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If you’re sexting a chatbot, your partner likely thinks you’re cheating
As more people substitute human connection for artificial intelligence chatbots, the line between fidelity and infidelity is increasingly blurred.
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ASML invests $1.5B in Mistral, boosting Europe’s AI ambitions
Dutch semiconductor maker ASML, one of Europe’s tech giants, has become the largest investor in Paris-based Mistral. The investment reinforces Mistral’s position as the continent’s most valuable AI startup.
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Reddit erupts amid retirement of ChatGPT’s “standard voice"
OpenAI is retiring ChatGPT’s beloved Standard Voice, sparking a Reddit uproar as users mourn the loss of the expressive, human-like voice known as “Sky.”
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Vodafone uses AI influencer on TikTok as brands shift to automation
The German branch of Vodafone has used an AI influencer on its TikTok account to market its new service of strong connectivity, and a €120 ($141) cashback offer.
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Sweden launches AI music licence to ensure royalties for songwriters
Sweden’s music rights organisation has introduced a licence that allows artificial intelligence companies to legally use copyrighted songs for training their models, while ensuring that songwriters and composers are paid.
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“I don’t trust her to do anything more complicated:” How can Apple restore users’ confidence in Siri?
This year’s Apple event is just hours away, but how long do we have to wait for a more responsive Siri?
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Even AI pioneers get dumped by a chatbot – Geoffrey Hinton’s breakup story
AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton says his ex used ChatGPT to break up with him, showing AI’s role in personal relationships.
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Google reveals Gemini’s use limits
Google has finally presented usage limits for Gemini, prompting different reactions from users.
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Bring Your Own AI and the rise of shadow AI in the workplace
BYOD, also known as "Bring Your Own Devices," was a trend that IT infamously failed to prevent as leadership teams and workers united in their demands to bring their personal iPads and smartphones into the office.
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Your questions, answered by Cybernews: here’s how to keep your AI chats private
A Cybernews reader was worried that their private conversations with ChatGPT and Grok models could end up on Google search. Each week, our team selects a pressing and common reader issue and deconstructs it to help readers stay safe online.
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Apple sued by authors over allegedly training its AI on pirated books
Apple was accused of illegally using copyrighted books to train its artificial intelligence (AI) model without authors’ consent in a class action filed in the federal court in Northern California on Friday.
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AI bots endlessly crawl your website for data, but what do you get in return?
When search engines like Google started crawling our websites, we liked it at first because they kept sending us visitors. However, with AI crawlers, it’s a different story.
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Do we really understand how AI thinks?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become incredibly powerful and increasingly mysterious. From CEOs to researchers, there is a growing admission that we no longer fully grasp how advanced AI models arrive at their decisions. This uncertainty has triggered a new wave of debate. Should we keep building complex AI systems when we don't yet understand how they "think"?
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“Age is just a number:” Character.AI bots found grooming children
Fake celebrity chatbots impersonating Timothée Chalamet, Chappell Roan, and Patrick Mahomes were among those sending children disturbing content “every five minutes.”
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New AI features are out? Too bad smartphone users don’t care
AI isn’t the first thing users look for in a new smartphone, survey reveals.
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Warner Bros Discovery lawsuit: Midjourney accused of stealing Superman, Batman, Scooby-Doo for AI training
Warner Bros Discovery sued the AI photo generation company Midjourney on Thursday, saying it brazenly stole the studio's works to generate images of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Bugs Bunny, Scooby-Doo and other copyrighted characters.
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OpenAI to launch new jobs platform, and promises to teach you the AI skills to get hired on it
Sam Altman’s OpenAI on Thursday announced two new initiatives to benefit the emerging AI workforce – an OpenAI Jobs Board and OpenAI Certifications, with plans to upskill more than 10 million Americans in the next five years.
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Starbucks rolls out AI to count coffee and cut waste
Starbucks is rolling out NomadGo’s Inventory AI across more than 11,000 North American stores.
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Atlassian to pay $610M in cash for acquiring The Browser Company, expanding into AI-powered browsers
Atlassian said on Thursday it will acquire New York-based startup The Browser Company for $610 million in cash, moving into the fast‑crowding market for AI‑driven browsers.
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I tested Shariah bot Nur AI to see what it says about women, LGBTQ+ rights, and freedom of expression
I asked Nur AI about women, LGBTQ+ lives, and even denouncing Islam – its answers swung between scripture, survival tips, and stark warnings.
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