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Meta leeched 82 terabytes of pirated books to train its Llama AI, documents reveal
Authors suing Meta for pirating their books have provided new evidence that Meta torrented at least 81.7 terabytes of data across multiple shadow libraries through the site Anna’s Archive.
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“Do better, Reddit:” users not happy with platform's excuse after banning over 90 subreddits
Reddit, a popular community network, banned more than 90 NSFW (not safe for work) subreddits on Wednesday.
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Google releases Gemini 2.0 AI models with a lower price tag than DeepSeek-R1
Google says that its improved Gemini 2.0 Flash AI model is now generally available to everyone. The API for Google's best models comes at a lower price tag than DeepSeek-R1, the Chinese chatbot that stirred Silicon Valley.
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TikTok owner teases scarily realistic AI video generator
ByteDance has entered the multimodal model game as it welcomes Omnihuman-1 to the world. But could this new tech result in a deepfake nightmare?
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Google: commercial quantum computing applications five years away
Google’s head of quantum research said on Wednesday that the company is on course to release commercial quantum computing applications within five years, challenging Nvidia's previous 20-year prediction.
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Trump administration considers adding Shein, Temu to 'forced labor' list
The move comes after China imposed targeted tariffs on US imports and put several companies, including Alphabet Inc's Google, on notice for possible sanctions.
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Microsoft now lets you access its o1 model for free on Copilot
Copilot users can now try the ‘Think Deeper’ feature based on Open AI’s o1.
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Garmin fixes “blue triangle” bug
The company solved the crisis of its unresponsive smartwatches. However, some people might still encounter issues with their devices.
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Is there any way to tell if a product is counterfeit before buying it online?
Thanks to my failed purchase, I tried several counterfeit authentication apps, which made me question whether we're really that into authenticity.
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Open-source AI revolution continues: Microsoft adds DeepSeek R1 to Azure cloud, GitHub
Microsoft is offering Western users a secure alternative to running China's breakthrough AI model DeepSeek R1 on Chinese servers. The Redmont Giant integrates the powerful open-source assistant into Azure Cloud and GitHub.
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Microsoft is bringing scam protection to its Edge browser
The Edge browser aims to protect users from scareware scams with a simple solution.
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Latest Windows 11 update causes audio and camera issues
Windows 11 updates have caused a number of bugs, and the list keeps growing.
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Alibaba unveils new Qwen model, which claims to outperform GPT-4o
Qwen2.5-VL has agentic capabilities allowing the control of a PC and a smartphone.
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New app aims to protect users against deepfake threats
Hiya’s AI Phone app offers an AI-powered assistant that screens phone calls and claims to protect users from scams.
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Bluesky closes in on 30M users, but how many are fake?
One internet sleuth has identified a network of fake accounts on Bluesky, which may only be the tip of the ‘spam-as-a-service’ iceberg.
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Reddit communities ban links to X: 'Tank that Nazi cesspool'
Numerous Reddit communities have banned links to X, with some also moving to restrict content from Meta as social media continues to fragment.
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¿Qué pasó? Baltimore deploys AI to decode 911 calls
A new artificial intelligence (AI) platform is looking to revolutionize the arguably archaic emergency communications sector. But is AI really the answer?
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Distrustful employees sabotaging AI adoption by manipulating data, study claims
Companies are pouring billions into AI adoption. However, the failure rate stands at 80%, with many employees distrusting the technology and sabotaging efforts to implement it.
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