Day: April 23, 2024

AI can predict political orientations from blank faces – and researchers fear ‘serious’ privacy challenges

8:00 am April 23, 2024

Researchers are warning that facial recognition technologies are “more threatening than previously thought” and pose “serious challenges to privacy” after a study found that artificial intelligence can be successful in predicting a person’s political orientation based on images of expressionless faces. A recent study published in the journal American Psychologist says an algorithm’s ability to […]

Trump trial to resume with gag order arguments, testimony from ex-National Enquirer publisher

8:00 am April 23, 2024

Judge Juan Merchan is expected to hear arguments Tuesday on whether former President Trump violated the gag order imposed upon him in his criminal trial. The former president and presumptive Republican presidential nominee will be back in court Tuesday with his attorneys at 9:30 a.m. as Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and prosecutors allege he […]

Schumer looks to expedite $95 billion Israel, Ukraine aid package through Senate

8:00 am April 23, 2024

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is looking to quickly pass a $95 billion package with aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan roughly six months after President Biden made his request for additional aid in October 2023. “Now it’s the Senate’s turn, and the finish line is now in sight,” Schumer said in a statement […]

‘American Idol’ alum Mandisa death at 47 follows life of struggles, faith, inspiration

8:00 am April 23, 2024

The death of “American Idol” alum Mandisa has left family, friends and fans devastated as an investigation is underway. Authorities are “conducting an active death investigation stemming from a body that was discovered Thursday evening at a residence,” Franklin Police Department Public Information manager Max Wintz told Fox News Digital last week. On Monday, the […]

NYU requested NYPD to gain control of ‘disorderly’ anti-Israel protest: ‘Did not need to lead to this’

7:34 am April 23, 2024

After an anti-Israel protest escalated at New York University on Monday – requiring city police presence – the university released a statement explaining while it supports students’ rights to protest, safety remains its priority. This comes after the New York City Police Department arrested numerous people following a request from NYU for police to clear […]