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Mind-reading tech used to convict criminals; novel gadgets to collect evidence; the digitization of the legal system—this page covers the trends and news that will guide the future of the law.
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https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/silicon-valley-bank-collapse-startups/
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Crunchbase
The recent news of Silicon Valley Bank's collapse has sent shockwaves through the startup community. As a major player in the venture capital industry, Silicon Valley Bank has been a go-to source of funding and financial support for many early-stage startups. However, according to reports, the bank has been facing mounting losses and struggling to manage its loan portfolio in the face of increased competition. This news is particularly concerning for startups that have relied on Silicon Valley Bank's support to grow and scale their businesses. Many of these companies may now face difficulty finding new sources of capital, as the bank's collapse could lead to a tightening of credit markets and a reduction in overall investment activity. To read more, use the button below to open the original external article.
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Direct advertisements by pharmaceutical companies have led to the over-prescription of opioids, causing a modern-day opioid crisis.
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/may/19/real-estate-agents-push-back-against-australian-privacy-law-changes-designed-to-protect-personal-data
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Theguardian
Real estate agents are pushing back against proposed privacy law changes, saying small businesses should not face more red tape to keep customer and tenant data safe.The Real Estate Institute of Australia president, Hayden Groves, said an "additional layer of responsibility is really not...
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https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/27/securing-generative-ai-across-the-technology-stack/
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Techcrunch
by 2026, over 80% of enterprises will be leveraging generative AI models, APIs, or applications, up from less than today. This rapid adoption raises new considerations regarding cybersecurity, ethics, privacy, and risk management. Among companies using generative AI today, only 38% mitigate cybersecurity risks, and just 32% work to address model inaccuracy.
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https://www.statnews.com/2024/02/07/ai-assurance-laboratories-onc-fda-equity/
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Statnews
As leaders across federal agencies swiftly advance regulations for AI in health care, one proposal now seems too big to fail.
That proposal is for the implementation of AI assurance laboratories — places where AI model developers can develop and test AI models according to standard criteria that...
That proposal is for the implementation of AI assurance laboratories — places where AI model developers can develop and test AI models according to standard criteria that...
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https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/california-adopts-privacy-protections-1916529/
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Jdsupra
With the recent passage of Assembly Bill (AB) 254 and AB 1697, California's Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA) will extend privacy protections to reproductive and sexual health information on mobile applications and internet websites. This expansion of CMIA's scope notably impacts digital health companies and other entities that offer online reproductive or sexual health services in California.
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https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100628-ai-enabled-data-collection-and-the-regulatory-landscape
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Securitymagazine
As the world embarks on the Fourth Industrial Revolution, one major contributor is Artificial Intelligence (), specifically its ability to collect, process and analyze massive quantities of data at incredible speeds. Already, innovative enterprises are utilizing various AI tools and methodologies, such as web crawling, social media monitoring and digital analytics to anticipate emerging trends, deliver highly personalized customer services and boost productivity through finely tuned business operations.
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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/cook-strait-mega-ferries-has-govt-lost-confidence-in-kiwirails-board-after-interislander-blowout/IEKNNZ4UN5EBVAPZU7SLE7ASY4/
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The Interislander ferry Aratere entering Wellington Harbour in March this year. Photo / Mark MitchellOPINIONIf KiwiRail weren't "s***ting themselves" last week, as Greater Wellington Regional Council chairman Daran Ponter suggested, they certainly will be now.
The dramatic end of the project to...
The dramatic end of the project to...
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https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/30/opinion-choosing-charity-beats-government-handouts-any-day-john-stossel/
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Dailycaller
In this season of giving, I'll donate to the Doe Fund, a charity that helps drug abusers and ex-cons find purpose in life through work. Doe's approach doesn't include many handouts. It's mostly about encouraging people to work. "Work works!" they say. It does. Most Doe Fund workers don't go back...
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https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2023/10/24/tech-giants-using-ai-to-remove-billions-of-fake-accounts/
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Irishtimes
Google and Meta, the parent company of Facebook, have used artificial intelligence to remove billions of fake accounts and ads in a bid to crack down on internet fraud, an Oireachtas committee has heard. Both companies detailed multibillion-dollar investment in system security to the Oireachtas finance committee which is examining how authorised push payment (APP) fraud is affecting Irish consumers.
