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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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GEO is here, Google clicks are fading, what comes next for the web?
Big tech is famously fond of acronyms, and we can expect to see many more of them enter the zeitgeist in 2026. Rumors of the demise of traditional search engine optimisation (SEO) continue to dominate our newsfeeds as we increasingly seek contextual answers rather than typing keywords into Google and scanning result pages for irrelevant, often sponsored results.
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People and their AI companions entering into shared delusions, science now says
AI chatbots are still pretty young, so firm conclusions about the effect of their extensive use aren’t really possible yet. But a consensus among the psychiatrists is emerging: more of them now agree that the use of AI is linked to developing psychosis.
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AI VTuber Neuro-sama becomes Twitch’s biggest streamer
An AI-generated VTuber has just dethroned human streamers on Twitch. Neuro-sama, created by developer Vedal, is now the platform’s biggest channel, racking up over 160,000 active subscribers.
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Samsung says customers praise next-generation AI memory chips
Samsung Electronics customers have praised the differentiated competitiveness of its next-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips, or HBM4, saying "Samsung is back", co-CEO and chip chief Jun Young-hyun said in a New Year address.
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AI-generated food scams are the new takeout nightmare
Fast food customers are using AI to edit their photos in an attempt to scam the restaurants and delivery platforms they used to place their orders.
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Was Putin’s New Year’s Eve speech AI? Can you spot the telltale signs?
The traditional New Year’s Eve speech of Russian President Vladimir Putin fueled speculation that it was generated with artificial intelligence (AI).
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Don’t be fooled: young women on TikTok calling for Polexit are AI
AI-generated videos of young, attractive women calling for Poland to leave the European Union (EU) have gathered hundreds of thousands of views.
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A robot kicked a man in the balls, and it’s the perfect metaphor for 2025
Artificial intelligence is not an alien visitor from another planet. This is something to remember next time we angrily rant about AI threatening humanity with an extinction event.
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Proton claims Google trains AI on Google Photos albums: does it?
Google recently denied allegations that it was using Gmail user data to train AI. Now, Proton, a Switzerland-based privacy-centric competitor to the US tech giant, has publicly claimed that the company was doing the same with Google Photos.
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AI is trying to save itself, experts say we should be prepared to pull the plug
Artificial intelligence (AI) is demonstrating self-preservation tendencies. Critics warn that humans shouldn’t grant legal rights to AI and should be prepared to pull the plug if necessary.
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China AI boom pushes Nvidia to expand H200 supply
Nvidia sounds out TSMC on new H200 chip order as China demand jumps, Nvidia is scrambling to meet strong demand for its H200 artificial intelligence chips from Chinese technology companies and has approached contract manufacturer Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co to ramp up production, sources said.
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Sponsored content may be coming to ChatGPT answers
As OpenAI explores the introduction of ads to ChatGPT, the platform may begin displaying sponsored content alongside the main response window.
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“100% human” to become luxury label amid AI craze
As enthusiasm over artificial intelligence (AI) slowly peters out, the “100% human” label is poised to become a new sign of luxury.
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China’s parents are using AI “regret videos” to pressure their kids to marry
China’s parents are using AI-generated “regret videos” of middle-aged single women to pressure adult children into marriage. Viral Douyin clips show women in their late fifties lamenting lonely hospital lives amid falling marriage rates.
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Addicted to AI: China to regulate the use of chatbots
AI doesn’t have feelings. China wants its citizens to be aware of this by encouraging companies that provide AI services to take action to keep their users safe.
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Former Hinge execs launch AI app to help people make plans with friends
Sam Levy and Tim MacGougan, former C-suite executives of the popular dating app Hinge, have launched an app that could finally help plans make it out of the group chat.
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US tech billionaires reap over $550bn as AI hype drives market growth
US top tech billionaires have added over $550bn to their combined net worth in 2025 as the AI rush makes investors bet big.
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AI cameras used to spot bears and notify local officials in Japan
Japan is deploying AI-powered camera systems across its communities as bear sightings and attacks become increasingly more common.
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What is MCP, and why is it gaining momentum?
A behind-the-scenes protocol is quickly becoming one of the most important building blocks of the AI economy. Model Context Protocol (MCP) is gaining traction as companies race to deploy AI agents that can actually do things — book services, update systems, and run workflows across the internet. With backing from major AI players and a recent handoff to the Linux Foundation, MCP is moving out of the experimental phase and into enterprise infrastructure, raising both excitement and serious questions about control, security, and governance.
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