Iran’s recent cyberattacks against the Trump and Harris campaigns mimic strategies used by Russia during the 2016 election. Javed Ali of the University of Michigan says they’re not likely to stop anytime soon.
Experts have warned that artificial intelligence threatens to supercharge the spread of misinformation in this election year. But so far, The Washington Post’s Will Oremus says, the new tech seems to be giving a bigger boost to meme creation.
Part of the law likely violates the First Amendment, the court said. But the ruling shows a way forward, says Aaron Mackey of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Adi Robertson, senior tech and policy editor at the Verge, explains how Grok-2 and its lack of clear restrictions is creating more problematic or misinforming images and deepfakes.
Malynda Hale, one of the 200 credentialed social media creators invited to the Democratic National Convention, says her role is to relay the Democratic Party’s message to younger voters.
Washington Post tech reporter Drew Harwell says a new cohort of tech vendors assess age with the help of users’ images. If those images don’t conform to typical physical features, will the user be shut out? And what exactly do they do with the info?
It’s not as well known as the Hubble or Webb, but Chandra illuminates high-heat and high-energy cosmic events such as supernovas, explains program manager Megan Lin. NASA may begin to wind it down in the next few years.
The Atlantic’s Caroline Mimbs Nyce says phone use monitors like Apple’s Screen Time are designed to let users take control of their digital habits, but their primary effect is just making people feel guilty.
