The Chinese side had clearly requested the U.S. side to handle the situation properly in a calm, professional and restrained manner,” the statement said, adding that the U.S. military attack was an “obvious over reaction and a serious violation of international customary practice.

The administration official said in a statement to NBC News that both the balloon that was shot down and a second balloon observed over Latin America have surveillance equipment atypical of “standard meteorological activities or civilian research,” and that flight patterns and video show motors and propellers, meaning they can be maneuvered.

The U.S. government has not publicly provided evidence that shows TikTok shared U.S. user data with the Chinese government or tinkered with the company’s popular algorithm, which influences what Americans see.

he bill’s quick path through Congress is extraordinary because it targets one company and because Congress has taken a hands-off approach to tech regulation for decades

“We will not stop fighting and advocating for you,” TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew said in a video that was posted on the platform last month and directed toward the app’s users. “We will continue to do all we can, including exercising our legal rights, to protect this amazing platform that we have built with you.”

that lengthened the timeline for the company to sell to nine months, with a possible additional three months if a sale is in progress.

March by an overwhelming bipartisan vote as both Democrats and Republicans voiced national security concerns about the app’s owner, the Chinese technology firm ByteDance Ltd.

Local News Denver Nuggets super fan banned from games at Ball Arena: "I've had these same seats for 25 years" By Alan Gionet Updated on: March 23, 2024 / 4:46 PM MDT / CBS Colorado Denver Nuggets super fan banned from games at Ball Arena Denver Nuggets super fan banned from games at Ball Arena 02:48 There are few who would argue that 72-year-old Vicki Ray is atop the list of the most recognizable Nuggets fans.

At this point, she just wants to see proof of what she is alleged to have done wrong.

Being banned from the arena for Nuggets games means she surrenders the four seats she bought for $20,000.

I don't deserve to be treated like this," she said.

"The team wanted them to tell me that a player said 'Vicky hit me in the face. Which is near impossible,'" she explained, explaining that her hand would be far below the players' faces.

She would greet them and hug them and thank the referees and offer players candy.

Artificial intelligence is supercharging the threat of election disinformation worldwide, making it easy for anyone with a smartphone and a devious imagination to create fake – but convincing – content aimed at fooling voters.

In Indonesia, the team that ran the presidential campaign of Prabowo Subianto deployed a simple mobile app to build a deeper connection with supporters across the vast island nation. The app enabled voters to upload photos and make AI-generated images of themselves with Subianto.

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deepfakes.

Wittman blamed the Chinese Communist Party for trying to meddle in Taiwanese politics, saying it uses TikTok — a Chinese-owned company — to spread “propaganda.”

It marks a quantum leap from a few years ago, when creating phony photos, videos or audio clips required teams of people with time, technical skill and money. Now, using free and low-cost generative artificial intelligence services from companies like Google and OpenAI, anyone can create high-quality “deepfakes” with just a simple text prompt.

It’s understandable that voters might fall for the deception, Ajder said, because humans are “much more used to judging with our eyes than with our ears.”

FBI Director Christopher Wray recently warned about the growing threat, saying generative AI makes it easy for “foreign adversaries to engage in malign influence.”