Ring, the Amazon-owned smart home company, canceled its partnership with Flock Safety, a controversial law-enforcement technology company, following public pressure and a questionable Super Bowl ad, according to The Verge. The decision comes amidst growing concerns about surveillance and the use of technology by law enforcement.
The partnership cancellation was announced after mounting pressure from the public. The Verge reported that the company had planned to integrate with Flock Safety.
In other news, according to reports from Stat News and The Wall Street Journal, a Trump administration official overruled FDA scientists to reject Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine. Vinay Prasad, the top vaccine regulator at the Food and Drug Administration, made the decision, overriding agency scientists who were prepared to review the vaccine. A memo from David Kaslow, a top career official, reportedly detailed the reasons for proceeding with the review.
Meanwhile, a wave of unexplained bot traffic is sweeping the web, according to Wired. Alejandro Quintero, a data analyst, saw a spike in traffic to his website from China and Singapore, accounting for over half of his total visits in the last 12 months. Quintero initially thought he had found a new audience.
Artificial intelligence is also impacting the world, with AI already making online crimes easier, as reported by MIT Technology Review. Security researchers are concerned about the immediate risks posed by AI, which is speeding up and increasing the volume of scams. Criminals are increasingly using AI to orchestrate attacks, lowering the barriers for less experienced attackers. Anton Cherepanov, a cybersecurity researcher, discovered a new strain of ransomware that employed AI, further highlighting the evolving threat landscape.
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