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Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft is calling on members of Congress to regulate the use of AI-generated deepfakes to protect against fraud, abuse, and manipulation. Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith is calling for urgent action from policymakers to protect elections and guard seniors from fraud and children from abuse. “While the tech sector and non-profit groups have taken recent steps to address this problem, it has become apparent that our laws will also need to evolve to combat deepfake fraud,” says Smith in a blog post. “One of the most important things the US can do is pass a comprehensive deepfake fraud statute to prevent cybercriminals from using this technology to steal from everyday Americans.” Microsoft wants a “deepfake fraud statute”... Continue reading…

There are two groups of people when it comes to mobile software updates: Those who care about the latest mobile operating system release and those who don't. I've always been in the former category, curious and excited to use the latest OS version available for my device. It's one reason I've used an iPhone for so long. Apple's way of releasing new software was incredibly predictable. A new iOS version would be unveiled at WWDC, and then it would be released to most iPhones by September. The beta program meant I would generally get on the new iOS release in June or July, even though it would be a buggy OS. Meanwhile, Android users who wanted the same experience needed to secure a Nexus or Pixel phone. Otherwise, the newest Android release would not be available to them when Google's phones got it. They'd have to wait for the company that made their device and their carrier to approve the Android OS update, which would take several months. I couldn't fathom such an experience, but I finally understand it. Apple has just rolled out iOS 18.1 beta 1, which brings Apple Intelligence to several iPhone, iPad, and Mac models. But my 2022 iPhone 14 Pro, which runs iOS 18 without a hitch, can't get the iPhone AI experience. There's nothing I can do at this time to run Apple Intelligence. Moreover, no amount of waiting will fix my problem, either. I finally understand the frustrations of some Android users who were passionate about Google's latest software releases but couldn't get them as soon as possible. Continue reading... The post iPhone AI just made me understand what some Android users must feel like appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals All the best leftover Prime Day deals you can shop on Friday and this weekend 7 ECOVACS Prime Day deals to save money on the ultimate robot vacuums & mops 75+ leftover Prime Day deals you can still shop today Today’s deals: $400 off Ampace power station, $50 off Southwest Airlines tickets, $50 Ninja blender, more

William Calley, who during the Vietnam War led his U.S. Army platoon into the Vietnamese hamlet of My Lai and carried out one of the worst war crimes in American military history, has died, according to media reports.