Category: Technology
Mexican voice actors push for stricter AI voice cloning regulation
Voice actors demonstrate in Mexico City demanding regulation of artificial intelligence in their industry. — © AFP Carl de SouzaMexican actors protested the growing threat artificial intelligence poses to their industry, calling on Sunday for better regulations to prevent voice cloning without conse
Microsoft Fights Canada’s Data Sovereignty, U.S. Law Wins
Image created with GeminiThis article by Alexander Rudolph originally appeared on cyberincontext.ca. Opinions expressed by contributors are their own.On June 10, 2025,France’s Senate held a hearing as part of its study on the role of procurement in promoting data sovereignty. Microsoft France’s Dire
Banned Russian media sites remain accessible across EU, says report.
Russia Today )RT) is among the media sites banned in the EU over Moscow\’s invasion of Ukraine – Copyright AFP Kirill KUDRYAVTSEVWebsites of banned Russian media outlets can still be easily accessed across the EU in the overwhelming majority of cases, experts said Tuesday, denouncing the blocs failur
Increasing laboratory digitalisation: Time to grow LIMS?\” />
Scientists using laboratory instruments. — Image by © Tim SandleThe pharmaceutical sector, including the biotechnology industry, is going through a digital transformation process that is changing the way information is stored and managed – accelerating the process of drug development, ultimately imp
Kairos Pharma Q&A: Waging the War on Cancer Drug Resistance
File photo: — Patient Receives Chemotherapy. Source – National Cancer Institute/ Rhoda Baer (Photographer). Public Domain — CC0 1.0 UniversalCancer drug resistance is a significant challenge in oncology. It is characterised by the ability of cancer cells to survive and proliferate despite treatment
Nvidia Denies Chip Backdoors as China Raises Security Worries
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced plans for Taiwan\’s \’first AI supercomputer\’ on the eve of the Computex tech expo – Copyright AFP I-Hwa ChengNvidia chips do not contain backdoors allowing remote access, the US tech giant has said, after Beijing summoned company representatives to discuss serious se
AI‑powered nudify apps spark lethal wave of digital blackmail
The FBI has warned of an \’alarming number of suicides\’ associated with blackmail using AI-powered \’nudify\’ apps – Copyright AFP Stefani REYNOLDSAnuj Chopra with Sonia González in Madrid and Rachel Blundy in LondonAfter a Kentucky teenager died by suicide this year, his parents discovered he had rece
Alberta’s data centre strategy centers on certainty, not subsidies
Alberta’s Minister of Technology and Innovation, Nate Glubish, sits down with Digital Journal at Inventures. – Photo by Jennifer Friesen, Digital JournalAlberta has made no secret of its desire to be a destination for AI infrastructure. Over the past year, the province released a comprehensive AI st
Victims warn: Hong Kong unprepared for AI porn menace
The University of Hong Kong became embroiled in a scandal involving AI-generated porn – Copyright AFP Tommy WANGHolmes CHAN, Tommy WANGFor Hong Kong law student C, AI-made pornography was a distant danger until a university classmate created graphic images of her and multiple other women.At first I
Recalled Again: The Five Cars with the Highest Recalls
US consumers will be hard in the wallet with importers having to pay a 25 percent tariff for cars produced outside the US – Copyright AFP LUIS ROBAYOIn 2024, nearly 1,000 automotive recalls impacted over 32 million vehicles across the U.S., according to new data analysed by The Schiller Kessler Grou