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AI-generated Iran images are widespread. How do we know what to believe? | Margaret Sullivan

Fake pictures look authentic – and authentic ones get mistaken for fake. Here are three rules for navigating the war coverageThe videos look authentic – and they are spreading like wildfire on social media. One, for example, shows Iranian missiles exploding upon the airport in Tel Aviv, Israel. Another shows US soldiers being held at […]

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Datacenters are becoming a target in warfare for the first time

Iran is bombing Gulf datacenters to blow up symbols of alliance with the US – bringing the war directly into the lives of millions of peopleSign up for the TechScape newsletter: our free technology emailHello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m your host, Blake Montgomery. If you enjoy reading this newsletter, please forward it to someone

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X suspends 800m accounts in one year amid ‘massive’ scale of manipulation attempts

Social media company tells MPs of continual fight against state-backed efforts, with Russia being most prolificElon Musk’s X said it had suspended 800m accounts over a 12-month period as it fights the “massive” scale of attempts to manipulate the platform.The social media company told MPs it was continually fighting state-backed attempts to hijack the agenda

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Trump news at a glance: president issues an ultimatum to Congress to get voter ID bill passed

Trump is also pushing for the Save America Act to includes provisions to limit transgender youth’s access to care and banning trans women athletes in womens sports – key US politics stories from Monday 9 March at a glanceDonald Trump renewed his push on Monday for the Save America Act, a curtailment of voting access,

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Big Tech’s Uncertain Future in the Persian Gulf

The expanding war in the Middle East has added new risks to the trillions of dollars in investments that tech companies have planned in the region.

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The Guardian view on AI in war: the Iran conflict shows that the paradigm shift has already begun

The intensified use of artificial intelligence, and rows over its control, demonstrate the need for democratic oversight and multilateral controls“Never in the future will we move as slow as we are moving now,” the UN secretary-general, António Guterres, warned this week, addressing the urgent need to shape the use of artificial intelligence. The speed of

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Iranian TV and Social Media Project Defiant and Distorted View of the War

State media and online propagandists are striking a confident posture, despite heavy losses. Some of the content was generated by artificial intelligence.

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Trump is using AI to fight his wars – this is a dangerous turning point | Chris Stokel-Walker

The technology most people use only as a chatty tool for daily tasks is reportedly aiding US military aggression. And there is not much we can do about itThere are a lot of things that AI can do. It can sort out your shopping list, and it can keep your kids entertained when they’re mutinous

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