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Arrests of critics in Ghana provokes alarm over free speech under Mahama

Arrests of critics in Ghana provokes alarm over free speech under Mahama Ghana’s 14 arrests in 16 months linked to false news have raised concerns about free speech. Accra, Ghana – Ghana has recorded 14 arrests linked to false news and offensive speech in less than 16 months, nearly double the number documented during the previous administration’s entire eight-year tenure, according to the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA). The rise has triggered a sharp debate in one of West Africa’s...

Al Jazeera 4d ago

FUSE-Flow: A Decoupled Framework for Calibration and Stateless Real-Time Multi-View Point Cloud Fusion

Announce Type: cross Abstract: Real-time multi-camera 3D reconstruction is a key foundation for immersive media, remote interaction and spatial computing. While synchronized camera arrays are widely adopted, achieving geometrically consistent and scalable real-time reconstruction remains challenging. A key challenge is the close linkage among extrinsic calibration, multi-view fusion and global optimization, which causes fluctuating reconstruction results, cumulative errors and poor system...

arXiv CS 6d ago

The AV2 Video Standard Has Released (Final v1.0 Specification)

About AV2 AV2 is the next-generation video coding specification from the Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia). Building on the foundation of AV1, AV2 is engineered to provide superior compression efficiency, enabling high-quality video delivery at significantly lower bitrates. It is optimized for the evolving demands of streaming, broadcasting, and real-time video conferencing.

Hacker News 10d ago

Rushed social media ban for under-16s in UK could ‘unravel’, charity warns

Molly Rose Foundation says government should instead set strict safety standards for appsA rushed under-16s social media ban in the UK could unravel and families will be left to count the cost, a leading child safety charity has warned. The Molly Rose Foundation (MRF) said an age limit on the use of tech platforms could unravel, after it was reported that the prime minister, Keir Starmer, would announce a ban on under-16s accessing “harmful” social media apps.

The Guardian World 2d ago

Rushed social media ban for under-16s in UK could ‘unravel’, charity warns

Molly Rose Foundation says government should instead set strict safety standards for appsA rushed under-16s social media ban in the UK could unravel and families will be left to count the cost, a leading child safety charity has warned. The Molly Rose Foundation (MRF) said an age limit on the use of tech platforms could unravel, after a report that the prime minister, Keir Starmer, is to announce a ban on under-16s accessing “harmful” social media apps.

The Guardian Politics 2d ago

Belgian NGO urges India to arrest Israeli reservist over alleged war crimes

Belgian NGO urges India to arrest Israeli reservist over alleged war crimes The Hind Rajab Foundation is using videos made by Eitan Gilboa and posted to social media as evidence. A Belgium-based NGO has called on Indian authorities to arrest an Israeli army reservist on holiday in northern India over his alleged role in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) filed a complaint Saturday with India’s Police Service, foreign affairs ministry and Bureau of Immigration of...

Al Jazeera 8d ago

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will not testify before Congress amid scrutiny of past testimonies

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, invited earlier this week to testify before the House Judiciary Committee in a hearing that will examine whether the Sports Broadcasting Act has been used "to harm consumers," is declining the invitation. And that's probably a wise choice by the commissioner given his past history testifying before Congress. ROGER GOODELL ASKED TO TESTIFY BEFORE CONGRESS ON NFL ANTITRUST EXEMPTIONGoodell declined the invitation to appear at the June 10 hearing "due to ongoing...

Fox News 6d ago

FCC Wants to Kill Burner Phones by Forcing Telecoms to Get All Customers' IDs

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) wants to make it effectively impossible for people to buy what many call burner phones—a phone not explicitly linked to your identity at the point of purchase—which would impact privacy-conscious people, to domestic abuse survivors, to journalists, and many more. The FCC plans to do this by legally forcing the country’s telecoms to store a wealth of personal information about essentially all phone customers, including a government issued...

Hacker News 1d ago

Age verification tech could put children at greater risk, says think tank

momius - stock.adobe.com Age verification tech could put children at greater risk, says think tank UK proposals for mandatory age verification will not mitigate children’s exposure to harmful content and ‘addictive’ app design, and risks excluding vulnerable groups from online services, says Foundation for Information Policy Research A technology think tank has raised “deep concerns” with government proposals to mandate strong age verification to access online services, as ministers consider...

Hacker News 2d ago

Apple partnering with Google and Nvidia for most advanced AI model

Apple on Monday revealed what it's been working on in artificial intelligence at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference in Cupertino, Calif. WWDC showed off demos of its redesigned Siri, which can speak back and forth with the user, a major improvement over previous versions of the assistant. In a demo, Siri was able to check concert dates, set a reminder to buy tickets, and even get directions to pick up a friend on the way to the concert venue. But the announcement also highlighted...

CNBC 1d ago