NEW AI MODEL AIMS TO BOOST GRID RELIABILITY AND REDUCE POWER OUTAGES

Tue 25 June 2024: A team of US researchers has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that could help electrical grids prevent power outages by automatically rerouting electricity in milliseconds. The automated system, published online in the journal Nature Communications, is an early example of “self-healing grid” technology, which uses AI to detect and repair […]

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NHS SAYS HACKERS PUBLISHED DATA STOLEN IN RANSOMWARE ATTACK

Mon 24 June 2024: Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) announced on Monday that patient data was published online following a severe ransomware attack on the Synnovis diagnostics service, used by several major London hospitals earlier this month. NHS England stated that Synnovis, a partnership between the hospitals and the German company Synlab, is conducting further […]

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YOUTUBE ENHANCES PRIVACY MEASURES TO COMBAT DEEPFAKE CONTE

Mon 24 June 2024: YouTube is enhancing its user privacy protections to address Deepfake content, which involves AI-generated manipulations of faces or voices. The platform now allows users to report any content that misuses their face or voice through AI. This update is part of an improved privacy complaint process, providing users with a form […]

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MOROCCO IMPLEMENTS AI IN JUDICIAL SYSTEM TO STREAMLINE COURT PROCESSES

  Image is for illustration purpose. Sun 23 June 2024: Morocco has begun integrating artificial intelligence (AI) in its court system, marking a significant technological advancement for the North African country. “AI has introduced significant changes worldwide,” stated Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi during a Justice Committee meeting in the House of Representatives. The minister announced […]

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63 UN MEMBER STATES WARN OF ‘MALICIOUS USE OF CYBERSPACE’

Sat 22 June 2024: Sixty-three UN members on Thursday warned against the “malicious use of cyberspace,” saying money got through darknet and cryptocurrency theft has international ramifications and can be used to fund terrorist networks and develop nuclear weapons. South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul made a statement on behalf of 63 member states at […]

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‘ORWELLIAN’: EU’S PUSH TO MASS SCAN PRIVATE MESSAGES ON WHATSAPP, SIGNAL

Fri 21  June 2024: The European Union is considering controversial proposals to mass scan private communications on encrypted messaging apps for child sex abuse material. Under the proposed legislation, photos, videos, and URLs sent on popular apps such as WhatsApp and Signal would be scanned by an artificial intelligence-powered algorithm against a government database of […]

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INTEL STOPS $25BN INVESTMENT IN ISRAEL — ‘BIGGEST VICTORY YET,’ SAYS BDS CAMPAIGN

Thu 20 June 2024: US technology giant Intel has halted the construction of a new $25 billion factory in Israel, raising speculation that the factory construction is at risk of being cancelled as the war on the Gaza Strip continues for an eighth month. The Sicho Infrastructure Company reported that it had received notification from […]

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