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300 publishers take their fight against AI stealth bots to Congress

Executives from more than 300 news publishers are in Washington this week to lobby Congress for a bill that would ban AI “stealth bots”. The News/Media Alliance, a trade body for news and magazine publishers, organised the trip, Digiday reported on Tuesday.

Those making the trip include Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch, Hearst Magazines president Debi Chirichella and USA Today Co CEO Mike Reed. They are meeting senators, other members of Congress and their staff, Digiday’s Sara Guaglione wrote. On Wednesday, the alliance and America’s Newspapers are hosting a day of programming for publishers and lawmakers.

What the bill does

The Stealth Bot Prohibition Act(H.R. 9915) defines a stealth bot as one that accesses a site without first disclosing who it is and why. That includes failing to identify itself through an accurate user-agent string. It also covers failing to state what the content is for, such as search...

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Meet the Writer: Hacker Noon's Contributor Vladimir Sinitsyn, SEO Practitioner and Researcher

Welcome to HackerNoon’s Meet the Writer Interview series, where we learn a bit more about the contributors that have written some of our favorite stories. So let’s start! Tell us a bit about yourself. For example, name, profession, and personal interests. My name is Vladimir Sinitsyn. I am

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Building Reliable Systems at Scale: Sai Joshitha Kathari on SRE, Kubernetes, and Women in Tech

HackerNoon editorial team has launched this interview series with women in tech to celebrate their achievements and share their struggles. We need more women in technology, and by sharing stories, we can encourage many girls to follow their dreams. Share your story today! Tell us about yourself! I’m Sai

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Coping is the Problem

One of the principles that has stuck with me ever since I read The Systems Bible by John Gall is: The problem isn't the problem, coping is the problem. This principle encourages designing systems that continue functioning even when a component of the system fails. By way of

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My App Was Rejected By the App Store Six Times: It's Finally Live

Buildhorn is finally live! Get it on the App Store to receive failure alerts from your CI builds. Eight weeks into Shipaton, this week covers more tips for working through the App Review process, launching the Buildhorn website, and testing the app on the iPhone Duo simulator. Note: This is

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Coping is the Problem

My App Was Rejected By the App Store Six Times: It's Finally Live