The threat of deepfakes is growing as the AI tools to create them become widely accessible. There was a 245% increase in deepfakes worldwide from 2023 to 2024, an uptick spurred in part by coming election cycles, according to verification provider Sumsub. It’s also affecting the corporate sector; a recent Business.com survey found that 10% … Read more
The UK Government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has recently published its Initial Guidance for Regulators on Implementing the UK’s AI Regulatory Principles (Feb 2024) (the ‘AI guidance’). This follows from the Government’s response to the public consultation on its ‘pro-innovation approach’ to AI regulation (see here). The AI guidance is meant to … Read more
TL;DR: VideoProc’s family license for Windows, available for $35.99, gives you pro-level video editing tools to make even your phone footage look Hollywood-worthy. We’ve all got a collection of shaky, underwhelming phone videos sitting on our devices. But why settle for mediocre footage when VideoProc for Windows can give your videos the Hollywood treatment? You … Read more
Earlier this year, the Italian Supreme Court (Corte di Cassazione) issued an order (Cass., ord. no.11413/2024) in a case concerning the protection by copyright of a lamp design. Part I of this post outlined the decisions issued as the case made its way through the Italian court system. Part II will now turn to the … Read more
Chinese stocks tumbled on Wednesday, curbing a historic rally after an anticipated fiscal stimulus announcement failed to materialise. The benchmark CSI 300 index closed down 7.1 per cent, reflecting the lack of clarity around the next steps in Beijing’s stimulus programme to boost economic growth and markets. Expectations had been mounting that an initial round … Read more
