This month, French lawmakers are expected to pass legislation for the 2024 Paris Olympics, which, for the first time in France's history, will permit mass video surveillance powered by artificial intelligence (AI) systems. When governments embark on the slippery slope towards the expansion of surveillance powers, it has damning consequences for fundamental human rights, including the rights to privacy, equality and non-discrimination, as well as freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. Under the guise of ensuring security and fighting terrorism, the French authorities will be able to monitor the movements of millions of people from around the world, whether they are heading to or near stadiums, or using public transportation leading in or out of the premises of the grand sporting event. The need for security during the game is understandable, but transparency and legal justification are needed at every step of the way. Any proposal concerning security must comply with fundamental rights.

As a newbie to the K-drama phenomenon, the first one I watched on the recommendation of friends and family was Squid Games last year. The next thing I knew, the OTT platform I was on showed recommendations to several K-dramas and even similar shows in my local language. With new shows on my list, in Korean and local languages, I had fortunately bucked the 2021 trend of peak COVID boredom. I was making full use of my subscription expenses with new and highly relevant content areas to explore. AI was at play, and in ways that really addressed my needs as a consumer.

For anyone unfamiliar with what tailgates are, they're that thing on station wagons (which admittedly don't have the popularity they once did) that folded down at the back of the vehicle. Admittedly, having an actual tailgate is not a requirement to partake in tailgating.

For anyone unfamiliar with what tailgates are, they're that thing on station wagons (which admittedly don't have the popularity they once did) that folded down at the back of the vehicle. Admittedly, having an actual tailgate is not a requirement to partake in tailgating.

August marks the start of the US Open tennis tournament and the kick-off of the Fantasy Football season. And while tennis and fantasy football have millions of fans, few of them likely know that behind the scenes, cutting edge technologies including artificial intelligence, data analytics, and cloud computing are changing the game. The technology company has a decades-long history of delivering next-generation digital experiences for some of the world's most important sporting events, including the US Open, Wimbledon and The Masters, to name a few. And the company is now working with digital sports, like Fantasy Football, too. Noah Syken, who is responsible for leading IBM's sports and entertainment strategy and partnerships, shares more about the work IBM is doing with sports including how new technologies are impacting the fan experience, examples of IBM's partnerships with major sporting events, and the future of sports, as IBM sees it.