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Biden robocall: Audio deepfake fuels election disinformation fears

The 2024 White House race faces the prospect of a firehose of AI-enabled disinformation, with a robocall impersonating US President Joe Biden already stoking particular alarm about audio deepfakes."What a bunch of malarkey," said the phone message, digitally spoofing Biden's voice and echoing one of his signature phrases. The robocall urged New Hampshire residents not to cast ballots in the Democratic primary last month, prompting state authorities to launch a probe into possible voter suppression. It also triggered…

Chinese President Jinping Landed US In Hongqi N701 During APEC Summit

Last Updated: November 21, 2023, 18:00 ISTChinese President Jinping Landed US In Hongqi N701 During APEC Summit. (Photo: carscoops)While US President Joe Biden travels in a special Cadillac limousine, Chinese President Xi Jinping travels in the equally magnificent Hongqi N701 limousine.On the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping flew down to the United States on November 15 to meet with US President Joe Biden in San Francisco.While political analysts centred their…

US Lawmakers Consider Changes to Bill That Could Give Government New Powers to Ban TikTok

U.S. lawmakers are considering changes to address concerns about a bill that would give the Biden administration new powers to ban Chinese-owned TikTok, the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee who has cosponsored the legislation said on Monday.Democratic Senator Mark Warner told Reuters that aggressive lobbying by the ByteDance-owned short video app TikTok against the Restrict Act "slowed a bit of our momentum" after it was introduced in March.Warner said lawmakers have "a proposal on a series of amendments to make…

Hyundai Motor Begins Production of EVs in US Amid Inflation Reduction Act

Last Updated: February 23, 2023, 10:06 ISTImage used for Representation. (Photo: Hyundai)The IRA, signed into law by US President Joe Biden in August, gives up to $7,500 in tax credits to buyers of electric vehicles assembled only in North AmericaHyundai Motor said on Wednesday it has begun production of an electric vehicle (EV) in the US in response to the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which allows no subsidies for imported EVs.On February 21 (US time), the South Korean carmaker started to assemble the Genesis GV70…

Chip Production: EU Looks to Ease Dependency on Asia, Announces $48-Billion Plan

The European Union announced a $48 billion (roughly Rs. 3,58,520 crore) plan Tuesday to become a major semiconductor producer, seeking to curb its dependency on Asian markets for the component that powers everything from cars to hospital ventilators and game consoles.At a time when natural gas shortages and Europe's reliance on Russia for energy shows the political risks of economic dependency, the 27-nation bloc is moving to boost its economic independence in the critical semiconductor sector with its Chips Act.“Chips…