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This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. This is how AI will transform how science gets done —by Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, and current co-founder of philanthropic initiative Schmidt Futures With the advent of AI, science is about…

After months of delays, New York City today began enforcing a law that requires employers using algorithms to recruit, hire or promote employees to submit those algorithms for an independent audit — and make the results public. The first of its kind in the country, the legislation — New York City Local Law 144 — […]

NYC’s anti-bias law for hiring algorithms goes into effect by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

After a challenging 2022, the technology sector has experienced a significant rebound in the first two quarters of 2023. Given the solid prospects of the industry, fundamentally strong tech stocks…

The mining industry is poised for solid growth and expansion, thanks to strong demand for metals and minerals, favorable government policies, and integration of digital technology. Hence, it could be…

It’s yet another summer of extreme weather, with unprecedented heat waves, wildfires, and floods battering countries around the world. In response to the challenge of accurately predicting such extremes, semiconductor giant Nvidia is building an AI-powered “digital twin” for the entire planet.  This digital twin, called Earth-2, will use predictions from FourCastNet, an AI model…

Nearly 70 IT security and privacy academics have added to the clamour of alarm over the damage the UK’s Online Safety Bill could wreak to, er, online safety unless it’s amended to ensure it does not undermine strong encryption. Writing in an open letter, 68 UK-affiliated security and privacy researchers have warned the draft legislation […]

Security researchers latest to blast UK’s Online Safety Bill as encryption risk by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Kentucky now requires that electric vehicle charging companies include Tesla’s charging plug if they want to secure federal funds from a state program to electrify highways, Reuters reports. The plan went into effect Friday, making Kentucky the first state to officially mandate Tesla’s charging technology. Texas and Washington have also shared plans that would require […]

Kentucky is the latest state to mandate Tesla’s charging plug by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch