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Social media algorithms: What if you could turn them off?: The Australian government hopes to protect social media users from being served content they don't ...
bbc.com/news/articles/cwr7y8er1n8vo
Brazil’s Lula wins electoral court challenge against Meta for alleged pro-Bolsonaro algorithm bias
nbcnews.com/world/south-america/brazil-lula-wins-electoral-court-challenge-meta-alleged-bolsonaro-bias-rcna603835
eff.org Oct 18
DHS Inspector General Finds That TSA is Not Properly Safeguarding Passenger Facial Recognition Data
eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/dhs-inspector-general-finds-tsa-not-properly-safeguarding-passenger-facial
Angela Rayner has warned that online algorithms are fuelling hate speech against politicians, after an Australian MP lost a leg in an incident being ... Show more
'I applied for 200 jobs' - How 'spray and pray' AI job applications can backfire: Graduates are increasingly using AI to misrepresent themselves in job ...
bbc.com/news/articles/c623dnkn8pkyo
Borrowing an idea from one research discipline to solve a thorny problem in another is an age-old scientific trick. Charles Darwin’s theory of natural ... Show more
UNITED24 Media Oct 16
Russia Wants FSB Encryption Built Into Every 5G Smartphone—From iPhones to Samsung
united24media.com/world/russia-wants-fsb-encryption-built-into-every-5g-smartphone-from-iphones-to-samsung-23472
Cornell victim’s supporters flood internet with ‘I Am Jane Doe’ posts to confuse algorithms: ‘We have had enough’
independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/cornell-rape-jane-doe-social-media-b3061629.html
Woman caught by Sheng Siong’s facial recognition tech after shoplifting 12 times gets week’s jail
straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/woman-caught-by-sheng-siongs-facial-recognition-tech-after-shoplifting-12-times-gets-weeks-jail
Facebook is giving users more control over their algorithm: Meta announced the launch of its new AI-powered feature, “Your Algorithm,” a feature it first ...
techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/facebook-is-giving-users-more-control-over-their-algorithm/
Government reveals exactly how social media algorithm opt-out will work: Australians could soon be able to choose to opt out of social media algorithms as the ...
nine.com.au/australia-news/digital-duty-of-care-legislation-how-social-media-could-change-on-aussie-screens-20261015-p615tk.html
wtf | richa chadha shares makeup tricks to dodge facial recognition.
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Remember Orkut? Its founder wants to bring it back: Orkut's founder is now taking aim at algorithms and AI-generated content.
techcrunch.com/2026/10/09/remember-orkut-its-founder-wants-to-bring-it-back/
Contactless passport control coming to an airport near you: UK travellers will soon enter the country using their face as ID - but will it speed up queues?
which.co.uk/news/article/contactless-passport-control-coming-to-an-airport-near-you-aobKj3W1odWP
New algorithm could predict Arctic sea ice up to 9 months ahead, offering new climate insights
phys.org/news/2026-10-algorithm-arctic-sea-ice-months.html
news.mit.edu Sep 30
New formulation helps RNA vaccines withstand high temperatures: MIT researchers used artificial intelligence to create more stable, heat-resistant RNA vaccines.
news.mit.edu/2026/new-formulation-helps-rna-vaccines-withstand-high-temperatures-0928
FirstDate will not match public officers with colleagues from same agency: GovTech
straitstimes.com/singapore/firstdate-will-not-match-public-officers-with-colleagues-from-same-agency-govtech
Opinion‘Jane Doe’ solidarity is the modern version of an old act of courage: 'By declaring “I am Jane Doe,” thousands are not only standing with one woman ...
latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2026-10-07/jane-done-cornell-solidarity
McDonald's has been using AI to decide how much you should pay for a Big Mac: Several sources, including store owners, recently explained to Reuters how ...
techspot.com/news/114053-mcdonald-using-ai-decide-how-much-you-pay.html
404 Media Sep 30
So we just tested Trump’s new America.gov AI chatbot. Guess what? It’s really damn creepy. Jason Koebler asked the chatbot to “play minecraft ... Show more
404 Media
404 Media
"Algorithms lack the spark": Pope Leo XIV calls on church to ally with artists against AI
axios.com/2026/10/02/pope-leo-xiv-catcholic-church-ai-waring-artists
‘If you can’t hold it, you don’t own it’: why media fans want to escape algorithms with CDs, DVDs and vinyl
theguardian.com/media/2026/oct/02/physical-media-fans-streaming-algorithms-cds-dvds-vinyl
PS5 gets "AI-guided upscaling" a bit like PS5 Pro's, and it's available now in Marvel's Wolverine and Ghost of Yotei
eurogamer.net/ps5-ai-upscaling-qssr-marvels-wolverine-ghost-yotei
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PS5 gets "AI-guided upscaling" a bit like PS5 Pro's, and it's available now in Marvel's Wolverine and Ghost of Yotei
eurogamer.net/ps5-ai-upscaling-qssr-marvels-wolverine-ghost-yotei
CNA Sep 25
HDB to review flat conversion scheme after concerns raised over Telok Blangah resale listing
channelnewsasia.com/singapore/telok-blangah-jumbo-hdb-resale-flat-conversion-scheme-review-6410286
Shopping on Instagram: Will new polo shirts make Mark Zuckerberg understand his own algorithm?