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https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/393453/tubi-must-face-video-privacy-claims.html
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Mediapost
The ad-supported streaming service Tubi must face claims that it wrongly disclosed information about users' video viewing history for ad-targeting purposes, a federal judge has ruled. In a decision issued last week, U.District Court Judge John Tharp, Jr. in the Northern District of Illinois said the allegations against Tubi, if true, could support a finding that it violated the Video Privacy Protection Act -- a 1988 law that prohbits video companies from sharing consumers' personally identifiable video-viewing information without their consent.
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https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/air-enforcement-u-s-environmental-5903191/
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Jdsupra
The United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") issued a December 12th news release indicating it had entered into a Consent Agreement with Hamm Inc. ("HI") addressing alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. HI is described as the owner/operator of a municipal sanitary landfill ("Facility") in Lawrence, Kansas.
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https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/uk-government-sets-out-approach-to-ai-1933287/
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Jdsupra
On Tuesday, 6 February 2024, the UK government released its consultation response to its March 2023 white paper titled 'A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation'. The response provides further details on the UK government's approach to artificial intelligence regulation. These principles will be interpreted by existing regulators and applied with those regulators' existing remits - e.g., the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will be responsible for taking steps to ensure that AI markets work effectively from a competition and consumer protection perspective.
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https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/nova-scotia-estimates-up-to-100-000-people-affected-by-online-security-breach-1.6430044
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Atlantic
As many as 100,000 Nova Scotians may have had sensitive personal information stolen in a global privacy breach affecting a file transfer system used by the provincial government, officials confirmed Tuesday. Cybersecurity and Digital Solutions Minister Colton LeBlanc said a government investigation indicates social insurance numbers, addresses and banking information of current employees of the public service, as well as those at Nova Scotia Health and the IWK hospital, were taken.
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https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/evictions-catastrophic-for-bc-seniors-who-lose-affordable-homes-advocate
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Vancouversun
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https://aremorch.com/digital-transformation-and-ai-for-hotels-harmonizing-people-and-technology/
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Aremorch
This article is part of the Hotel Digital Transformer newsletter on LinkedIn. Subscribe to my LinkedIn newsletter where I'll share tips, ideas, and strategies to help your hotel open its digital gateway. Digital transformation and artificial intelligence (AI) are reshaping the landscape of the hotel industry, bringing unprecedented opportunities for seamless operations and enhanced guest experiences.
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https://www.mediaite.com/news/americans-with-no-trust-in-the-mass-media-hits-all-time-high-in-latest-gallup-poll/
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Gallup on Thursday released its annual poll of Americans' confidence in the U.media and found that the number of people saying they have no trust "at all" in mass media had hit an all-time high of 39 percent. The 2023 poll of 1,016 adult Americans from across the country registered an all-time high number of respondents who said described their trust in mass media as "none at all." In 2016, 27 percent of those polled answered "none at all," while in 2023 that number shot up to 39 percent - a devastating indictment of the public's belief in established public facts and narratives.
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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/nov/10/patients-may-shun-new-nhs-data-store-over-privacy-fears-doctors-warn
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Theguardian
Patients fear that their personal information may be misused by the NHS's new data store, especially if the US spy technology company Palantir runs it, doctors' leaders have warned ministers.The planned creation of the "federated data platform" (FDP) has prompted concerns about privacy and trust...
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https://mobilesyrup.com/2023/10/04/google-search-is-subject-to-canadas-privacy-law-court-rules/
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Google's search engine will be subjected to Canada's privacy laws, the Federal Court of Appeal stated in a recent decision.
The tech giant argued Google Search shouldn't be part of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), a law that focuses on data privacy,...
The tech giant argued Google Search shouldn't be part of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), a law that focuses on data privacy,...
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/trust-ai-science-risks/
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Scientificamerican
Machine-learning models are quickly becoming common tools in scientific research. These artificial intelligence systems are helping bioengineers discover new potential antibiotics, veterinarians interpret animals' facial expressions, papyrologists read words on ancient scrolls, mathematicians solve baffling problems and climatologists predict sea-ice movements.
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https://www.thespec.com/ts/politics/2020/04/28/no-covid-19-bailouts-for-firms-that-use-tax-havens-prime-minister-justin-trudeau-says.html
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The Hamilton Spectator
“We will continue to ensure that those who need help will get it, but those who evade or avoid tax will not receive aid,” Trudeau said Tuesday.
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/25/unethical-conduct-by-one-of-australias-most-senior-public-servants-risks-further-eroding-trust-in-government
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Theguardian
At the heart of a healthy democracy is integrity. For our hardworking public servants this means transparency, independence and accountability.Under the APS Code of Conduct, public servants are required to be independent and not improperly use their position or power to gain, or seek to gain,...