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14 lawmakers called on Congress to implement rigorous oversight on the technology. A bipartisan group of senators is pushing for restrictions on the use of facial recognition technology by the Transportation Security Administration, saying they are concerned about travelers’ privacy and civil liberties. In a letter on Thursday, the group of 14 lawmakers called on Senate leaders to use the upcoming reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration as a vehicle to limit TSA’s use of the technology so Congress can put in place some oversight.“This technology poses significant threats to our privacy and civil liberties, and Congress should prohibit TSA’s development and deployment of facial recognition tools until rigorous congressional oversight occurs,” the senators wrote.

Innovative ventures have transformed e& into a leading global technology player In the Middle East, the transformative force of telecommunications is propelling the region forward. Innovative solutions are not just contributing to economic growth but are also revolutionizing connectivity and how individuals and businesses interact.

Marketers and business leaders need to catch up with this generation’s buying power and savvy. A new market opportunity is taking center stage in the American economy: seniors. They’re not just an expanding proportion of the U. S. population; they’re redefining “retirement.”

The Getty has argued that the bronze statue is Greek in origin. A European court on Thursday upheld Italy’s right to seize a prized Greek statue from the J. Paul Getty Museum in California, ruling that Italy was right to try to reclaim an important part of its cultural heritage and rejecting the museum’s appeal.

The UMG artists’ music returns to the popular platform after a monthslong dispute. Artists from Universal Music Group, which include Taylor Swift, Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, will be returning to TikTok as the two parties have struck a new licensing agreement following an approximately three-month long dispute. The two sides said Thursday that they are “now working expeditiously to return music by artists represented by Universal Music Group and songwriters represented by Universal Music Publishing Group to TikTok in due course.”UMG said in January that it had not agreed to terms of a new deal with TikTok, and planned to stop licensing content from the artists it represents on the social media platform that is owned by ByteDance, as well as TikTok Music services.

The online used-car retailer, which was close to bankruptcy just a few years ago, enjoyed skyrocketing profit in the first quarter of 2024. Shares of Carvana Co. are going through the roof in premarket trading this morning after the online used-car retailer posted what its CEO and CFO called its “best financial results in company history.” Carvana stock (ticker: CVNA) is up over 37% in premarket trading as of the time of this writing to $119.49 per share.