Portal:Current events/2023 December 21

Armed conflicts and attacks

International relations

Law and crime

Science and technology

  • A Stanford Internet Observatory investigation finds more than 3,200 images of suspected child sexual abuse in the AI database LAION, an index used to train AI image-makers such as Stable Diffusion. In response, LAION temporarily removes its datasets. (AP)
  • The International Trade Commission rejects Apple’s appeal to a order blocking the company from using technology underlying the Blood oxygen measurement feature on its smart watches. In response, Apple suspends sales of the products. (AP)

Sports