prepared to act' on election

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said in a new interview that she is “more prepared than anyone” for a possible Democratic victory in this year's presidential election. read more

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