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“The avalanche began:” how a fake Gemini image of Maduro’s arrest spread like real news on X
The man who created the viral AI-generated image of General Nicolas Maduro being captured by US forces has revealed that he hadn’t expected it to go viral, sparking concerns about misinformation at the very top of the news headlines.
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Companies are blaming AI for layoffs to please investors
Companies claiming that employee layoffs are due to AI adoption are using it as an excuse to mask their business failures, such as over-hiring and weak customer demand.
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Meta postpones release of Ray-Ban Display glasses for European market
The release of the Ray-Ban Display outside the US has been delayed for the time being due to its high popularity.
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OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, a new space for medical data
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, allowing users to upload medical records, connect wellness apps, and ask personalized health questions using their own data.
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Dutch court rules marriage to be invalid due to ChatGPT vows
A Dutch couple thought they tied the knot last year using vows written by ChatGPT. The court has just ruled that the marriage wasn’t formalized.
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Qualcomm in talks with Samsung for 2nm chip production
Qualcomm is in talks with Samsung Electronics over contract manufacturing of two-nanometre chips, the US company's CEO Cristiano Amon was quoted by the Korea Economic Daily as saying on Wednesday.
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Is AI “mental load” becoming the new RSI in the digital workplace?
As AI agents take on routine tasks, occupational health experts warn that the psychological burden of supervising autonomous systems – from hallucinations to hidden workloads – could replace repetitive strain injury (RSI) as the defining risk of digital work.
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AMD shows off new higher performing AI chip at CES event
Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su showed off a number of the company's AI chips on Monday at the CES trade show in Las Vegas.
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AI’s carbon footprint could be enormous: Are there pathways to net-zero?
Even if it’s just a bubble, AI development is already very costly. Harms to the climate – already under a lot of strain – could wipe out years of progress on emissions reductions. Are there ways to make the current bonanza more sustainable?
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Grok suggests Pope John Paul II covered up pedophilia cases, and Poles are not happy
Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok has sparked controversy after generating an altered image of John Paul II, implying that the only Polish pope covered up pedophilia cases among priests.
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Intel debuts Panther Lake AI chips, aiming to regain PC market
Intel launched Panther Lake, its new AI chip for laptops, on Monday at the CES trade show in Las Vegas, as the company seeks to reassure investors about the first product made using its next-generation manufacturing process called 18A.
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Dutch court will decide on launching an investigation into mismanagement at Nexperia on January 14th
On Wednesday, January 14th, 2026, a Dutch court will hold a hearing to decide whether to launch an investigation into alleged mismanagement at chip manufacturer Nexperia, a court spokesperson told Reuters on Monday.
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CES 2026 Keynote: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang shows off new supercharged AI platform
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang – joined by two adorable mini robots – talks cutting-edge AI, robotics, simulation, gaming, content creation, and more, during his CES 2026 keynote to a room full of thousands of attendees in Las Vegas.
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China’s BYD car AI goes viral after giving cheating advice
There’s a tense clip between a husband and wife doing the rounds in China and beyond as they make a seemingly routine trip in their BYD car.
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AI-generated police report turned cop into a frog: we laugh, but it’s a problem
AI use across police departments in America has been steadily expanding, with sometimes comedic results. In Heber City, Utah, cops had to explain why a police report software declared that an officer had somehow turned into a frog.
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Samsung targets 800 million Galaxy AI devices in 2026
Samsung Electronics plans to double this year the number of its mobile devices with "Galaxy AI" features largely powered by Google's Gemini, its co-CEO said, which would give the U.S. firm an edge over rivals as the global race in artificial intelligence heats up.
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“Make Venezuela great again:” AI-generated Trump video goes viral
A viral video generated by artificial intelligence (AI) portrays Donald Trump promising to make Venezuela great again, days after the United States abducted the country’s leader, Nicolás Maduro.
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Musk warns Grok users not to generate illegal content
Elon Musk, the CEO of xAI, has warned that using the AI assistant Grok to create or post illegal content will result in consequences.
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AI in aviation – the future of air travel and air combat
There is so much more a machine can do than just aid us in flight. I was first made aware...
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Instagram’s CEO believes we’ll have to start labelling real content
Users are constantly struggling to distinguish between “real” media and AI-generated content, but Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri might have a solution.
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