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OpenAI says that DeepSeek illegally used its data to train the R1 model
Microsoft and OpenAI are investigating whether DeepSeek might’ve breached OpenAI’s terms of service.
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Scientists leave Elon Musk’s X for ‘nicer’ Bluesky
Scientists fleeing X are flocking to fast-growing Bluesky because there are “fewer Nazis," according to a Nature survey.
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Hackers can steal your Amazon order – before it even lands
Delivery drones are zooming toward the future — but can hackers take them down mid-flight?
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Millions of H&M’s online shoppers’ details stolen, hackers claim
Fashion giant H&M reportedly exposed millions of United Arab Emirates (UAE) customers, with leaked details revealing personal and sensitive information.
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DeepSeek indeed censors sensitive prompts about China, but there’s a workaround
DeepSeek-R1, the viral open-source AI assistant recently released by a Chinese company, refuses to answer 85% of prompts on sensitive topics in Beijing, researchers have found. But restrictions can be bypassed.
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CNN Indonesia falls prey to INC ransomware claims
CNN Indonesia, the nationwide broadcast and online news network, is claimed by the notorious INC Ransom group on Tuesday.
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DeepSeek: meteoric rise or deja vu?
The open-source revolution could democratize AI — or weaponize it. DeepSeek’s meteoric rise raises critical questions about trust, privacy, and the future of tech.
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Meta scrambles to find out why DeepSeek’s AI is so good
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has urgently assembled as many as four “war rooms” to determine how DeepSeek, a modest Chinese AI startup, managed to release an AI assistant, already called a game-changer.
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DeepSeek closes door to new users following cyberattack
ChatGPT competitor DeepSeek has been hit with “large-scale malicious attacks” that forced the company to limit app registrations.
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Google Maps to rename 'Gulf of Mexico' to 'Gulf of America' for US users
Google Maps will change the name of “Gulf of Mexico” to “Gulf of America” once it is officially updated in the US Geographic Names System, Google said in an X post on Monday.
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Holocaust library unveils 150,000-piece digital archive for International Memorial Day
The acclaimed Weiner Holocaust Library in London has unveiled a 150,000-piece digital collectiont, the largest of its kind in the world, in honor of International Holocaust Memorial Day.
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UnitedHealth tech hack impacted 190M people, 2x more than first reported
UnitedHealth Group (UHG) reveals the number of people impacted by last year’s breach of its tech subsidiary Change Healthcare was 190 million – nearly double the numbers initially reported.
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Hello Kitty theme parks knocked out by hacker attack
Two Japanese theme parks owned by the Hello Kitty creator Sanrio are struggling after malicious actors breached its network, prompting the company to halt some services.
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Elton John and Paul McCartney want to protect UK artists from AI
Legendary British musicians Paul McCartney and Elton John have urged the UK government to protect creative artists from AI as ministers are consulting on possible changes to copyright laws.
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Should AI be your boss or your executioner?
Tech giants have turned firing into an art form – unfortunately, it’s abstract, dehumanizing, and tone-deaf.
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DeepSeek serves as “cold shower” for the US as it overtakes ChatGPT on App Store
China’s newest artificial intelligence (AI) model, DeepSeek, is sending shockwaves through the Western tech world, raising alarm bells for ChatGPT maker OpenAI and major chip companies.
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Vengeful former employee sabotages British Museum’s systems
The British Museum is mostly free, but you still need a ticket. Unfortunately, the famous institution was forced to partially close last week after a former employee attacked its IT infrastructure, including the ticketing platform.
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PayPal fined $2M for exposing New Yorker’s social security numbers
PayPal will fork over $2 million to New York State’s Department of Financial Services after it found the peer-to-peer (P2P) payment platform exposed customers' Social Security numbers because of weak cybersecurity controls.
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NATO chief rushes AI adoption in warfare: speed is of essence
The World Economic Forum offered a glimpse into the future, a future dominated by AI. But is it a future to embrace or to fear?
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Anthropic’s CEO is relatively confident that AI will soon replace humans in “almost everything”
The progress in AI development is indeed as fast as some people think, says Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic.
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