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BBC threatens AI firm with legal action over unauthorised content use

It is first time that the BBC has taken such action regarding alleged scraping of its content for AI.

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A False Start on the Road to an All-American Bitcoin

Donald Trump pledged to cement the US as the bitcoin mining capital of the planet. The president’s sweeping tariffs stand to simultaneously undermine and advance that ambition in one swoop.

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Telegram boss says he has fathered more than 100 children

The tech tycoon says all of his offspring will share his estimated $13.9bn fortune.

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Meta tried to buy Ilya Sutskever’s $32 billion AI startup, but is now planning to hire its CEO

Meta plans to hire Safe Superintelligence CEO Daniel Gross and former GitHub Nat Friedman to beef up the company’s AI team, according to sources.

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The Robinhood founder who might just revolutionize energy, if he succeeds

When Baiju Bhatt stepped away from his role as Chief Creative Officer at Robinhood last year, only those close to him could have predicted his next move: launching a space company built around technology the aerospace industry has largely dismissed, … Continue reading

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TikTok Hits Cannes, Where a U.S. Ban Seems a Distant Dream

TikTok executives hosted happy hours and played pickleball with influencers on the French Riviera this week, even as a U.S. ban loomed over the company.

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Can A.I. Quicken the Pace of Math Discoveries?

Breakthroughs in pure mathematics can take decades. A new Defense Department initiative aims to speed things up using artificial intelligence.

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Your A.I. Queries Come With a Climate Cost

When it comes to artificial intelligence, more intensive computing uses more energy, producing more greenhouse gases.

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Trump confirms further delay to TikTok ban or sale deadline

It’s the third time the date has been moved back by Trump since he took office in January.

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Google is using YouTube videos to train its AI video generator

Google is using its expansive library of YouTube videos to train its AI models, including Gemini and the Veo 3 video and audio generator, CNBC has learned.

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