A US Agency Rejected Face Recognition—and Landed in Big Trouble
Officials working on Login.gov, used to access dozens of government sites, worried about algorithmic bias. Their decision breached federal security rules.
Officials working on Login.gov, used to access dozens of government sites, worried about algorithmic bias. Their decision breached federal security rules.
A youth-led online movement propelled an outsider candidate into the political mainstream.
Doctored images of the former US president went viral on Twitter. These are the telltale signs that they aren’t what they seem.
Search giant Baidu’s Ernie Bot met online jeers and also faces the challenge of operating on a firewalled internet ruled by government censorship.
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s case against Ripple over the XRP token will establish a critical precedent.
A new bot has entered the chat. But Google warns that, like its competitor, it will sometimes “hallucinate.”
Lawmakers call for an investigation into the SVB collapse, fearing hostile foreign governments will use social media to manipulate markets.
Universities boost revenue by partnering with unregulated, for-profit providers. But when a boot camp went bust, some students took the fall.
When SVB collapsed, entrepreneurs who feared losing everything spent nerve-wracking days crafting backup plans, seeking new funds, and pleading with politicians.