Appeals Court Publicly Rebukes California Judge for Handcuffing 13-Year-Old Girl in Court

Image: Getty Images The TSA’s been planning to expand facial recognition to a whopping 430 US airports over the next several years — but a bipartisan group of 14 senators is now challenging that. Facial recognition “poses significant threats to our privacy and civil liberties‚ and Congress should prohibit TSA’s development and deployment of facial recognition tools until rigorous congressional oversight occurs‚” reads part of the May 2nd letter (via Gizmodo) from Sens. Merkley‚ Kennedy‚ Markey‚ Marshall‚ Cramer‚ Wyden‚ Warren‚ Daines‚ Braun‚ Sanders‚ Lummis‚ Van Hollen‚ Welch‚ and Butler. They add later that “this powerful surveillance technology as deployed by TSA does not make air travel safer” and suggest that the TSA’s current error rate of 3 percent... Continue reading…

Image: Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge Luminar‚ which makes lidar sensors for autonomous driving systems‚ announced today plans to lay off 20 percent of its workforce amid a broader restructuring of its production process. The company‚ which just announced shipments of its next-generation laser sensors to Volvo‚ said that it will transition to an “asset light” business model that will see more of its production outsourced to its partners. As part of the restructuring‚ at least 147 people will lose their jobs. Luminar has at least 730 employees based in the US‚ according to LinkedIn. “Many of these team members have been on our journey with us for years‚ which is why this is so difficult‚” Luminar CEO Austin Russell said in a statement. “We have also made the decision to... Continue reading…

I wouldn’t call portable in the traditional sense‚ but it sure as hell beats lugging a 65-inch OLED around. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge As my colleague Chris Welch pointed out in his review of the LG StanbyME Go‚ there’s something refreshing about a TV that takes a chance on a less familiar concept‚ especially at a time when beastly OLED panels and art-inspired TVs seem to dominate the landscape. And now‚ thanks to a $200 discount‚ you can pick up LG’s suitcase TV at Amazon‚ Best Buy‚ and B&;H Photo starting at $996.99. In terms of design‚ the StanbyME Go is basically a 27-inch touchscreen TV that’s built directly into a 28-pound‚ military-grade briefcase you can tote around with you. The panel itself is nothing to write home about — it’s a basic 1080 LCD with an HDMI/eARC port and a peak brightness of 500 nits — but it’s the concept itself that makes it a fun... Continue reading…

Illustration: The Verge Google has had a longstanding ban on sexually explicit ads — but until now‚ the company hasn’t banned advertisers from promoting services that people can use to make deepfake porn and other forms of generated nudes. That’s about to change. Google currently prohibits advertisers from promoting “sexually explicit content‚” which Google defines as “text‚ image‚ audio‚ or video of graphic sexual acts intended to arouse.” The new policy now bans the advertisement of services that help users create that type of content as well‚ whether by altering a person’s image or generating a new one. The change‚ which will go into effect on May 30th‚ prohibits “promoting synthetic content that has been altered or generated to be sexually explicit or... Continue reading…

Every technology company is currently finding ways to inject AI into every app and service they run. Google is near the top of that list‚ and on Friday‚ the company introduced a new AI tool that is meant to help YouTube creators looking for inspiration. As spotted by Android Police‚ YouTube updated its list of test features and experiments on May 3rd to include &;quot;a GenAI content inspiration tool on Studio desktop.&;quot; The tool being tested is said to &;quot;surface content inspiration&;quot; to help content creators on the platform come up with new ideas. If you are struggling to decide what to make a video about next‚ YouTube's artificial intelligence might be able to steer you in the right direction. YouTube's tests and experiments are typically available for a limited time and to a limited group of people‚ so you might not have access to the AI tool. That said‚ you can check to find out by visiting YouTube.com on your desktop and navigating to YouTube Studio &;gt; Analytics &;gt; Research. If you are in the experiment‚ you will see a selection of ideas for videos that you can use to start brainstorming. According to YouTube‚ the new AI tool is capable of providing the following ideas: What kinds of content / topics your viewers want to see more of Fresh angles for creative content you haven’t made in the past and could explore creating Outlines / talking points to jump start your creative process For now‚ only channels that publish videos in English are part of the test but expect it to roll out to a wider audience if it's successful. In the meantime‚ content creators have to keep coming up with ideas themselves instead of relying on YouTube AI. Don't Miss: Tim Cook: Apple’s generative AI will ‘have advantages’ over rivals The post YouTube’s new AI tool helps creators come up with video ideas appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: $299 Apple Watch Series 9‚ Dell laptop sale‚ KitchenAid mixers‚ $349 iPad 10‚ more Today’s deals: $89 AirPods‚ 40% off UGREEN NASync‚ Samsung Galaxy A35‚ Segway E-Scooters‚ more Best Echo Dot deals for May 2024 Best deals: Tech‚ laptops‚ TVs‚ and more sales

A new archaeological study of ancient Jerusalem is forcing experts to reevaluate some of their past assumptions about the history of that holy city.  Read moreSection: NewsHistory &; ArchaeologyAncient PlacesHistoryRead Later 

More than three-quarters of Americans believe colleges and universities should call in police to protect students from violence and nearly half say pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campuses should be banned‚ a new poll showed.

A self-described &;quot;rebel alliance&;quot; operates a website that reacts in real time to the protests roiling college campuses across the country with analysis and instruction on the benefits of digging in and escalating violence‚ especially as it pertains to law enforcement.

Administration officials at several Middle Eastern universities offered enrollment this week to students in the U.S. and Europe who are facing consequences for participating in pro-Palestinian demonstrations‚ Breitbart reported.