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Occidental Petroleum CEO: ‘We support the direct regulation of methane’ [Update – methane limits reinstated in Senate]

April 29, 2021
Update April 28, 5:24 p.m. ET: The US Senate has voted 52-42 to reinstate regulations on methane emissions, a harmful greenhouse gas that traps 84 times more atmospheric heat than carbon dioxide. The Senate voted on a Congressional Review Act resolution led by senators Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Angus King (I-ME), and Ed Markey (D-MA). Or, as King put it, “a repeal of a repeal.” This is a hugely…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Viso Trust assesses third-party cybersecurity risk with AI, raises $3M

April 28, 2021
Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. Viso Trust, a  platform that uses AI to perform cyber risk assessments, today announced it has raised $3 million. The company plans to use the funds to support expansion and hiring efforts, as well as sales, marketing, and R&D. It’s estimated that over 65% of security breaches are attributable to third-party…
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Putting Camera on Police Leads to Less Use of Force, Study Finds

April 28, 2021
A research paper released by the University of Chicago Crime Lab and the Council on Criminal Justice’s Taskforce on Policing shows that body-worn cameras are both “beneficial and cost-effective.” As noted by NPR, the report is an update of a variety of studies on body-worn cameras that also compares the cost of the technology to the dollar value of the benefits that may come as a…
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MobileNews

Telegram for iOS to add long-awaited video group calls feature in May

April 28, 2021
Telegram founder Pavel Durov announced the app will add group video calls starting next month. This feature has been long anticipated by many Telegram users. As reported by Yahoo Finance, Durov made the announcement via a text message posted to his official Telegram channel today. He wrote: “We will be adding a video dimension to our voice chats in May, making Telegram a powerful platform…
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