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White House itching to 'modernize' federal agencies, revamps AI policy
The White House on Monday issued not one, but two revised “America First” policies that pledge to “rapidly and responsibly” adopt the use of artificial intelligence to “modernize” the federal government.
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OpenAI’s model successfully convinces humans it’s one of them. So what?
OpenAI's latest large language model, GPT-4.5, not only passed the Turing Test but outperformed actual humans in being perceived as human, a new study has found.
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Law pros defend Meta's use of pirated books for Llama AI. But is it really "fine"?
Meta is arguing that sourcing copyrighted content, including pirated books, as training material without permission is fair use. Now, a group of law professors have backed the tech giant’s stance.
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Trump extends TikTok deadline another 75 days, vows to work with China
US President Donald Trump on Friday extended the deadline for the Chinese-owned ByteDance to sell its US assets of popular short video app TikTok by another 75 days.
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TikTok Global sues TikTok Inc., ByteDance, and CEO for $58 billion
TikTok Global is suing TikTok Inc., ByteDance, and ByteDance’s founder, Yiming Zhang, and is seeking no less than $58 billion.
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Gloomy AGI future as scientists predict AI gone rogue for 2027
Will AI save us or doom us? It’s impossible to say because the race has just begun. Unless, of course, you’re an experienced AI researcher and your scenario of how the future will unfold is based on significant expertise.
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Head of NSA and US Cyber Command abruptly ousted: what happened?
General Timothy Haugh, the director of the National Security Agency who also headed US Cyber Command, was suddenly fired late Thursday, catching the US intelligence community off-guard.
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Hackers strike Australia's largest pension funds in coordinated attacks
Hackers targeting Australia's major pension funds in a series of coordinated attacks have stolen savings from some members at the biggest fund.
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Epic Games CEO, Stephen Bannon bash “gangsters” from Apple and Google
Tim Sweeney, the CEO of Fortnite maker Epic Games, seems really mad at Apple and Google. On stage during a tech event, he called both tech giants “gangster-style businesses.”
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Amazon, OnlyFans founder in mix to buy TikTok as deadline looms
As the weekend deadline for TikTok to find a buyer approaches, bidders for the short-video social media site are piling up, with Amazon and the founder of OnlyFans on Wednesday throwing their hats in the ring.
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Your phone is definitely the cause of your menty b, researchers warn
Excessive screen time may increase the risk of depressive symptoms, particularly in young girls, due to its effect on their sleep.
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How TikTok survived a ban and what might happen next
In just a few years, TikTok grew from an addictive and silly app for teens into a potential national security threat. How? The short-video platform avoided a ban in the US in January – but the threat is still active three months later.
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Men sus of OnlyFans models. Now they want to sue
Two men are suing the adults-only site OnlyFans, after the pair became suspicious that they weren’t talking to real models.
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LinkedIn user prompts ChatGPT to create fake passport
A LinkedIn user has exposed how a ChatGPT-generated fake passport bypasses digital identity checks, revealing a major vulnerability in the verification process.
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Anthropic, TikTok gray scraper bots a growing online threat
There’s black, there’s white, and there’s gray. That’s what a new report calls generative AI scraper bots like Anthropic’s ClaudeBot and TikTok’s Bytespider, which are blurring the boundaries of legitimate activity.
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Andreessen Horowitz now front runner to help buy out Chinese-owned TikTok – media reports
Silicon Valley VC firm Andreessen Horowitz is in talks to invest in TikTok, the frontrunners in a Trump-led deal to buy out the Chinese-owned video app before an April 5th divest deadline.
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Trump-hating Senator on track to be longest YouTube live streamer in US gov't history
New Jersey Senator Corey Booker's live stream anti-Trump rant on the Senate floor, at 24+ hours and counting, is now the longest live speech in US government history happening on YouTube.
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Hillary Clinton joins Bluesky amid Wisconsin election, gains 180K followers in one day
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton follows former President Barack Obama as the latest Democrat figure to open an account on Bluesky.
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Change in tactics: Danish courts send two digital pirates straight to prison
A landmark case – that’s how observers are calling a decision by Danish courts to sentence two digital bootleggers straight to prison even though they seem to have had no profit motive.
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Trump administration "maintains confidence" in Mike Waltz despite Signal scandal
The Trump administration sought to put the scandal over its use of the Signal messaging app behind it, calling the case closed despite critcism that's divided the White House.
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