Canadian surveillance proposal adds to pressures on encryption
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France prepares Arcadia for military command supported by artificial intelligenceNumerama
The planned software is intended as an answer to Maven, the Palantir system already used by NATO.
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Withings charges new customers 100 euros yearly to export their data01net
A European regulation nevertheless provides for sharing this data free of charge.
Digital policy
Polymarket records 600 million dollars in trades after elections endArs Technica
Trading continues when the results are already effectively known.
An implant restores vision lost to macular degeneration
The PRIMA system, authorized in Europe since July, still awaits a decision from the FDA in the United States.
Geographic atrophy, an advanced stage of macular degeneration associated with aging, affects over 5 million people.
Previously, no treatment could bring back their vision.
By Linda Marsa · MIT Technology Review
Chicago police help monitor ICE opponents in Minnesota
The cooperation takes place despite Illinois laws protecting immigrants, while the monitored activities have constitutional protection.
Officers from the city and surrounding communities helped federal investigators track the activists.
By Ali Winston · Wired
Meta drops disputed clauses concerning web collection and AI training
Its spokesperson says the revision leaves the company’s web collection practices unchanged.
By Anthony Ha · TechCrunch
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An investigation examines data annotation in Madagascar for artificial intelligence developmentLe Monde Pixels
Clément Le Ludec, a sociologist, studies workers whose insecure employment and contributions attract little attention.
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An investment firm acquires BumbleBBC Technology
The dating app recently removed its requirement that women start conversations.
Banks must refund unauthorized payments before taking other steps
The Court of Justice of the European Union reiterates that this longstanding requirement sometimes goes unenforced.
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Blue Origin expands infrastructure to increase New Glenn launchesArs Technica
The facilities are designed to allow several flights each week by the decade’s end.