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Biden To Crack Down On American Personal Data Flows to China, Russia

Biden To Crack Down On American Personal Data Flows to China, Russia

Reuters | Wednesday February 28, 2024, Washington

President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday unveiled an executive order aimed at protecting American personal data by restricting its transfer to China, Russia and other countries, senior U.S. officials said, citing national security concerns.

A Decade Of Russian Aggression: Ukraine Still Remains A Battleground

A Decade Of Russian Aggression: Ukraine Still Remains A Battleground

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday February 28, 2024, Paris

Ukraine has been locked in an existential fight for its freedom ever since Russia sent armed soldiers with no insignia -- dubbed the "little green men" -- to take over the Crimea peninsula on February 28, 2014, following a pro-EU revolution in Kyiv.

Sundar Pichai Slams "Completely Unacceptable" Gemini AI Gaffes

Sundar Pichai Slams "Completely Unacceptable" Gemini AI Gaffes

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday February 28, 2024, San Francisco

Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Tuesday slammed "completely unacceptable" errors by its Gemini AI app, after gaffes such as images of ethnically diverse World War II Nazi troops forced it to stop users from creating pictures of people

Israel Moves Forward With Settlement Plans Despite Criticism From US

Israel Moves Forward With Settlement Plans Despite Criticism From US

Reuters | Wednesday February 28, 2024, Jerusalem

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich pledged to continue expanding settlements in the occupied West Bank, defying international pressure on Israel to stop building on land Palestinians see as the core of a future independent state.

Poor Sleep Linked With Muscle Dysmorphia Among Young: Study

Poor Sleep Linked With Muscle Dysmorphia Among Young: Study

Asian News International | Wednesday February 28, 2024, Los Angeles

Getting adequate sleep is critical for our bodies to maintain basic health processes, and it is especially necessary for teenage and young adult development.