WhatsApp's AI generates stickers of kids with guns when prompted with "Palestine", but prompts for "Israeli" generate stickers of people who are mostly smiling (Johana Bhuiyan/The Guardian)

Johana Bhuiyan / The Guardian:
WhatsApp's AI generates stickers of kids with guns when prompted with “Palestine”, but prompts for “Israeli” generate stickers of people who are mostly smiling  —  A WhatsApp feature that generates images in response to users' searches returns a picture of a gun …

Canon launches RF24-105mm f/2.8 L IS USM Z professional standard zoom lens

Canon has announced the launch of the RF24-105mm f/2.8 L IS USM Z lens and the Power Zoom Adapter PZ-E2. The new lens combines the best features of two of Canon's professional RF standard zoom lenses, offering a wide focal range and excellent optical quality. It has a constant maximum aperture of f/2.8 and features an iris ring for intuitive aperture control. The lens is designed for video shoots and comes with a tripod mount and lens holder. The Power Zoom Adapter allows for smooth and precise zoom control during videography. https://ift.tt/5MQIDfx

Sources: Palo Alto Networks is close to acquiring Tel Aviv-based startup Talon Cyber Security for $600M to $700M, and may announce the deal as soon as Monday (Maria Heeter/The Information)

Maria Heeter / The Information:
Sources: Palo Alto Networks is close to acquiring Tel Aviv-based startup Talon Cyber Security for $600M to $700M, and may announce the deal as soon as Monday  —  Palo Alto Networks is close to acquiring Israeli startup Talon Cyber Security in a deal that could value it at $600 million to $700 million …

Despite limited progress, delegates at the UK's AI Safety Summit welcomed the discussions as a first step toward international collaboration on regulating AI (Billy Perrigo/TIME)

Billy Perrigo / TIME:
Despite limited progress, delegates at the UK's AI Safety Summit welcomed the discussions as a first step toward international collaboration on regulating AI  —  On an ordinary weekday in November, Bletchley Park plays host to a mixture of elderly pensioners and bands of unruly schoolchildren …

Data: as of August 2023, IBM had 6,363 cybersecurity patents, followed by Huawei with 5,735 and Tencent with 4,803; six of the top 10 companies were Chinese (Akinobu Iwasawa/Nikkei Asia)

Akinobu Iwasawa / Nikkei Asia:
Data: as of August 2023, IBM had 6,363 cybersecurity patents, followed by Huawei with 5,735 and Tencent with 4,803; six of the top 10 companies were Chinese  —  Chinese companies account for 6 of top 10 in field while IBM remains No. 1  —  Chinese companies have made headway …

Q&A with Adobe General Counsel and Chief Trust Officer Dana Rao on the Content Authenticity Initiative, content credentials, AI deepfake detection, and more (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
Q&A with Adobe General Counsel and Chief Trust Officer Dana Rao on the Content Authenticity Initiative, content credentials, AI deepfake detection, and more  —  Instead of detecting fakes, this effort aims to authenticate and track online images from the start; Adobe's chief trust officer on the strategy