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Deepfakes for $24 a month — how AI is disrupting Bangladesh’s election (Financial Times)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 12/13/2023 - 06:32UK class-action targets mobile phone operators with £3.3 billion damages claim over loyalty penalties (Financial Times)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 12/08/2023 - 08:48UK regulators examine Microsoft’s ties to OpenAI (Financial Times)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 12/08/2023 - 08:47X ramps up new advertising strategy following Elon Musk’s tirade (Financial Times)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Fri, 12/01/2023 - 13:10Internet use does not appear to harm mental health, study finds
A study of more than 2 million people’s internet use found no “smoking gun” for widespread harm to mental health from online activities such as browsing social media and gaming, despite widely claimed concerns that mobile apps can cause depression and anxiety. Researchers at the Oxford Internet Institute, who said their study was the largest of its kind, said they found no evidence to support “popular ideas that certain groups are more at risk” from the technology.
Israel tells Elon Musk Starlink can only operate in Gaza with its approval
Israel told Elon Musk his Starlink satellite network will only be allowed to operate in Gaza with Israel's approval, as the entrepreneur met the country’s leaders amid a furore over alleged antisemitism on his social platform X. Musk declared in late October 2023 that his satellite internet service Starlink would “support connectivity to internationally recognised aid organisations in Gaza”, which has suffered lengthy blackouts under Israel’s bombardment.