This being the first thing I read when I open my jetlagged eyes, feels like a Twilight Zone episode and having woken up in a distant future bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1…

Amazon fined $30m over Alexa and Ring privacy violations bbc.in/3oCfEHl

The School of Law & Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) are very much looking forward to welcome a superb line up of speakers to 'The crime of #Apartheid in South Africa and beyond' conference on Thurs 22-Fri 23, convened by Victor Kattan Programme, speakers, register: tinyurl.com/ApartheidConf

We are underway.. Head of School Prof. Olympia Bekou and conference convenor Victor Kattan welcome attendees to ‘The crime of #Apartheid in South Africa and beyond’. Two days of fascinating discussions ahead!

Not The Onion ! bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

Our conference on the crime of #apartheid in South Africa and beyond continues today, Panel 4 reflects on the law of apartheid with Barney Pityana, Kate O’Regan, John Dugard and David Dyzenhaus.

PSA: Valve has been quietly banning newly submitted Steam games using AI-created art assets - if submitters can't prove they have rights for the assets used to train the algorithms: reddit.com/r/aigamedev/co…

It's the “cyberattack” that doesn't seem to have involved any cyber at all. Turns out old school tech works just as well when it comes to being disruptive. wired.trib.al/HCRVi59

We have just reached a political agreement on the UK's participation in Horizon Europe and Copernicus. It will allow the EU and UK to deepen their relationship in research, innovation and space, bringing together research and space communities. More ↓

The vast majority of NFTs are now worthless, new report shows theguardian.com/technology/202…

AI: Voice cloning tech emerges in Sudan civil war bbc.in/3rChxFi

If this is the case, it's troubling. Like when incarceration powers (violence being supposedly the state's monopoly) got gradually transferred to private security agencies

We were delighted to be joined today by @ProfJeffKenner, Nicholas Gervassis, Alexandra Giannopoulou, Jeanne Mifsud-Bonnici & Mando Rachovitsa for 'From Human Rights to Digital Rights?' Speakers discussed the EU's Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles & the state of #DigitalRights more broadly.

Does "London, a place for everyone" counter "stop the boats" or housing and daily expenses that require one selling both their own and their entire extended family's kidneys?

I won't pretend I am not relieved about the status of #DataProtectionandDigitalInformationBill #DPDI identityweek.net/surprise-gener…

A study reveals that large language models recognize when they are being studied and change their behavior to seem more likable. wired.com/story/chatbots…

📢 Situation at the EU external borders Jan-Feb 2025 📊 Irregular border crossings fall 25% y/y ⚠️ Western African route accounts for nearly a third of all arrivals 📈 Central Mediterranean with the highest increase 📉 Western Balkans see the biggest drop

No one really knows how the game is played The art of the trade How the sausage gets made We just assume that it happens But no one else is in The room where it happens. 🤫👉 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/keep… #Apple #encryption #e2ee #privacy #ukpolitics reuters.com/technology/uk-…

Is AI truly automated? Not really. Prof. Mark Graham 🌃✨ from Oxford Internet Institute explains the reality: millions of human labourers are behind the scenes. Automation is often a labour transfer, not a replacement. Read more: cna.com.tw/news/acul/2025…

In a recent report, Human Rights Watch documented how major companies operating in the US are misclassifying gig workers as independent contractors. Hear more from experts on "The Gig Trap" and labor rights ⤵️