manipulation
More than 30 states charge Google with an antitrust lawsuit over search manipulation
The lawsuit marks the third competition case that U.S. regulators have filed against the search-and-advertising behemoth since October, reflecting the rising unease with Google’s massive profits and expansive reach — and the growing national dissatisfaction with Silicon Valley writ large. In the latest legal salvo, Democratic and Republican attorneys general from 38 states and territories …
Deepfake Star Wars Videos Portent Ways The Technology Could Be Employed For Good And Bad
This isn’t the first time that we must question whether “seeing” is in fact “believing” getty Earlier this week the YouTube channel Shamook highlighted the latest Deepfake technology in which scenes involving two notable characters in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story were greatly enhanced. This was the latest such use of Deepfakes in pop …
Twitter blocks accounts linked to Saudi ‘state-backed’ manipulation effort | Technology
Twitter said on Friday it had suspended thousands of accounts linked to a manipulation effort stemming from Saudi Arabia, in the latest crackdown on state-sponsored propaganda efforts. The social network said some 88,000 accounts being blocked were linked to Saudi state-backed “information operations” in violation of Twitter’s platform manipulation rules. Most of the accounts were …
World’s priciest drug approved after “data manipulation,” FDA alleges
The world’s most costly drug was approved with inaccurate data, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday. The gene therapy Zolgensma was given the green light by the FDA in May at the price of $2.125 million for a one-time treatment for children with a severe form of spinal muscular atrophy, a leading genetic …