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Mark Zuckerberg: Threads users down by more than a half

Mark Zuckerberg: Threads users down by more than a half

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Mark Zuckerberg: Threads users down by more than a half

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66336058

The rival to Twitter saw explosive growth but users have since drifted away, Meta boss acknowledges.

Mark Zuckerberg: Threads users down by more than a half
California moves to silence Stanford researchers who got state data to study education issues

California moves to silence Stanford researchers who got state data to study education issues

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California moves to silence Stanford researchers who got state data to study education issues

https://edsource.org/2023/california-moves-to-silence-stanford-researchers-who-got-state-data-to-study-education-issues/694920

At issue is whether researchers can analyze nonpublic California student data and also testify against the state in related and even unrelated cases.

California moves to silence Stanford researchers who got state data to study education issues
Cryptography may offer a solution to the massive AI-labeling problem

Cryptography may offer a solution to the massive AI-labeling problem

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Cryptography may offer a solution to the massive AI-labeling problem

https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/07/28/1076843/cryptography-ai-labeling-problem-c2pa-provenance/

An internet protocol called C2PA adds a “nutrition label” to images, video, and audio.

Cryptography may offer a solution to the massive AI-labeling problem
Did Facebook fuel political polarization during the 2020 election? It’s complicated.

Did Facebook fuel political polarization during the 2020 election? It’s complicated.

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Did Facebook fuel political polarization during the 2020 election? It’s complicated.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/07/did-facebook-fuel-political-polarization-during-the-2020-election-its-complicated/

There's strong ideological segregation, but proposed interventions didn't change attitudes.

Did Facebook fuel political polarization during the 2020 election? It’s complicated.
Sci-Hub's Alexandra Elbakyan Receives EFF Award for Providing Access to Scientific Knowledge * TorrentFreak

Sci-Hub's Alexandra Elbakyan Receives EFF Award for Providing Access to Scientific Knowledge * TorrentFreak

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Sci-Hub's Alexandra Elbakyan Receives EFF Award for Providing Access to Scientific Knowledge * TorrentFreak

https://torrentfreak.com/sci-hubs-alexandra-elbakyan-receives-eff-award-for-providing-access-to-scientific-knowledge-230728/

The EFF will award Alexandra Elbakyan, founder of 'pirate' library Sci-Hub, for her efforts to provide access to scientific knowledge.

Tor’s shadowy reputation will only end if we all use it | Engadget

Tor’s shadowy reputation will only end if we all use it | Engadget

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Tor’s shadowy reputation will only end if we all use it | Engadget

https://www.engadget.com/tor-dark-web-privacy-secure-browser-anonymous-130048839.html

The Onion Router, now called Tor, is a privacy-focused web browser run by a nonprofit group.

Tor’s shadowy reputation will only end if we all use it | Engadget
The Cryptographer Who Ensures We Can Trust Our Computers

The Cryptographer Who Ensures We Can Trust Our Computers

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The Cryptographer Working to Protect Computations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMrpHQehRmY

Yael Tauman Kalai is a theoretical computer scientist and cryptographer. Her breakthroughs have had a major impact on everything from how cell phones communi...

Neuronpedia - AI Safety Game — LessWrong

Neuronpedia - AI Safety Game — LessWrong

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Neuronpedia - AI Safety Game — LessWrong

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/skKYznZyRtN87tHbB/neuronpedia-ai-safety-game

Neuronpedia is an AI safety game that documents and explains each neuron in modern AI models. It aims to be the Wikipedia for neurons, where the cont…

Neuronpedia - AI Safety Game — LessWrong
The U.K. Government Is Very Close To Eroding Encryption Worldwide

The U.K. Government Is Very Close To Eroding Encryption Worldwide

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The U.K. Government Is Very Close To Eroding Encryption Worldwide

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/07/uk-government-very-close-eroding-encryption-worldwide

The U.K. Parliament is pushing ahead with a sprawling internet regulation bill that will, among other things, undermine the privacy of people around the world. The Online Safety Bill, now at the final stage before passage in the House of Lords, gives the British government the ability to force...

The U.K. Government Is Very Close To Eroding Encryption Worldwide
This new tool could protect your pictures from AI manipulation

This new tool could protect your pictures from AI manipulation

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This new tool could protect your pictures from AI manipulation

https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/07/26/1076764/this-new-tool-could-protect-your-pictures-from-ai-manipulation/

PhotoGuard, created by researchers at MIT, alters photos in ways that are imperceptible to us but stops AI systems from tinkering with them.

This new tool could protect your pictures from AI manipulation