Biometrische Gesichtserkennung: Jurist befürchtet “sicherheitsbehördlichen Daten-Supergau”

Der IT-Sicherheitsexperte Dennis-Kenji Kipker zerreißt das Sicherheitspaket der Regierung. Die Pläne seien “unüberlegt und unausgereift”. Ein Bericht von Friedhelm Greis (Gesichtserkennung, Vorratsdatenspeicherung)

Der IT-Sicherheitsexperte Dennis-Kenji Kipker zerreißt das Sicherheitspaket der Regierung. Die Pläne seien "unüberlegt und unausgereift". Ein Bericht von Friedhelm Greis (Gesichtserkennung, Vorratsdatenspeicherung)

Anzeige: Medienproduktion mit generativer KI

GenAI revolutioniert die kreative Arbeit in der Bild-, Video- und Tonproduktion. Drei Intensiv-Workshops bieten einen umfassenden Einblick in die Anwendung für die Medienbearbeitung und das richtige Promptengineering. (Golem Karrierewelt, KI)

GenAI revolutioniert die kreative Arbeit in der Bild-, Video- und Tonproduktion. Drei Intensiv-Workshops bieten einen umfassenden Einblick in die Anwendung für die Medienbearbeitung und das richtige Promptengineering. (Golem Karrierewelt, KI)

Mistrial declared for ex-AT&T exec accused of bribing government official

Jury asked question about bribery “intent” before declaring themselves deadlocked.

A large AT&T logo seen on the outside of its corporate offices.

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A mistrial was declared today in the trial of former AT&T Illinois President Paul La Schiazza, who was accused of bribing a powerful state lawmaker's ally in order to obtain legislation favorable to AT&T's business.

"The jury report they have reached an impasse and cannot reach a unanimous verdict. For the reasons stated on the record, the court declares a mistrial," US District Judge Robert Gettleman wrote in an order today after the trial in the Northern District of Illinois.

La Schiazza could be tried again. AT&T itself agreed to pay a $23 million fine in 2022 to resolve a federal criminal investigation into alleged misconduct involving efforts to influence former Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan. AT&T "admitted that in 2017 it arranged for an ally of Madigan to indirectly receive $22,500 in payments from the company," the Justice Department said in October 2022.

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India approves development of reusable launcher, space station module

The Indian government has approved $2.7 billion in new spending for its space program.

Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma and Virendra Sachdeva, two members of Narendra Modi's ruling BJP party, celebrate the landing of India's Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft on the Moon on August 23, 2023.

Enlarge / Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma and Virendra Sachdeva, two members of Narendra Modi's ruling BJP party, celebrate the landing of India's Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft on the Moon on August 23, 2023. (credit: Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

All at once, India's government has approved plans to develop a new reusable rocket, the centerpiece of an Indian space station, and robotic sample return mission to the Moon, and a science probe to explore Venus.

"Great news for the space sector!" Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on X. Collectively, the projects authorized by India's union cabinet will cost an estimated $2.7 billion. Most of the funding will go toward the country's space station and a reusable launch vehicle.

If the projects reach their goals, the approvals announced by Modi on Wednesday will put India on a trajectory to become the third-largest space power in the 2030s, after the United States and China. V. Narayanan, director of India's Liquid Propulsion Systems Center, stated this was the objective in a recent presentation, writing that India's space initiatives will catapult the country to a place "among the three important space powers in the world."

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