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Binance stops $10.5B in fraud with AI, but the AI scam profits tell a different story
Binance has blocked $10.5 billion in scam attempts with AI – a number that sounds reassuring until one realizes that it’s less than 2% of Binance’s user base. In the meantime, the competition between criminals and those trying to catch them is uneven – AI scammers are making 4.5x more profit than traditional scammers.
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Graduation speaker booed for saying AI is the next industrial revolution
Is AI the next industrial revolution? Florida graduates say, “absolutely not.”
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AI token costs overtake human salaries as automation spending spirals, tech execs admit
A quick look at the computer bill in many organizations reveals that AI is increasingly more expensive than human labor.
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Google reveals hackers used AI to exploit weakness in two-factor authentication
Google threat intelligence claims to have identified the first known case of cyber attackers using AI to help develop a zero-day exploit. Elsewhere, LLMs are being used to hide malware and create deepfake-driven influence campaigns.
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OpenAI will embed its own engineers inside companies with $4 billion deployment unit
OpenAI said on Monday it is setting up a new company with more than $4 billion in initial investment to help organizations build and deploy artificial intelligence systems, and will acquire an AI consulting firm, Tomoro, to quickly scale up the unit.
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Musk’s star witness reveals all: Tesla AI lab, OpenAI talent raid, and poaching Sam Altman
Elon Musk’s key witness took the stand once again in the landmark trial between OpenAI executives and the xAI chief, revealing the billionaire's inner workings and his beastly drive to win the artificial intelligence (AI) race.
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AI chatbots refuse Black users four times more often
Large language models infer race from how people talk to them – and can respond very differently depending on who they think they’re interacting with.
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Cloudflare announces massive layoffs to make room for AI agents
Despite Cloudflare’s staggering financial results, the tech company is cutting its workforce by more than 1,100 employees globally. This is to prepare the company for the “agentic AI era.”
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Chrome removes AI privacy wording, Google says data still stays on-device
Google has just removed wording related to how Chrome’s on-device AI models handle data – but the company assures that nothing has actually changed.
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Trump Media swings to $406m loss as crypto valuation drops
The parent company of Donald Trump’s Truth Social posted a $405.9 million net loss in the first quarter, mostly driven by a slump in cryptocurrency prices.
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The web mercilessly mocks Marc Andreessen for ridiculous AI prompt
Netizens are brutally lampooning venture capitalist and major Donald Trump backer Marc Andreessen who shared a lengthy “custom prompt” on X and essentially showed he has little idea how the technology actually works.
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AI was behind 26% of job cuts in April; the tech industry fired most workers
The tech industry is laying off the most employees across industries, often blaming AI.
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OpenAI rolls out GPT-5.5-Cyber for critical infrastructure defenders
OpenAI is offering vetted cyber defenders a limited preview of GPT‑5.5‑Cyber, a version of its latest AI model, which OpenAI describes as its “smartest and most intuitive model to date”.
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Apple nears launch of AI-powered AirPods with built-in cameras
Apple’s new AirPods with built-in cameras are in the late stages of development, just one step before production validation testing (PVT), according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
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Somehow, every AI answer leads back to Japan
Ask an AI questions about pretty much anything, and they’ll pivot to talking about how great Japan and its culture are. What’s going on?
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Global money watchdog warns AI could breach cyber defenses and trigger financial shock
When it comes to AI-powered attacks on the global financial system, current technology capabilities are not there yet. However, this might change quickly, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned, urging organizations to prepare accordingly.
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GPT and Grok are the likeliest to push paid results, like flights, over better choices for users
A new study suggests that some of the world’s most widely used AI chatbots may not always put users first, instead nudging people toward paid or sponsored options when making decisions like booking flights or choosing products.
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Control big tech or suffer deepfake pandemonium – expert
Fake news and fake nudes have taken over the internet, and still, nobody seems to be doing anything about it.
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Slopavision? Eurovision for AI-generated songs holds final vote
The website of EuroReVision, the song contest for AI-generated songs, says the competition now belongs to everyone.
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EU just softened its big AI rules and pushed back the timeline, critics say Big Tech wins again
EU countries and European Parliament lawmakers on Thursday agreed to watered-down landmark artificial intelligence rules, including delaying their implementation, in a move which critics say shows Europe caving to Big Tech.
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