spiegel.de/stil/mark-zuckerberg-helfen-ihm-neue-polohirts-seinen-eigenen-algorithmus-zu-verstehen-a-9a25db7e-0152-40a2-998c-f0b22822c106
No mandatory algorithm: Australia's move against Big Tech angers the USA: Australia is planning a strict online security law that will allow users to opt out ...
heise.de/news/Kein-Zwang-zum-Algorithmus-Australiens-Vorstoss-gegen-Big-Tech-veraergert-die-USA-11463208.html
OpinionUnited in debt: America has become a nation of fake rich people: An essay by John Mac Ghlionn examines the growing divide between Americans’ physical financial ...
thehill.com/opinion/finance/6112015-us-split-digital-physical-economies/
New formulation helps RNA vaccines withstand high temperatures: RNA vaccines, which have proved effective against COVID-19, are now being developed for many ...
phys.org/news/2026-09-rna-vaccines-high-temperatures.html
How a 1975 Soul Deep Cut Launched the Career of a Future ‘Rap God’ Two Decades Later
vice.com/en/article/how-a-1975-soul-deep-cut-launched-the-career-of-a-future-rap-god-two-decades-later/
'Pay with smile' facial recognition checkout system coming to UK high street: Using the technology, shoppers will be able to pay with a 'simple glance'
manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/shopping/pay-smile-facial-recognition-checkout-34664181
iOS 27.0.1 on the way: iPhone update to fix serious Face ID bug: Apple has to release an emergency patch shortly after the launch of the iPhone 18 Pro ...
winfuture.de/news,161519.html
US says Australia’s proposed law to opt out of social media algorithm is ‘censorship’
independent.co.uk/tech/australia-social-media-algorithm-opt-out-censorship-b3054663.html
US warns Australia’s social media reforms ‘facilitating censorship’: The U.S. on Tuesday warned that Australia’s social media algorithm reform proposals to ...
thehill.com/homenews/administration/6106330-us-warns-australia-social-media-censorship/
A six-year-old Chinese girl has set a new women’s world record for solving a Rubik’s Cube in just over four seconds, state media reported ... Show more
US criticises Australia's proposed algorithm opt-out laws as 'censorship': Under the draft laws, tech firms face fines if they do not give users the option to ...
bbc.com/news/articles/cqj3dgy8x3vro
U.S. Rebukes Australia Over Proposed Limits on Social Media Algorithms: The U.S. Embassy said a draft law allowing users to opt out of systems that choose what ...
nytimes.com/2026/09/23/world/australia/social-media-law-algorithms-us-embassy.html
US attacks Australia's 'opt-out' algorithm law in rare intervention
abc.net.au/news/2026-09-22/trump-administration-slams-digital-duty-of-care-bill/107182970
Grandmother falsely accused of bank theft after alleged AI facial recognition match sues for $10M
abcnews.com/US/grandmother-falsely-accused-bank-theft-after-alleged-ai/story
Grandmother jailed for six months after facial recognition mistake launches $10 million lawsuit against Fargo and detective
techspot.com/news/113883-grandmother-jailed-after-facial-recognition-mistake-launches-10.html
Google Now Asking For Users’ Video Selfies to Verify Their Identities: Google is now pushing users on its home page to take a video selfie so they can sign back ...
futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-asks-video-selfies
US woman falsely charged with bank theft sues for $10m over AI facial recognition
theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/18/tennessee-woman-falsely-charged-bank-theft-lawsuit
iPhone 18 Pro and new Apple Watches: Reports of crashes: Buyers of the iPhone 18 Pro and new Apple Watch models are reporting software errors ...
heise.de/news/iPhone-18-Pro-und-neue-Apple-Watches-Berichte-ueber-Abstuerze-11461968.html
iPhone 18 Pro (Max): Users report sudden crashes due to Face ID: Following the recent difficulties with the new Apple Watch, there are now also reports of ...
