The United States has taken legal action against TikTok, accusing the popular app of violating children’s privacy rights by collecting their personal data without parental consent. The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a civil suit alleging that TikTok has repeatedly breached the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) since 2019.
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In a recent study published in Science Advances, a research team has showcased the potential of analog hardware, specifically Electrochemical Random Access Memory (ECRAM) devices, in maximizing the computational performance of artificial intelligence. This breakthrough has significant implications for the commercialization of AI technology by addressing the limitations of existing digital hardware. The rapid advancement
In the world of modern software development, debugging has always been a cumbersome and time-consuming process. With the complexity of software applications increasing, developers are faced with the challenge of finding and fixing faults in millions of lines of code. Traditional manual methods of debugging have proven to be inefficient and lead to developers spending
The field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly expanding and evolving, with new technologies and concepts being developed at an unprecedented pace. In order to keep up with these advancements, it is crucial to establish a common language and nomenclature that can be universally understood and accepted by researchers in the field. A recent study
Aquatic robotics have the potential to transform the way we collect data in water environments. Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York, have developed a self-powered “bug” that can effectively move across water surfaces. This innovation aims to revolutionize aquatic robotics and pave the way for future advancements in the field. The U.S.
The fast-developing generative AI space in Silicon Valley has been witnessing a disturbing trend lately – the vanishing of promising startups. Companies like Inflection AI and Adept have found themselves short on funds and are either being acquired by or closely tied to tech giants like Microsoft and Amazon. These deals, although not officially termed
In an unprecedented move, Apple has successfully reached a tentative collective bargaining contract with the first unionized company store in the United States. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers’ Coalition of Organized Retail Employees, which represents the employees at a retail location in Maryland, revealed on Friday that they had struck a three-year
Artificial intelligence has once again taken center stage, this time in the video game industry, as the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) initiated its second strike in nine months against gaming giants. The demands put forth by the actors, involving consent and compensation for the use of their voices and movements in creating game characters through
Warner Brothers Discovery initiated a legal battle against the NBA by filing a lawsuit in the New York Supreme Court. The heart of the issue lies in the NBA’s decision to reject a new media rights deal proposed by Warner Brothers Discovery in favor of an offer from Amazon. This move sparked controversy and led
As the world progresses towards the era of 6G, scientists and engineers are faced with the challenge of optimizing wireless communications at extremely high frequencies. The transition from 5G to 6G brings with it a multitude of issues such as signal attenuation and interference, making it imperative to find innovative solutions to maintain signal integrity.