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Nov 5, 2024 | 
openforum.com.au | Timothy Koskie
With less than a week until the most divisive and hotly contested US presidential election in recent memory, a new threat has emerged. Artificial intelligence is contributing to the flood of misinformation around the candidates and the issues. While research around this area is limited, confected images to “expose” scandals or laud candidates for their heroic, if fictional, acts can raise public fears of information manipulation just when the public needs reliable information the most.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
impakter.com | Timothy Koskie
With a day until the most divisive and hotly contested US presidential election in recent memory, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is contributing to the flood of misinformation around the candidates and the issues. While research around this area is limited, confected images to “expose” scandals or laud candidates for their heroic, if fictional, acts can raise public fears of information manipulation just when the public needs reliable information the most.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
eastmojo.com | Timothy Koskie
Fake images and social media posts created by bots could erode and undermine trust in democratic systems and communities, as the US is finding out. ...
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
rappler.com | Timothy Koskie
With less than a week until the most divisive and hotly contested US presidential election in recent memory, a new threat has emerged. Artificial intelligence is contributing to the flood of misinformation around the candidates and the issues. While research around this area is limited, confected images to “expose” scandals or laud candidates for their heroic, if fictional, acts can raise public fears of information manipulation just when the public needs reliable information the most.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
deccanherald.com | Timothy Koskie
Fake images and social media posts undermine trust in democratic systems. The US is finding outAI tools are pressing into our election conversations — and potentially our election decisions — in ways that invite risks for how our societies function.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
bworldonline.com | Timothy Koskie
When Pavel Durov arrived in France on his private jet last Saturday, he was greeted by police who promptly arrested him. As the founder of the direct messaging platform Telegram, he was accused of facilitating the widespread crimes committed on it. The following day, a French judge extended Durov’s initial period of detention, allowing police to detain him for up to 96 hours. Telegram has rejected the allegations against Durov.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
startupdaily.net | David Braue |Cec Busby |Anne-Marie Ellis |Timothy Koskie
A new $66 million VC fund is looking to seed medtech startups Small Business & Finance Network News » Topics » Venture Capital » A new $66 million VC fund is looking to seed medtech startups Venture Capital WEHI's Dr Anne-Laure Puaux, Dr Roslyn Hendriks and Prof Marnie Blewitt Victoria’s Walter & Elizabeth Hall Institute (WEHI) for medical research as built a $66 million venture capital war chest to back medtech startups over the next decade, turning the institute’s work into commercial...
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
startupdaily.net | David Braue |Cec Busby |Anne-Marie Ellis |Timothy Koskie
Australian mining magnate Dr Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest is a step closer to holding Meta to account for deepfake scam advertisements, after the dismissal of an appeal by the tech giant marked the first time it has failed to hide behind a US law widely seen to provide blanket immunity online.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
startupdaily.net | Cec Busby |Anne-Marie Ellis |Timothy Koskie |Simon Thomsen
Corey Keats and his father, Brendon, launched Ampd Bros with more than just business in mind—they aimed to create an electric bike brand that would take the market by storm. Driven by a shared love for biking, the Keats have now built an eye-catching and innovative business. Harnessing the father and son’s unique blend of mechanical expertise and creative design skills, Ampd Bros e-bikes have become market leaders.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
dehai.org | Timothy Koskie |Eric Rosenbach
On Saturday night, French officials detained Pavel Durov, the Russian-born billionaire and founder of the direct messaging platform Telegram, at Paris-Le Bourget airport after he’d flown in on his private jet from Azerbaijan. The warrant for Durov’s arrest was issued by Ofmin, a French police agency set up to prevent violence against minors. Durov’s arrest triggered an angry exchange of words between Moscow and Paris. Russian lawmakers claimed the arrest was made on political grounds.
