Deepfake ‘Nudify’ Technology Is Getting Darker—and More Dangerous

Sexual deepfakes continue to get more sophisticated, capable, easy to access, and perilous for millions of women who are abused with the technology.

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American AI coding agents are impressive. But so are China’s

CNBC tested Chinese AI startup Zhipu’s new coding tool. It’s just as impressive as American AI coding agents.

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Microsoft Shared BitLocker Keys With FBI, Raising Privacy Fears

Microsoft confirmed it can hand over BitLocker recovery keys stored in the cloud under warrant, reviving debate over who controls encrypted data.
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TikTok attributes recent glitches to a power outage at a U.S. data center

The timing of these outages lines up with the long-awaited creation of a separate U.S. TikTok entity last week.

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VC firm 2150 raises €210M fund to solve cities’ climate challenges

Europe-based venture fund 2150 raised the money to invest in climate tech startups that help solve cities’ carbon footprint.

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Why it’s the perfect time to start a position in this industrial stock

The Investing Club holds its “Morning Meeting” every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET.

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Microsoft reveals second generation of its AI chip in effort to bolster cloud business

With its newest AI chip, Microsoft plans “wider customer availability” after its initial product was only used for internal projects.

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Tech workers call for CEOs to speak up against ICE after the killing of Alex Pretti

More than 450 tech workers from companies like Google, Meta, OpenAI, Amazon, and Salesforce have signed a letter urging their CEOs to call the White House and demand ICE leave our cities. 

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Microsoft announces powerful new chip for AI inference

Maia comes equipped with over 100 billion transistors, delivering over 10 petaflops in 4-bit precision and approximately 5 petaflops of 8-bit performance — a substantial increase over its predecessor.

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Elon Musk’s X Faces EU Inquiry Over Sexualized AI Images Generated by Grok

Regulators said the company’s lack of controls had led to the widespread use of deepfakes created with the chatbot Grok.

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