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Gaza war and GenAI test anti-disinformation efforts

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INT

Experienced journalists have labelled this the worst disinformation event they have experienced. The spread of inaccurate information online has made monitoring the unfolding…

Lawsuits may be key to tighter US data privacy rules

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US/INT

The move comes after Facebook suspended a UK political consulting firm, Cambridge Analytica, following allegations on March 18 that it improperly obtained personal data on 50…

AI 'companions' will become common

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They are represented by realistic-looking human avatars, with whom people can form one-to-one social relationships. Today, the number of people with such AI companions likely…

Misinformation will undermine coronavirus responses

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INTERNATIONAL

The WHO has been forced to divert significant attention and resources to battling swathes of misinformation, which are hampering the efforts of the organisation and governments to…

Conspiracy theories will stoke Argentine instability

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ARGENTINA

The bill, adopted as CFK begins her defence against corruption charges today, is unlikely to pass the Lower House. The long-delayed measure (which originally aimed to expand the…

Impact investing will build more momentum worldwide

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INTERNATIONAL

Impact investment.

Concerns about harmful content on Twitter/X will rise

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While other social media platforms are witnessing a similar increase in harmful content, that at Twitter/X has been the most dramatic, making it a particularly problematic but…

US Fed policy faces inflation balancing act

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UNITED STATES

Last month’s rate rise of 0.75% followed a similar rise in June, taking the rate to 2.5% from 0.15% in January. They show a serious effort to tackle inflation, which has not…

Local elections will do little for Turkey's Kurds

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TURKEY

The Kurds remain under constant pressure, with controlled parameters for political and social expression, including via a politically dominated judicial system. Kurdish alienation…

China's social credit system creates risk to business

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CHINA

Foreign media typically present China’s efforts to build the 'social credit' system as an Orwellian nightmare where the state uses information technology to conduct…