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The U.S. government moved closer to banning the video social media app TikTok[1] after the House of Representatives attached the measure[2] to an emergency spending bill on Apr. 17, 2024. The move could improve the bill’s chances in the Senate, and President Joe Biden has indicated that he will sign the bill[3] if it reaches his desk.

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A chatbot turns hostile[1]. A test version of a Roomba vacuum[2] collects images of users in private situations. A Black woman is falsely identified as a suspect[3] on the basis of facial recognition software, which tends to be less accurate at identifying women and people of color[4].

These incidents are not just glitches, but examples of...

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