Researchers worry that doctored videos may disrupt the 2020 election, but a new report finds that 96 percent of deepfakes are pornographic. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MorePrepare for the Deepfake Era of Web Video
“We’re going to get more and more of this content and it’s probably going to get of better quality,” says Sam Gregory of the human-rights nonprofit Witness. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MorePayPal Unfriends Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency
The payment company was to be one of the 28 founding members of the Libra Association. Its departure reflects concerns of other financial players. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreAn Open Source License That Requires Users to Do No Harm
Open source software can generally be freely copied and reused. One developer wants to impose ethical constraints on the practice. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreWhat Would Facebook Regulation Look Like? Start With the FCC
Opinion: Platform giants need to meet the public interest standard, just like broadcast media. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreWelcome to the Age of ‘Airbnb for Everything’
In the sublet economy, you can turn anything into extra cash: your house, your car, your boat, or your backyard. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreStumbles at Uber and WeWork Don’t Mean the End of Tech
Opinion: Venture capitalists can be subject to the same bubbles and group think as ordinary investors. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreWhen Do You Disclose That You’re Transgender in Tech?
Opinion: Transgender employees live in fear even in the most progressive workplaces. Clearer and more dedicated support is needed. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreEven the AI Behind Deepfakes Can’t Save Us From Being Duped
Google and Facebook are releasing troves of deepfakes to teach algorithms how to detect them. But the human eye will be needed for a long time. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreA Court Says Repealing Net Neutrality Was (Mostly) OK
But the appeals court said states can adopt and enforce their own net neutrality rules, which the FCC tried to prohibit. Powered by WPeMatico
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