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Does LaLiga have goalline technology? What about other major leagues? – AS USA

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April 23, 2024

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When Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal fired the ball towards the Real Madrid goal, Lunin tried his best to keep it out. To many onlookers – those on the pitch, in the stands, and others watching on their screens – it had appeared to cross the line. Remember that the whole of the ball needs to cross the whole of the line to count. But as the doubts floated around, the referee signalled that it was not a goal. Our Paul couldn’t believe it as he covered El Clásico live.
İlkay Gündoğan was quick to question the official. Others followed. Madrid players and their fans drew a huge breath of relief. But why was there any confusion anyway? Why wasn’t there goalline technology to provide a definitive answer?
Not having goalline technology here in Spain continues to be completely ridiculous…
The simple answer to that question is money. That’s right, ahead of the 2023/24 season, President of LaLiga, Javier Tebas, decided that the system, much like tennis’ Hawkeye, was too expensive to implement. That left Spain’s topflight as the only major European league without it. Madness some would say.
The technology is already used by the Bundesliga (Germany), Premier League (England), Serie A (Italy) and Ligue 1 (France), along with LaLiga seen as the ‘Big Five’. The tech is also in play in the Dutch top flight, the Eredivisie, as well as the Championship, the second tier in England.
For every barca fan saying it was in

Watch this. You literally can't 100% tell it. Rage at tebas for being a clown that doesnt want goalline tech for 2m. pic.twitter.com/5zYy8JWd0z
Several cameras encircle the goal, aiding the system in discerning whether the ball has crossed the line. Subsequently, an electronic device alerts the referee regarding the ball’s passage over the goal line.
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Sports-lover turned journalist, born and bred in Scotland, with a passion for football (soccer). He’s also a keen follower of NFL, NBA, golf and tennis, among others, and always has an eye on the latest in science, tech and current affairs. As Managing Editor at AS USA, uses background in operations and marketing to drive improvements for reader satisfaction.
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Biden administration taps tech CEOs for AI safety, security board – NBC News

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The Department of Homeland Security established an advisory panel Friday to study how to protect critical infrastructure including power grids and airports from threats related to artificial intelligence.
The Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board, which has 22 initial members, includes high-profile figures in tech like OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Microsoft CEO and chairman Satya Nadella and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, according to a statement from the DHS.
President Joe Biden ordered the creation of the board in October when he signed a wide-ranging executive order on AI, representing the federal government’s first foray into trying to regulate the technology since advanced AI apps including OpenAI’s ChatGPT went viral in popularity.
The board’s mission includes developing recommendations “to prevent and prepare for AI-related disruptions to critical services that impact national or economic security, public health, or safety.”
AI experts have identified a wide array of potential security threats that the new technology could make possible, from swarms of autonomous drones to cheap and lethal bioweapons to more effective hacking threats against critical computer systems.
The government’s defense may involve using AI to fight AI, the DHS said.
“The Board will develop recommendations to help critical infrastructure stakeholders, such as transportation service providers, pipeline and power grid operators, and internet service providers, more responsibly leverage AI technologies,” the department said.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement that AI “can advance our national interests in unprecedented ways” but that it also “presents real risks — risks that we can mitigate by adopting best practices and taking other studied, concrete actions.”
In addition to tech CEOs, the board includes the CEOs of Delta Air Lines, defense contractor Northrop Grumman and oil producer Occidental Petroleum, as well as Maryland’s Democratic Gov. Wes Moore, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and the leaders of two civil rights organizations.
David Ingram covers tech for NBC News.
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