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New nonpartisan AI nonprofit TrueMedia, led by Oren Etzioni, is making a political deepfake detector

GeekWire

A new nonprofit, nonpartisan technology organization called TrueMedia is developing an AI-powered tool to detect deepfake videos, photos, and audio, aiming to combat political disinformation in the leadup to the 2024 elections. The plan, in essence, is to use AI to fight AI.

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Washington state ranks No. 2 nationwide for annual video game industry economic output at $11.6B

GeekWire

Washington state’s video games industry overtook Texas last year and claimed the No. video game industry grew to new heights yet again. More people are playing video games now, they’re playing them for longer, and they’re spending more money on them. ( Halo Infinite Photo).

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Cyberattack on Iranian Steel Industry Disrupts Operations

SecureWorld News

A hacking group by the name of Gonjeshke Darande (Farsi for Predatory Sparrow) hit the networks of three of Iran's largest steel companies: Khouzestan Steel, Hormozgan Steel, and Mobarakeh Steel. A cyberattack this week has put Iranian steel manufacturing in the crosshairs. June 27, 2022.

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Tech Moves: Washington STEM names new CEO; Conversica and Iterable hire marketing vets

GeekWire

Washington STEM announced Milton Lang as the education nonprofit’s new CEO. Washington STEM is a nonprofit organization focused on statewide education and social change. He joins the 6-year old Seattle startup from British Columbia video game studio Hyper Hippo. Milton Lang. Washington STEM Photo).

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Kim Kardashian West is the next superstar celebrity to snag an exclusive podcast deal with Spotify

The Verge

Through her studies, she has worked extensively with the Innocence Project, a nonprofit that focuses on exonerating wrongly convicted individuals through DNA testing and advocating for broader criminal justice reforms. The company purchased Gimlet Media , maker of popular podcasts Reply All and The Pitch , in 2019.

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Why Should Associations Invest In Technology?

Kitaboo

Some of the areas where non-profit organizations can make use of computers, internet and other networking technology include. They can bring the stories of their beneficiaries to life and make it easy for others to connect with them through images, videos, voices, sounds and music. Social networking sites. Donor management.

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Howard Schultz funding online learning program for small businesses using CreativeLive platform

GeekWire

BackTo.Biz will feature more than 400 video lessons, articles and tools from a variety of entrepreneurs and is designed to help small business owners expand their knowledge and skills on topics such as: hiring, e-commerce, brand building, pivoting business models, managing stress and more.