Tuesday, February 11

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AI Is an Answer, But Not the Only Answer — Here’s Why It Can’t Replace Humans
10Feb adminBy adminNo Comments
Business

AI Is an Answer, But Not the Only Answer — Here’s Why It Can’t Replace Humans

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As we emerge from Spotify Wrapped season, many will agree that this past year's recaps looked a bit … different, disappointing some who proclaimed this iteration a "flop" due to over-reliance on generative AI, barely a year after Spotify's conspicuous layoff of 1,500 people.This sort of narrative is not unique to the music industry. It's an ongoing conversation across sectors: How do companies strike a balance between AI's benefits and its human cost? How should AI be regulated? And who is responsible for policing AI while we work out the answers to these questions?A balancing actThe potential AI offers is well-documented: the intelligent automation of clerical tasks and advanced decision-making, increased capacity to p...
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India expands Aadhaar authentication for businesses, raising privacy concerns
7Feb adminBy adminNo Comments
Technology

India expands Aadhaar authentication for businesses, raising privacy concerns

India has eased restrictions on its Aadhaar authentication service, a digital identity verification framework linked to the biometrics of more than 1.4 billion people, to let businesses, including those offering services such as e-commerce, travel, hospitality, and healthcare, use the verification system to authenticate their customers. The update has raised privacy concerns as New Delhi has yet to define the guardrails it would consider to avoid misuse of individuals’ biometric IDs. On Friday, the Indian IT ministry introduced the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Amendment Rules, 2025 to amend the legislation introduced in 2020 as a consequence of a Supreme Court judgment that restricted the access of private entities seeking Aadhaar data...
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Downloading DeepSeek could lead to jail time and a $1 million fine under new US bill
6Feb adminBy adminNo Comments
Artificial Intelligence

Downloading DeepSeek could lead to jail time and a $1 million fine under new US bill

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. WTF?! Would you be willing to use the App Store-topping DeepSeek if doing so were illegal, potentially landing you behind bars for 20 years and a fine up to $1 million? A senator has introduced a new bill designed to restrict Chinese AI products that would make this bizarre scenario a reality. Republican Senator from Missouri Josh Hawley's proposed legislation, the Decoupling America's Artificial Intelligence Capabilities from China Act of 2025, aims to prohibit those in the US from advancing AI capabilities within the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes. If passed, the law would impose fines of up to $100 million on US enterprises that conduct AI research wit...
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Tether Announces a Record $13 Billion Profit in 2024
2Feb adminBy adminNo Comments
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Tether Announces a Record $13 Billion Profit in 2024

Tether simply launched its most current monetary report, exposing $13 billion in net annual revenues and $113 billion in United States Treasury holdings. CEO Paolo Ardoino is aiming to the future with brand-new research study locations and a proactive technique to possible United States stablecoin legislation. Tether's Report Shows Huge Wins in 2024 Tether, among the world's leading stablecoin companies, reached record development in 2024. Last December, MiCA seriously lowered the company's EU operations, however this had little effect on its supremacy. USDT continues to control the stablecoin market by a big margin, and its annual monetary report shows the need. Tether's most current Attestation Report reveals $13 billion in net annual earnings and all-time-high United States Treas...
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Midwives Blame California Rules for Hampering Birth Centers Amid Maternity Care Crisis
31Jan adminBy adminNo Comments
Health and Mediacal

Midwives Blame California Rules for Hampering Birth Centers Amid Maternity Care Crisis

Jessie Mazar squeezed the grab manage in her hubby's pickup and groaned as contractions struck her throughout the 90-minute drive from her home in rural northeastern California to the closest health center with a maternity system. She might have reached Plumas District Hospital, in Quincy, in simply 7 minutes. It no longer provides infants. Regional authorities have a prepare for a birth center in Quincy, where midwives might provide infants with backup from on-call medical professionals and a standby perinatal system at the medical facility, however state health authorities have yet to authorize it. That left Mazar to brave the long, winding roadway-- one often obstructed by snow, floods, or forest fires-- to have her child. Females throughout California are dealing with comp...
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Trump Reveals Dark Plans to Use Guantanamo Bay to Detain Immigrants
30Jan adminBy adminNo Comments
General

Trump Reveals Dark Plans to Use Guantanamo Bay to Detain Immigrants

Trump wishes to send out 30,000 undocumented immigrants to Guantánamo Bay.The president revealed Wednesday that he will sign an executive order to change the previous detention camp for military detainees into another detention camp for immigrants."I'm signing an executive order to advise the departments of Defense and Homeland Security to start preparing the 30,000-person migrant center at Guantánamo Bay, many people do not even understand about it," Trump informed press reporters, while signing into law the Laken Riley Act, which would enable federal authorities to apprehend any immigrant implicated of a criminal offense."We have 30,000 beds in Guantánamo to apprehend the worst criminal unlawful aliens threatening the American individuals, a few of them are so bad we do not even rely on ...
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New york city carries out $15 broadband law for low-income homes
16Jan adminBy adminNo Comments
Technology

New york city carries out $15 broadband law for low-income homes

Serving tech lovers for over 25 years. TechSpot suggests tech analysis and guidance you can rely on. Bottom line: New Yorkers will quickly have the ability to benefit from legislation needing Internet service companies to offer low-cost broadband connection to low-income earners. A multi-year court fight in between the state of New York and broadband market lobby groups was just recently solved after the Supreme Court chose not to hear the case. An earlier appeals court judgment stands. Reliable January 15, 2025, the Affordable Broadband Act (ABA) will when again work in New York. The law needs that ISPs with a minimum of 20,000 customers use 25 Mbps broadband service to low-income consumers for $15 each month, inclusive of taxes and charges. ISPs can likewise comply by us...
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Russia’s Hidden War Debt
13Jan adminBy adminNo Comments
Technology

Russia’s Hidden War Debt

Hieronymus Bosch, The Conjurerca. 1502[BelowisthedraftExecutiveSummaryfromanupcomingreportentitled[BelowisthedraftExecutiveSummaryfromaforthcomingreportentitledRussia's Hidden War DebtThe complete report is anticipated to be released in the coming days on Browsing Russia]Moscow has actually been stealthily pursuing a dual-track technique to money its installing war expenses. One track includes the extremely inspected defense budget plan, which experts have actually consistently considered "remarkably resistant." The 2nd track-- mainly ignored previously-- includes a low-profile, off-budget funding plan that appears equivalent in size to the defense spending plan. Under legislation enacted on the 2nd day of the full-blown intrusion, the Kremlin has actually been engaging Russian banks to ex...
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Kenya Prepares to Legalize Cryptocurrencies in Policy Shift: Report
11Jan adminBy adminNo Comments
Business

Kenya Prepares to Legalize Cryptocurrencies in Policy Shift: Report

Kenya's relocation represents a substantial policy shift from their previous cautions about the crypto market.Upgraded Jan 10, 2025, 6:03 p.m. UTCPublished Jan 10, 2025, 5:53 p.m. UTCKenya's Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has stated the nation is preparing legislation to legislate cryptocurrencies, a shift from the federal government's previous cautions versus the market."The introduction and development of Virtual Assets (VAs) and Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) have actually generated developments in the regional and global monetary system with vibrant chances and difficulties," Mbadi stated according to regional news outlet The Standard.Mbadi worried a requirement for a regulative structure to both profit from the prospective advantages of the market while reducing the da...
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