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AI therapy chatbots can provide dangerous responses and increase stigma
Increasingly popular AI therapy chatbots may not only be less effective than human therapists but could also contribute to harmful stigma and dangerous responses, a new Stanford study has found.
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Tech start-up touts robotic hand allegedly stolen from Tesla
A former Optimus engineer is being sued by Tesla for allegedly stealing trade secrets and using them to form his own start-up.
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K-pop fans caught up in Yes24 ransomware attack, ticket platform down, events canceled
Even the K-Pop world can’t hide from ransomware as South Korea’s leading ticketing platform, Yes24, was hit with a major attack on Monday – reportedly triggering chaos across the nation’s entire entertainment industry, with fans being turned away at concert doors and multiple events cancelled.
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Puff, puff, predict – how nicotine vapes are shaping cannabis tech
Ispire Technology uses nicotine vape trends to forecast the future of cannabis vape innovation, including smart features like screens and battery meters. The company’s data-driven strategy and Malaysia-based manufacturing put it at the forefront of cannabis vaporizer development.
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NASA’s Apollo samples reveal the Moon’s explosive volcanic past
Volcanic glass beads from Apollo 17 reveal the Moon’s explosive past, thanks to new high-tech analysis.
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Disney and Universal sue Midjourney, call it “a bottomless pit of plagiarism”
In the first major legal showdown between giant Hollywood studios and an AI company, Disney and Universal are suing Midjourney, an AI photo generation firm, for plagiarism.
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Canva now insists job candidates use AI during actual interviews
Australian graphic design service Canva has redesigned technical job interviews for the new era, saying candidates now have to demonstrate that they can use AI tools if they want to be chosen.
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FBI rescues 109 children, arrests 244 scum tied to online sexploitation ring in Texas
The FBI said it rescued 109 children, many previously reported missing, and nabbed 244 child predators involved in an online sexplotation ring as part of the month-long Operation Soteria Shield.
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Ohio State will require all students to train and “become fluent” in AI
It’s bold, and there are caveats, but Ohio State University has become the first major US academic institution to fully embrace artificial intelligence. All of its students will be required to train and “be fluent” in AI.
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California tech company fined thousands for refusal to hire US workers, DoJ says
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday announced a settlement agreement with California technology company Epik Solutions for alleged discriminatory hiring practices that favored foreign workers over American ones.
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LA activists worried by implicit police threats to deploy mass facial rec technology
An LAPD helicopter flew over demonstrators, warning them that they could be identified and visited at home. Experts claim this was a chilling statement, even if it was meant as a joke.
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NHS urges 1M people to donate blood following paralyzing cyberattack
The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is calling on one million donors after a cyberattack last summer caused a severe shortage of O-negative blood.
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Russian AI killer drones powered by Nvidia chips, Ukrainian Intelligence says
The Ukrainian Defence Intelligence has released information about the components of the new Russian AI-powered attack drone model V2U, which is capable of autonomous flight and target selection. Its brain is an NVIDIA Jetson Orin chip. The drone is full of other Western off-the-shelf technology, and most of the parts are produced in China.
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US State Department turns to AI for hiring panel support
The US State Department will use an artificial intelligence chatbot to help it select the people who will perform annual reviews of promotions and moves, according to a cable issued Monday and reviewed by Reuters.
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Trump to retain Starlink access at White House despite split with Elon Musk
President Donald Trump said on Monday he has no plans to discontinue Starlink at the White House but might move his Tesla off-site, following his announcement over the weekend that his relationship with Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of both companies, was over.
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Whole Foods, US Military distributor UNFI hit with cyberattack, forcing system shutdowns
United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI), the leading supplier for Whole Foods and all US Military retail exchanges, on Monday said it is contending with an active cyber incident and has proactively taken some of its systems offline..
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Ax-4 mission – SpaceX’s next launch is a global first
SpaceX and Axiom will launch four astronauts, including the first in decades from India, Poland, and Hungary, to the ISS in a landmark global mission.
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AI reasoning models are not that capable, actually, Apple says
The race to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI) still has a long way to run. In a new study, Apple researchers say they found that leading AI models still have trouble reasoning and, in fact, collapse completely when faced with increasingly complex problems.
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