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JD Vance’s Disneyland vacation sparks outrage, mockery
Users took to X to mock the United States Vice President JD Vance in a recent viral video of him at Disneyland. His vacation sparked outrage due to ongoing ICE raids and the mass deportation crisis in the US.
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OpenAI’s $3 billion deal with Windsurf falls apart, Google poaches Windsurf’s CEO
OpenAI’s deal to buy coding startup Windsurf fell apart, with Google now stepping in to hire the startup’s CEO and some of its top researchers.
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Louis Vuitton confirms customer data stolen in cyberattack
Luxury retail company Louis Vuitton has said data of some UK customers has been stolen after hackers gained access to its systems.
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Nippon Steel suffers zero-day attack, admits data stolen
Global steel manufacturer Nippon Steel reveals it was the victim of a recent zero-day attack, and the hackers responsible may have leaked the stolen data of tens of thousands of business partners, customers, and employees combined.
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Google rolls out photo-to-video capability in Gemini
Google is now allowing its paying users to turn their photos into eight-second video clips with sound.
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Paris prosecutors ask police to join investigation of Musk's X
A French probe into Elon Musk's social media platform X deepened on Friday, when the Paris prosecutor's office said it had enlisted police to investigate suspected abuse of algorithms and fraudulent data extraction by the company or its executives.
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Social media accounts must be public if you want a US visa, government warns
The US Department of State has announced that it will expand the screening and vetting process for visa applicants, and your social media accounts will now be taken into consideration before visas are granted.
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China easily outpacing rest of the world in AI research – report
Just when artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a strategic asset akin to energy or military capability, a new report says China is massively outpacing the rest of the world in AI research.
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AI slows down experienced software developers, study finds
Contrary to popular belief, using cutting-edge artificial intelligence tools slowed down experienced software developers when they were working in codebases familiar to them, rather than supercharging their work, a new study found.
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Musk says Grok is coming to Tesla cars “very soon”
Grok could be integrated into Teslas as soon as next week, says billionaire Elon Musk after admitting the chatbot was “too eager to please and be manipulated.”
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AI and net zero ambitions incompatible for countries, Cambridge report says
The idea that countries such as the United Kingdom can become global leaders in AI development while simultaneously meeting their net zero targets amounts to “magical thinking at the highest levels,” a new report says.
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Krispy Kreme breach triggers class action lawsuit over unencrypted employee data
Krispy Kreme, America’s favorite donut maker, is facing a class action lawsuit over a November 2024 data breach that exposed the personal information of more than 160,000 employees.
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Musk-owned X's CEO Linda Yaccarino to step down in surprise move
Linda Yaccarino, one of Elon Musk's top deputies as CEO of his X social media site, is exiting the company in a surprise move just months after the platform was acquired by the billionaire's AI startup, xAI.
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xAI deletes Grok posts praising Hitler
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) firm xAI has said it is working to remove posts by its chatbot Grok that praised Adolf Hitler as the best person to deal with “vile anti-white hate.”
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Nazi pop and algorithmic blindspots – TikTok has become a trojan horse for extremist music
Extremist groups are using TikTok’s remix features to spread Nazi lyrics and hate speech hidden in catchy pop songs, evading moderation and reaching millions.
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Unsubscribing remains a headache: court strikes down “click-to-cancel” rule
The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has struck down the Federal Trade Commission’s “click-to-cancel” rule, which would have freed consumers from the so-called subscription trap.
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Sam Altman responds to Meta's poaching, praises Trump, laughs at Musk
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he doesn’t like smartglasses, a device choice by Meta, which has been recently poaching Altman’s researchers. In his latest interview, Altman also revealed his tumultuous relationship with Elon Musk and praised President Donald Trump.
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Iranian hacktivists target Iran's only independent news outlet, threaten London journalists
Iran International, one of the nation's only sources of independent news, is allegedly hit by a massive breach on Tuesday, carried out by the pro-Tehranian hacktivist group known as Handala. Now, the group has begun to threaten the outlet's top journalists.
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