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By Federal Newswire | Jul 24, 2024
The Kengan Annihilation Tournament reaches its conclusion with the premiere of "KENGAN ASHURA" Season 2 Part 2 on August 15. The newly released trailer highlights intense battles among the strongest fighters vying for supremacy in the underground tournament. Accompanying this announcement is a new key art featuring Ohma Tokita.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 23, 2024
Following a joint statement by key figures in competition regulation, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) has issued a response urging caution against speculative concerns about artificial intelligence (AI). The original statement was made by Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President and Competition Commissioner of the European Commission; Sarah Cardell, Chief Executive Officer of the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority; Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice; and Lina Khan, Chair of the U.S. Federal Trade...
By Federal Newswire | Jul 23, 2024
NVIDIA has introduced a new service, NVIDIA AI Foundry, along with NVIDIA NIM™ inference microservices to enhance generative AI capabilities for enterprises globally. The service allows organizations to build custom "supermodels" using the Llama 3.1 collection of models and NVIDIA's technology.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 23, 2024
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA), the owner and producer of CES, is preparing for CES 2025 with a comprehensive fall event schedule, new exhibitors, updated branding—including a new CES website—and acclaimed programming.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 23, 2024
New internet-based technologies have boomed with unprecedented access to data and data management tools. While this has facilitated innovation, it has also left many personal users and companies alike with limited knowledge about the uses and potential harms of their data. Balancing innovation and data privacy often requires tailored approaches, which is what the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) attempted to address with their now highly-relied upon voluntary Privacy Framework, which offers guidance for organizations to voluntarily implement to protect...
By Federal Newswire | Jul 23, 2024
Meta AI is expanding its reach, now available in 22 countries, including the recent additions of Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Cameroon. Users can interact with Meta AI across WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, and Facebook in new languages: French, German, Hindi (including Romanized Script), Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 23, 2024
Get ready for the ultimate social survival showdown with The Influencer, premiering on August 6. The newly released trailer offers a peek into the missions and games that 77 of Korea’s most popular influencers, who collectively represent a net marketing value of 400 billion won, will compete in to prove their worth.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 23, 2024
In December 2023, the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT), in collaboration with a broad range of national civil rights and workers’ rights organizations, published the Civil Rights Standards for 21st Century Employment Selection Procedures. The key impetus for these standards was employers' increasing use of automated employment decision systems (AEDSs) to evaluate employees and make employment decisions.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 23, 2024
In the early days of high-performance computing, major tech companies invested heavily in developing their own closed-source versions of Unix. It was initially hard to imagine any other approach could develop such advanced software. However, open-source Linux gained popularity because it allowed developers to modify its code and was more affordable. Over time, it became more advanced, secure, and supported by a broader ecosystem than any closed Unix system. Today, Linux is the industry standard for both cloud computing and mobile device operating systems.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 23, 2024
The trailer for the upcoming Thai horror series "Terror Tuesday: Extreme" has been released. The series, scheduled to premiere on August 20, is an eight-episode anthology inspired by true events and dramatizes unnerving stories from EFM’s popular radio show, “Terror Tuesday.”
By Federal Newswire | Jul 23, 2024
The House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet is scheduled to hold a hearing today on the increasing use of the International Trade Commission (ITC) by both U.S. and foreign companies to block products under patent infringement claims. Members of Congress are expected to scrutinize the use of the ITC by foreign corporations against American companies.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 22, 2024
Kamala Harris, in her tenure as California’s attorney general, took significant steps to address data privacy violations. This was years before the state enacted one of the nation's most stringent consumer data protection laws. Harris established a Privacy Enforcement and Protection Unit within her department, which garnered her commendation from privacy advocacy groups critical of Congress' inaction on privacy issues.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 22, 2024
The eccentric police squad of GG Precinct teams up to solve a series of bizarre murder mysteries involving Chinese idioms.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 21, 2024
Experts from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Access Now, Derechos Digitales, Human Rights Watch, and the International Fund for Public Interest Media will brief reporters on Wednesday, July 24, at 11:00 am Eastern Time (8:00 am Pacific Time, 5:00 pm CET) about the imminent adoption of a global surveillance treaty. The briefing will address concerns that the treaty threatens human rights worldwide and could usher in an era of transnational repression.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 19, 2024
Meta Platforms has announced the introduction of Meta Verified subscription plans for businesses on Instagram and Facebook in India. This initiative follows a small test launched last year to refine the subscription toolkit aimed at helping businesses achieve their goals on Meta's apps. The company expanded this initial test earlier this year from one subscription plan to four, and last month introduced Meta Verified for businesses on WhatsApp during the Conversations Conference.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 18, 2024
Netflix announced today that "Senna," the limited series about one of the world's greatest motor racing icons, will be released on November 29. The series also debuted official key art, featuring Gabriel Leone as Ayrton Senna on the racetrack holding the driver's trademark green and yellow helmet.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 18, 2024
CDT has submitted comments to the EU Commission to inform its first annual review of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The DPF enables the transfer of personal data between the EU and the U.S. while ensuring adequate data protection standards. CDT's submission explains key changes in U.S. laws, regulations, and practices, focusing on the April 2024 reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA 702).
By Federal Newswire | Jul 18, 2024
Starting this week, Apple is releasing new series and films captured in Apple Immersive Video, debuting exclusively on Apple Vision Pro. This format leverages 3D video recorded in 8K with a 180-degree field of view and Spatial Audio to immerse viewers in the action.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 18, 2024
AT&T has informed its customers of a recent data breach, highlighting ongoing challenges in protecting personal information. Data privacy laws currently exist in 19 states, covering at least 150 million Americans, though these laws vary significantly in scale and scope. Federal regulations address specific areas of privacy, such as medical data or information about children, and agencies like the FCC regulate telecommunications. However, there is no comprehensive federal data privacy law.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 17, 2024
The global tech trade association ITI has responded to the King’s Speech at the State Opening of Parliament, which outlined a UK legislative agenda focused on economic growth through technology and innovation.
