Day: January 10, 2024

US wants private sector AI exempt from Human Rights laws. EU pushes back.

Posted on by Robin Edgar

[…] The Council of Europe, an international human rights body with 46 member countries, set up the Committee on Artificial Intelligence at the beginning of 2022 to develop the Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence, Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law. […] The most consequential pending issue regards the scope of the convention. In Read more about US wants private sector AI exempt from Human Rights laws. EU pushes back.[…]

Airlines United and Alaska find loose bolts on Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after window blowout

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Alaska Airlines and United found loose parts on multiple 737 Max 9 aircraft, they have said, referring to the Boeing model grounded after a panel blew off an Alaska Airlines-operated plane mid-flight over the weekend. The industry publication Air Current reported that United found discrepant bolts on other parts on at least five panels that Read more about Airlines United and Alaska find loose bolts on Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after window blowout[…]

HP sued (again) for blocking third-party ink from printers via security updates

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HP has used its “Dynamic Security” firmware updates to “create a monopoly” of replacement printer ink cartridges, a lawsuit filed against the company on January 5 claims. The lawsuit, which is seeking class-action certification, represents yet another form of litigation against HP for bricking printers when they try to use ink that doesn’t bear an Read more about HP sued (again) for blocking third-party ink from printers via security updates[…]

Text-to-3D model startup Luma raises $43M in latest round

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Luma, a generative AI startup building software that transforms text descriptions to corresponding 3D models, just raised $43 million (£34 million) in a series-B funding round led by Andreesen Horowitz, Nvidia, and others. Founded in 2021 by CEO Amit Jain, a former systems engineer working on computer vision at Apple, and CTO Alex Yu, a Read more about Text-to-3D model startup Luma raises $43M in latest round[…]

Swatting a cancer hospital’s patients after hack is now a thing

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After intruders broke into Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center’s IT network in November and stole medical records – everything from Social Security numbers to diagnoses and lab results – miscreants threatened to turn on the patients themselves directly. The idea being, it seems, that those patients and the media coverage from any swatting will put Read more about Swatting a cancer hospital’s patients after hack is now a thing[…]

Samsung debuts transparent MicroLED screen

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Samsung showcased its transparent MicroLED display side-by-side next to transparent OLED and transparent LCD models to really highlight the differences between the tech. Compared to the others, not only was the MicroLED panel significantly brighter, it also featured a completely frameless design and a more transparent glass panel that made it easier to see objects Read more about Samsung debuts transparent MicroLED screen[…]