winfuture.de/news,161435.html
The Japan Times Sep 23
U.S. warns Australia’s social media algorithm reforms risk ‘facilitating censorship’
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A secretive computer algorithm is taking caregiving money away from disabled people
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nebraska-medicaid-disabled-people-interrai-computer-algorithm-rcna594582
A secretive computer algorithm is taking caregiving money away from disabled people
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nebraska-medicaid-disabled-people-interrai-computer-algorithm-rcna594582
Young people are held hostage by tech giants: While governments worldwide are introducing social media bans, courts in the US are fighting against algorithms ...
beobachter.ch/gesetze-recht/justiz/jugendliche-in-geiselhaft-der-tech-giganten-963589
After backtracking on Houthi fight, how Pakistan is trying to placate Saudi Arabia
firstpost.com/explainers/saudi-arabia-houthi-attacks-pakistan-damage-control-phone-call-mecca-agreement-14045706.html
Ditch the algorithms and curate your own social media feed: In this episode we share expert advice on how to dodge aggressive recommendation engines ...
which.co.uk/news/article/ditch-the-algorithms-and-curate-your-own-social-media-feed-arVj59L0BMWW
‘Reckoning’: Next big social media crackdown: A “global reckoning” is coming for big tech as Anthony Albanese announces the government’s long-awaited digital ...
news.com.au/technology/online/social/labor-accused-of-actively-seeking-to-censor-australians-as-new-internet-laws-loom/news-story/0890c6fd924d643f1e53a058f3e46dd4
Meet NIST mechanical engineer Rachael Sexton, whose research focuses on human factors engineering and human systems integration — essentially how humans and ... Show more
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Australians will be able to switch off social media algorithms under planned legislation
bbc.com/news/articles/cn9wyvxn95vo
Australian ecologist, 29, dies after falling from popular cliff on island near Bali
independent.co.uk/asia/southeast-asia/bali-australian-woman-dies-kelingking-beach-b3049594.html
Final notice to remove illegal barriers at Tmn Desa: A FINAL seven-day notice has been served to Taman Desa Phase 1 Residents Association (TDP1RA) to remove ...
thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2026/09/15/final-notice-to-remove-illegal-barriers-at-tmn-desa
iPhone Duo: Report predicts entire foldable series from Apple: The new iPhone Duo could be the starting point for an entire foldable family ...
heise.de/news/iPhone-Duo-Bericht-prognostiziert-ganze-Foldable-Reihe-von-Apple-11452628.html
New law to force social media giants to give Aussies option to opt out of algorithms
nine.com.au/australia-news/digital-duty-of-care-new-proposed-law-to-force-social-media-companies-to-allow-australians-to-opt-out-of-algorithms-20260908-p60vdt.html
Ipswich Star Sep 15
Business chief welcomes facial recognition in Ipswich: Ipswich Central chief Lee Walker backs live facial recognition after Suffolk Constabulary scanned 27 ...
ipswichstar.co.uk/news/26548581.business-chief-welcomes-facial-recognition-ipswich/
In the past year, Nebraska has cut Medicaid funding to nearly 900 people with developmental disabilities, leaving many caretakers racing to overturn decisions ... Show more
Big blow to Big Tech as Australia pushes to switch off social media algorithms: How this will work
firstpost.com/explainers/australia-my-feed-my-way-social-media-algorithm-law-14044027.html
Australian social media users to be offered choice to opt out of algorithms: A government statement said on Tuesday social media platforms would be required to ...
npr.org/2026/09/08/g-s1-142311/australian-social-media-users-to-be-offered-choice-to-opt-out-of-algorithms
Australia to set out world-first rules allowing users to opt out of Big Tech algorithms
independent.co.uk/tech/australia-big-tech-algorithm-big-tech-b3045727.html
Social media algorithms under the spotlight as government weighs up new rules : Pressure is growing on the federal government to force social media companies to ...
nine.com.au/australia-news/chanel-contos-social-media-algorithm-opt-in-pressure-on-albanese-government-20260902-p60tm6.html
Australian Social Media Users Could Get Power to Switch Off Algorithms: Technology companies have been “running real-time, unregulated product testing on ...
nytimes.com/2026/09/08/world/australia/social-media-law-algorithms-digital-duty-care.html
What the Digital Duty of Care bill means for you: Anthony Albanese says the “my feed, my way” initiative will give Australians control over their social media ...
smh.com.au/politics/federal/what-the-digital-duty-of-care-bill-means-for-you-20260908-p60vfb.html
