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Tory MP reports deepfake defection video to police

BBC News

A Tory MP says he has reported a deepfake video depicting him announcing he had joined Reform UK to the police. George Freeman said he remained the Conservative MP for Mid Norfolk and have no intention of joining Reform or any other party, denouncing the video circulating on social media as an AI-generated deepfake. Freeman said he reported the video to the authorities. Norfolk Police and Facebook have been approached for comment. This sort of political disinformation has the potential to seriously distort, disrupt and corrupt our democracy, he added.


The platform exposing exactly how much copyrighted art is used by AI tools

The Guardian

An illustration of how AI manipulates and changes images. An illustration of how AI manipulates and changes images. Ask Google's AI video tool to create a film of a time-travelling doctor who flies around in a blue British phone booth and the result, unsurprisingly, resembles Doctor Who . And if you ask OpenAI's technology to do the same, a similar thing happens. What's wrong with that, you may think?


Tesla's self-driving cars under fire again

FOX News

Federal regulators investigate Tesla's Full Self-Driving technology over safety concerns, including 14 crashes and 23 injuries from traffic violations.


Hackers Dox ICE, DHS, DOJ, and FBI Officials

WIRED

Plus: A secret FBI anti-ransomware task force gets exposed, the mystery of the CIA's Kryptos sculpture is finally solved, North Koreans busted hiding malware in the Ethereum blockchain, and more. In a stunning new study, researchers at UC San Diego and the University of Maryland revealed this week that satellites are leaking a wealth of sensitive data completely unencrypted, from calls and text messages on T-Mobile to in-flight Wi-Fi browsing sessions, to military and police communications. And they did this with just $800 in off-the-shelf equipment. Face recognition systems are seemingly everywhere. But what happens when this surveillance and identification technology doesn't recognize your face as a face?


Chabria: Is Pelosi getting 'Bidened'? High drama in the scramble for her congressional seat

Los Angeles Times

Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. State Sen. Scott Wiener stands in front of a mural at Oasis, a drag show he helped the owners launch in San Francisco. He intends to run for Nancy Pelosi's long-held congressional seat. The former House speaker has not said whether she will seek another term. This is read by an automated voice.


Grueling, low-paid human work behind generative AI curtain

The Japan Times

The precarious work of training AI, which generally pays just a few dollars, has sparked a movement for better wages and conditions globally. Paris - For a generative artificial intelligence system to learn how to write an autopsy report, human workers must sort and annotate thousands of crime scene images. The precarious work of training AI, which generally pays just a few dollars, has sparked a movement for better wages and conditions stretching from Kenya to Colombia. You have to spend your whole day looking at dead bodies and crime scenes. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever. By subscribing, you can help us get the story right.


Smuggler jailed for 40 years after shipping ballistic missiles parts from Iran

BBC News

A weapons smuggler, who used a fishing boat to ship ballistic missile parts from Iran to Houthi rebels in Yemen, has been sentenced to 40 years in a US prison. Pakistani national Muhammad Pahlawan was detained during a US military operation in the Arabian Sea in January 2024 - during which two US Navy Seals drowned. Pahlawan's crew would later testify they had been duped into taking part, having believed they were working as fishermen. The Houthis were launching sustained missile and drone attacks on Israel at the time, as well as targeting international commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, saying they were acting in support of the Palestinians in Gaza. Iran has consistently denied arming the Houthis.


How nervous are investors about the US stock market?

BBC News

How nervous are investors about the stock market? Every week it seems US financial markets are hit by another bout of fear. The latest worries spread this week from the banking sector in the US, after two regional lenders warned they would be hit by losses from alleged fraud. But before that, markets swooned over signs of rekindled US-China tensions, as the two superpowers face off over tariffs, advanced technology and access to rare earths. The bankruptcies of car parts supplier First Brands and subprime car lender Tricolor acted as a trigger for nervous chatter in September.


OceanGate's 'Titan' went on 7 dives with a damaged hull before implosion

Popular Science

Technology Engineering OceanGate's'Titan' went on 7 dives with a damaged hull before implosion Investigators found that the submersible's exterior featured'multiple anomalies' as early as 2022. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently concluded its investigation into the OceanGate submersible disaster . According to the summary report released on October 15, an already weakened hull caused the deep sea tourist vessel to implode while it was en route to visit the wreckage of the RMS in June 2023, killing all five passengers on board. But according to their findings, investigators noted that the submersible wasn't damaged shortly before its final voyage.