Artificial Intelligence Act: MEPs adopt landmark law | News | European Parliament #privacy #ai Key points: * Safeguards on general purpose artificial intelligence * Limits on the use of biometric identification systems by law enforcement * Bans on social scoring and AI used to manipulate or exploit user vulnerabilities * Right of consumers to launch complaints

Superconductivity scandal: the inside story of deception in a rising star's physics lab #science #fakescience #longread Three previous investigations into Dias’s superconductivity work by the University of Rochester did not find evidence of misconduct. But last summer, the university launched a fourth investigation, led by experts external

The Real-World Locations of 14 Sci-Fi Dystopias - Atlas Obscura #art #culture #history #longread In some science fiction cinema, the future looks pretty bleak, with dystopic visions of a world struggling with overcrowding, high crime, pestilence, and the aftermath of war. And it can also look uncomfortably familiar thanks to

A Peek Inside a 'Scam Manual' Written to Help Immigrants Not Become Victims - Atlas Obscura #history #books #security #longread Written by inventor-turned-journalist William Lange and published in 1912, it was called Modern Swindles: A romp through early 20th century con-games, frauds, and fallacies. Pankratz published it for