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EU Project TITANIUM starts police test phase -- KIT monitors legal conformity

For a period of several months, selected European police authorities test new software to better fight Darknet crime. The starting point is the cryptocurrencies as the common means of payment for anonymous illegal cyber activities. One of the 15 project partners is the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT); its Center for Applied Legal Studies (ZAR) stands for the legal conformity of the software tools developed in TITANIUM.

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Computer scientists, philosophers, economists, legal scholars examine impact of AI

ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery; AAAI, the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence; and SIGAI, the ACM Special Interest Group on Artificial Intelligence, today announced the second annual ACM/AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Society (AIES). The AIES conference provides a platform for research and discussions from the perspectives of several disciplines to address the challenges of AI ethics within a societal context, featuring participation from experts in computing, ethics, philosophy, economics, psychology, law, and politics.

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Growing number of state laws limit local government control over food and nutrition

Analysis led by NYU College of Global Public Health shows how state preemption -- such as banning new soda taxes -- hinders public health progress

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Oklahoma courthouse forced to close by bed bugs falling off lawyer clothes

A courthouse in Oklahoma was forced to shutter its doors Monday when a group of unwanted visitors snuck inside -- on a lawyer's jacket.

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June 18 Is Motorcycle and Scooter Ride to Work Day

Study Finds Less Corruption In Countries Where More Women Are In Government

Law And Society Rely Upon A 'Republic Of Belief'

FDA takes action against 53 websites marketing unapproved opioids as part of a comprehensive effort to target illegal online sales