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The Oscars mandate voters watch all nominated movies, set new rules for AI and refugee filmmakers
Oscar voters will no longer be able to skip watching some of the nominated films. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Monday announced that members will from now on be required to watch all nominated films in each category to be eligible
Oscars 2026 new rules: The Academy voters must view all films before casting ballots; use of AI technology won't disqualify movie
Oscar voters will be required to demonstrate that they have watched all the films in each category before they cast their final ballots, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday.The new rule, which addresses a longstanding concern that
Smart Instagram AI Secretly Uncovers Underage Accounts: Revolutionizing Teen Safety
In a groundbreaking move to bolster online safety, especially for younger users, Instagram is deploying sophisticated Artificial Intelligence (AI). This smart technology is designed to identify teenagers who might be misrepresenting their age to bypass the
US Urges Curb Of Google's Search Dominance As AI Looms
US government attorneys urged a federal judge Monday to make Google spin off its Chrome browser, arguing artificial intelligence is poised to ramp up the tech giant's online search dominance. ...
Instagram tries using AI to determine if teens are pretending to be adults
The Post and Courier | 2025-04-21, 23:11
SAN FRANCISCO — Instagram is beginning to test the use of artificial intelligence to determine if kids are lying about their ages on the app, parent company Meta Platforms said April 22. ...
El Salvador signs AI Letter of Intent (LOI) with Nvidia
El Salvador made headlines when it became the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. The Central American nation has now announced that it is working with the computer chip giant Nvidia to implement artificial intelligence for national
Google faces uncertain future after antitrust losses
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Google faces uncertain future after antitrust losses Google’s tech empire is increasingly on shaky ground after losing two antitrust cases in less than a year. © Adobe Stock A federal judge ruled Thursday
Google faces breakup threat as US court considers 'remedies'
People walk next to a Google logo during a trade fair in Hannover Messe, in Hanover, Germany, April 22, 2024. — Reuters WASHINGTON: US government attorneys urged a federal judge on Monday to make Google spin off its Chrome browser, arguing that artificial
Google's future is at stake as the next phase of the landmark antitrust case kicks off
Sundar Pichai speaks during a Google I/O conference. Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesThe DOJ began a remedy hearing for Google, which was ruled a monopoly in search.Google's antitrust violations include paying Apple $20 billion to be its default search
OncLive® Launches Scout, an AI Assistant to Help Oncologists Quickly Access Expert Insights
The Eagle-Tribune | 2025-04-21, 22:13
Using generative AI will 'neither help nor harm the chances of achieving' Oscar nominations
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has decide that its official stance towards AI-use in films is to take no stance at all, according to a statement the organization shared outlining changes to voting for the 98th Oscars. The issue of
AI education revolution: Why Africa must act now or risk permanent obsolescence
The world is undergoing an unprecedented technological revolution, with artificial intelligence (AI) at its core. While nations like China and read more AI education revolution: Why Africa must act now or risk permanent obsolescence ...
Trump DOJ pushes for Google-Chrome breakup amid heightened Big Tech scrutiny
The Department of Justice (DOJ) argued Monday that a federal judge should force Google to divest from its Chrome browser, suggesting it could send a message to other “monopolists” amid the government's multiple antitrust battles with Big Tech. The DOJ and
Google search monopoly trial begins with focus on AI risk
Washington — Alphabet’s Google needs strong measures imposed on it to prevent it from using its artificial intelligence (AI) products to extend its dominance in online search, a US department of justice attorney said as trial in the historic antitrust case
AI only just beginning to revolutionize the NBA game
by Thomas URBAIN It's not a scene out of the future, but a reality on the hard courts of today. Using artificial intelligence, a top basketball team found the right defensive strategy that made the difference to win the NBA championship. Data specialist Rajiv
Oregon House passes bill to criminalize sharing AI-generated fake nude photos
The Roseburg News-Review | 2025-04-21, 21:02
As artificial intelligence continues to evolve and make it easier to create realistic fake photos and video, Oregon lawmakers voted unanimously on Tuesday to add digitally created or altered images and recordings to the state’s “revenge porn” law. ...
9 Under-the-Radar AI Innovations Set to Transform Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management- Black Book Research
New Survey Uncovers Hidden AI Solutions Delivering Major Provider Gains in Efficiency, Accuracy, and Patient Experience NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE / ACCESS Newswire / April 21, 2025 / Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape healthcare, with significant yet
Introducing ProcureInsights.ai – Revolutionizing Procurement and Supplier Diversity Management
Lansdale, PA - April 21, 2025 - Tri-Force Consulting Services Inc., a leader in IT consulting and software development, proudly announces the launch of ProcureInsights.ai, an innovative cloud-based procurement software designed to streamline supplier
Academy sets key Oscar dates, rules on AI, casting, refugee/asylum status
The Academy board has announced the upcoming awards season timetable culminating in the 98th Oscar ceremony on March 15 2026 and approved rules regarding several categories and generative artificial intelligence. In the rules for film eligibility, the
How AI can spell danger for vulnerable teens | GUEST COMMENTARY
Baltimore Sun | 2025-04-21, 20:18
Imagine this: You and your best friend are exchanging secrets — your innermost thoughts and feelings, things you haven’t told another soul. You open up about struggling with your mental health and needing help, but you’re scared to tell your parents. Your best
Hamdan bin Mohammed meets with government employees participating in ‘1 Million AI Talents in the ...
DUBAI/WAM H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Dubai Future Foundation, met with hundreds of government employees participating in
Soft muscles, DNA drives and AI brains: Can new tech pull androids from the uncanny valley?
Humanoid robots have glimmered on the tech horizon for half a century, but each new prototype still triggers Masahiro Mori’s “uncanny valley.” When a machine looks almost, but not quite, human, our brains register threat, not comfort. Manufacturers know that
Trump can’t keep China from getting AI chips, TSMC suggests
As the global artificial intelligence (AI) race presses on amid a US-China trade war, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)—a $514 billion titan that manufactures
Nvidia investors balk at beaten down valuation as risks mount
By Ryan Vlastelica and Carmen Reinicke | Bloomberg Nvidia Corp. shares are trading near their lowest valuation of the artificial intelligence era, but a growing list of perils has investors cautious about taking advantage of the dip. The latest shock for the
Google search antitrust remedy must address AI, DOJ warns while seeking historic breakup
Justice Department lawyers warned that Google’s search dominance is spilling over into the AI race that threatens to crush rivals as the remedy phase of the landmark antitrust case against the tech giant kicked off Monday. Google is already leveraging
Google faces historic antitrust trial as DOJ challenges AI search practices
Judge rules Google violated antitrust law, ad empire may be restructured A federal judge ruled Google violated antitrust laws in the digital ad market. A possible breakup of its ad business could be the remedy. Straight Arrow News Alphabet's Google GOOGL.O
Egypt signs MoU with Microsoft to train 100,000 on AI technologies
Egypt’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry and Microsoft Egypt, aimed at advancing Egypt’s National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2025–2030. The
AI has big shoes to fill
It’s incredible to see how many technologies once considered “emerging” are now on the brink of becoming mainstream. For instance, artificial intelligence has made leaps and bounds in the past three years and opened the door for use across
A Staggering Number of Gen Z Think AI Is Already Conscious
Generation Z, or the cohort of people born between 1997 and 2012, has a very weird relationship with artificial intelligence. In the latest sign of just how strange things are getting, a new study by the paper-writing service EduBirdie found, upon asking 2,000
