Privacy & Digital Rights Correspondent
James Malkin has spent more than 25 years in the technology industry, including director-level roles at billion-dollar companies. He is passionate about emerging technologies, with a particular interest in artificial intelligence. At Automatica, he covers technology, policy and digital rights.
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A recent Windows 11 update, specifically KB5074109 released in January, is causing widespread performance issues for gamers, leading Nvidia to advise users to roll back the problematic patch. This rec...
Read article →The latest insights from the software development landscape reveal a powerful, undeniable trend: the ascendance of open-source tools and methodologies. This shift is not merely a preference for collab...
Read article →NASA's ambitious Artemis II mission, slated to carry astronauts around the Moon, faces a significant setback, now targeting a March launch due to persistent technical hurdles with its primary rocket. ...
Read article →Spotify is venturing into the physical book market through a partnership with Bookshop.org, a move that could redefine how users engage with content platforms. This integration allows Premium subscrib...
Read article →In a move that blurs the lines between contemporary science fiction and beloved plastic brick building, a LEGO set for the upcoming film "Project Hail Mary" is set to launch. This is a remarkable d......
Read article →A groundbreaking new AI technique, GROOVE, promises to unlock insights from scientific data that has previously been too messy to effectively analyze. Developed by a research team, this novel appro......
Read article →In a move that superficially offers significant savings, ExpressVPN is touting substantial discounts on its two-year plans, promising up to 81 percent off. While the allure of increased online priv......
Read article →In the ever-shifting landscape of digital entertainment, revisiting the ambitious gambles of the past offers crucial context for today's AI debates. Wing Commander III, a title that boldly declared......
Read article →Social media discussion: AI Agents and Autonomy...
Read article →The honeymoon period for TikTok's U.S....
Read article →The tide may be turning against the ever-expanding data center industry, but a curious contradiction is emerging: while communities are increasingly protesting the construction of data centers them......
Read article →The promise of quieter, more energy-efficient data centers took a leap forward this week with the unveiling of a 3D-printed passive liquid cooler capable of dissipating 600 watts of heat. While the......
Read article →In the ever-escalating battle to protect personal data, mere claims of compliance are no longer sufficient. A new approach, detailed in a paper released on arXiv, proposes using formal 'conformance......
Read article →The line between convenience and surveillance continues to blur. A new study, pre-printed on arXiv, suggests that our online shopping habits can be used to predict disease outbreaks....
Read article →A new research paper published on ArXiv this week proposes a novel method for achieving differential privacy by leveraging the geometric constraints of data residing on affine manifolds. The approa......
Read article →Large language models are rapidly reshaping our digital landscape, yet a dark secret lurks beneath their sophisticated veneer: the profound opacity of their training data. A new survey appearing on......
Read article →The sanctity of genetic data, particularly that of children, has once again been violated, this time on a scale that should send shivers down the spine of anyone who values privacy and ethical rese......
Read article →Forget blindly throwing compute at LLMs—the real edge is squeezing every last drop of performance out of them, especially when deploying locally. A new arXiv paper, hitting the wires today, dives d......
Read article →The promise of AI-powered customer service has always been a double-edged sword. On one hand, efficiency and readily available support; on the other, the potential for dehumanization and data explo......
Read article →The relentless march of technology often leaves forgotten relics in its wake, but in the gaming world, even the most obscure titles can find a second life. Thanks to the diligent work of Circana vi......
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