The creation of sexually explicit deepfake images is to be made a criminal offense in the U.K. -- with anyone sharing these images facing the possibility of jail time. [Read More]
OTTAWA - The federal government is going after car thieves in its latest budget, which proposes several new Criminal Code offences specific to auto thefts. The Liberals are proposing new charges for the use of violence while stealing a vehicle and for links to organized crime, as well as laundering money for the benefit of a criminal organization. They're also planning to make it illegal to own or sell the electronic and digital devices police say are being commonly used to steal...
Two New York representatives are considering a bill that would send "antisemitism monitors" to visit college and university campuses that receive federal funding.
With deepfake photos alarming people, the usefulness of AI is overshadowed by its danger like in the case of the NUCA camera which removes the subject's clothing in an instant.
A new AI model by Microsoft Research Asia, VASA-1, can create incredibly realistic deepfakes based only on a single photograph and one voice sample. The model easily beats anything available today.
Though it was trained on real people's images and audio clips, VASA-1 is allegedly meant for creating 'virtual characters.'
These areas provide trails for drivers of ATVs and off-road vehicles, but after complaints, some legislators are pushing for costly new regulations.
Worthington Housing Focus Group is working on a comprehensive housing plan.
Robert Authur Gallagher is accused of multiple felony criminal sexual conduct charges.
“What does seem clear at this point is that the PLA recognizes that its reforms and modernization efforts are an ongoing effort, which will require further adjustments,” author Dean Cheng writes.
An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian flu is ravaging the U.S. food supply, infecting birds in all 50 states and spreading to mammals including humans. Disturbing new reports show that it’s in Americans’ food now, too. Experts say “there is always a chance the virus may evolve to more easily transmit among humans.” Scary stuff. The bird flu outbreak has cost […]
A new imaging technique developed by engineers at Washington University in St. Louis can give scientists a much closer look at fibril assemblies—stacks of peptides that include amyloid beta, most notably associated with Alzheimer's disease.