Ahmed alleges that the companies are failing to implement systems that automatically detect violent extremist content as effectively as they detect some other kinds of content. “If you have a snatch of copyrighted music in your video, their systems will detect it within a microsecond and take it down,” Ahmed says, adding that “the fundamental… Continue reading The Hamas Threat of Hostage Execution Videos Looms Large Over Social Media
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Ultrahuman Ring Air Review: A Subscription-Free Smart Ring
The Ring Air makes suggestions based on your circadian rhythm and the time of day. Get sunlight in the morning, delay stimulants until adenosine has cleared, and remember to stop drinking coffee toward the end of the day. It also uses heart rate drop as an indicator of recovery (if your heart rate drops earlier… Continue reading Ultrahuman Ring Air Review: A Subscription-Free Smart Ring
This Contest Put Theories of Consciousness to the Test. Here’s What It Really Proved
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Science routinely puts forward theories, then batters them with data till only one is left standing. In the fledgling science of consciousness, a dominant theory has yet to emerge. More than 20 are still taken seriously. It’s not for want of data. Ever since Francis… Continue reading This Contest Put Theories of Consciousness to the Test. Here’s What It Really Proved
What Techno-Billionaire Marc Andreessen Missed In His Techno-Optimism Manifesto
As a general rule, any essay that includes the one-sentence paragraph “I am here to bring the good news” is written by someone who wants to take your money, your vote, or your soul. As far as I know, Marc Andreessen, the browser pioneer and cofounder of powerhouse VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, isn’t running for… Continue reading What Techno-Billionaire Marc Andreessen Missed In His Techno-Optimism Manifesto
TikTok-Hyped Halloween Decor Is Out of Control
What I’m about to tell you sounds like the kind of thing made by an AI story generator designed to spit out the final segments of the local 11 o’clock news, but here goes: A few weeks ago, firefighters in Glens Falls, New York, got called to the scene of a burning home. Except it… Continue reading TikTok-Hyped Halloween Decor Is Out of Control
Citing Hamas, the US Wants to Treat Crypto “Mixers” as Suspected Money Launderers
Hamas and militant groups’ use of cryptocurrency, while significant, pales in comparison to the amount of cryptocurrency used by other illicit actors. Hamas, for instance, raised $41 million in cryptocurrency over the past two years, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad raised $91 million, according to a report last week in the Wall Street Journal that cited… Continue reading Citing Hamas, the US Wants to Treat Crypto “Mixers” as Suspected Money Launderers
Crypto Groups Gemini, Genesis, and DCG Sued for $1.1 Billion ‘Fraud’
“These cryptocurrency companies lied to investors and tried to hide more than a billion dollars in losses, and it was middle-class investors who suffered as a result,” Letitia James, New York attorney general, said in a statement. “Hardworking New Yorkers and investors around the country lost more than a billion dollars because they were fed… Continue reading Crypto Groups Gemini, Genesis, and DCG Sued for $1.1 Billion ‘Fraud’
The US Has Failed to Pass AI Regulation. New York City Is Stepping Up
As the US federal government struggles to meaningfully regulate AI—or even function—New York City is stepping into the governance gap. The city introduced an AI Action Plan this week that mayor Eric Adams calls a first of its kind in the nation. The set of roughly 40 policy initiatives is designed to protect residents against… Continue reading The US Has Failed to Pass AI Regulation. New York City Is Stepping Up
‘The Whole Health System Is Collapsing Around Us.’ Doctors Say Gaza Is on the Brink
Surgeons at Al-Shifa Hospital are operating without painkillers, according to Christos Christou, the international president of MSF. MSF team members say that they have “heard wounded patients screaming in pain.” Al-Shifa is currently working at more than 600 percent over capacity, its director-general Muhammad Abu Salmiya said in an editorial published in The Lancet on… Continue reading ‘The Whole Health System Is Collapsing Around Us.’ Doctors Say Gaza Is on the Brink
Netflix’s Password-Sharing Crackdown Is Working—for Now
If it’s not the company motto yet, it should be: Never count Netflix out. On Wednesday, the streaming giant beat Wall Street projections by reporting a gain of nearly 9 million new subscribers worldwide and $8.5 billion in revenue for the third quarter of 2023, a nearly 8 percent increase year-over-year. While that might all… Continue reading Netflix’s Password-Sharing Crackdown Is Working—for Now