TikTok, Facebook approve ads with US election disinformation, study says
TikTok and Facebook approved advertisements containing blatant US election falsehoods just weeks ahead of the vote, a watchdog investigation revealed Thursday, calling into question the tech platforms’ policies to detect harmful disinformation. The advocacy group Global Witness submitted eight ads containing false election claims to the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok, the Meta-owned Facebook, and Google-owned YouTube […]
Alessia Pizarro Pursued Her Dreams and Sparked a Fitness Movement: Learn More
Alessia Pizarro is the dynamic and energetic woman from Mexico behind a successful fitness business offering personalized training plans and a line of women’s fitness apparel. She also is about to start working for TV Azteca as a weatherwoman. “My business is all about fitness. I offer customized and semi-customized workout plans for both the […]
US plans to contribute $20 bn for Ukraine loan
The United States plans to contribute $20 billion to a G7 loan package for Ukraine and could soon announce new sanctions targeting Russian weapons procurement, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Tuesday. “We’re very close to finalizing America’s portion of this $50 billion loan package,” she told a press conference, as world financial leaders gather in […]
The Protect Act: Uldouz Wallace’s Bold Move for Digital Safety
Uldouz Wallace, an influential figure in social media, acting, modeling, and activism, has embarked on a crucial journey to bolster digital safety with the introduction of The Protect Act. Recently brought before the House of Representatives, this legislation seeks to establish stringent regulations and robust safeguards against online exploitation, addressing a critical issue in our […]
Meet Grace Arzuza: The Colombian Model Turned Entrepreneur Who is Inspiring Others to Live Healthy Lives
Grace Arzuza is a Colombian model, cosmetologist, entrepreneur, and fitness influencer from Barranquilla. She has graced magazine covers and competed in numerous beauty pageants. Today, she’s a leading figure in the health and fitness world. But today, Grace isn’t just a model. She’s the owner of a health and fitness products store, a sports supplement […]
New app enables real-time, full-body motion capture using a smartphone
A new app has been demonstrated to perform effective real-time, full-body motion capture and 3D human translation with a smartphone. Researchers (Northwestern University engineers) unveiled the app at the ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (held in Pittsburgh, U.S.). The app is called MobilePoser and it is designed to make motion capture technology more accessible. This is achieved […]
Onboard wifi is latest frontline in airline competition
Free onboard wifi has become the latest battleground between the world’s leading airlines as the once expensive and unreliable service finally delivers quality comparable to being at home. Delta, United, Japan Airlines, Air France and other global carriers have in recent weeks sought to outdo each other with competing announcements about the arrival or extension […]
Boeing to raise up to $25 bn as strike weighs on finances
US aircraft manufacturer Boeing unveiled measures meant to replenish its cash flow Tuesday, including an intention to raise up to $25 billion, as it navigates recurrent production problems and a major US strike. In a regulatory filing, the aviation giant indicated plans to raise the funds by selling stock and debt. It also earlier announced […]
Russia, China step up cybercriminal recruitment, warns Microsoft
Russia, China and North Korea are becoming more aggressive and sophisticated in their recruitment of cybercriminals to steal money, gain intelligence and sway elections, Microsoft said in a threat report released Tuesday. Such hackers are not just stealing data, corporate vice president of customer security Tom Burt wrote in the Microsoft Digital Defense Report. They […]
X says ‘alert’ to manipulation efforts after pro-Russia bots report
X was “alert” to any platform manipulation attempts, the Elon Musk-owned site told AFP Friday, following a report that hundreds of apparent pro-Russian bot accounts were amplifying US election misinformation. In a study shared exclusively with AFP earlier this week, the Washington-based American Sunlight Project (ASP) said it found nearly 1,200 accounts on X that […]