TikTok Now Collects ‘Faceprints.’ What Could That Mean-
Recently, TikTok made a change to its U.S. privacy policy, allowing the company to “automatically” collect new types of biometric data, including what it describes as “faceprints”…
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U.K. Blocks Microsoft-Activision Deal
Microsoft Corp.’s $69 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard Inc. suffered a hammer blow after Britain’s antitrust watchdog vetoed the gaming industry’s biggest ever deal saying it would…
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European Parliament Approves Landmark AI Act
The European Union’s flagship artificial intelligence regulation took a major step toward becoming law on Wednesday, after lawmakers voted to approve the text of the law that…
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Facebook Oversight Board Rebukes Company Over VIP Rules
Facebook Inc.’s Oversight Board said the social media company hadn’t been “fully forthcoming” about internal rules that allowed some high-profile users to be exempt from content restrictions…
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WATCH- Quitting Time, A Short Documentary About Work and Play
As the world has slowly returned to work following the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, we have spent much of the year talking about the future…
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When the Future of Work Means Always Looking For Your Next Job
Ryan Arthur was making a fine salary. He had great benefits. And the market research consulting firm that employed him was very pleased with his work. But…
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Review- ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’
As adored as she was in her lifetime, the real meaning of Whitney Houston didn’t click until she was gone. When she was alive, we knew about…
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Jeremy Pope on ‘The Inspection’ and Broadway
Jeremy Pope is in great spirits for someone who has been flying back and forth between Los Angeles and New York City. The actor has been doing…
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The AI Jokes that Give Me Nightmares
My name is Simon Rich and I’m a screenwriter. I’ve never written an opinion piece before. I’ve always preferred to speak through my fictional characters, because they’re…
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Soderbergh on Sex, Stripping, and Consent
The first two Magic Mike movies argued that male strippers could make straight women feel empowered and sexy. But they predated the #MeToo movement, and the Hollywood…
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