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‘AI Granny’ is happy to talk with phone scammers all day

On Thursday, the UK’s largest mobile network operator, O2, introduced a chatbot designed to frustrate phone scammers. Called “dAIsy,” it mimics an older woman with all kinds of time to chat – about knitting, her cat Fluffy – with the … Continue reading

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Former TuSimple co-founder urges courts to block asset transfer to China

Xiaodi Hou, the co-founder and former CEO of self-driving trucking startup TuSimple, has urged a California district court to issue a temporary restraining order to stop the company from transferring its remaining U.S. assets to China, according to a recent … Continue reading

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OpenAI’s tumultuous early years revealed in emails from Musk, Altman, and others

A lawsuit by the world’s wealthiest man against one of the fastest growing companies of all time is necessarily interesting stuff. But while the allegations are yet to be proven, the case has already exposed a batch of emails between … Continue reading

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Ubuntu Server: A Cheat Sheet

Ubuntu Server is very popular, thanks to containers and the cloud. This resource guide about Ubuntu Server covers why the platform matters, how to use it, and more.

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ANZ CIO Challenges: AI, Cybersecurity & Data Analytics for 2025

ANZ government CIOs face budget constraints while prioritizing AI, cybersecurity, and data analytics for productivity gains and digital transformation in 2025.

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Unlike X, Bluesky says it won’t train AI on your posts

Bluesky, a social network that’s experiencing a surge in users this week as users abandon X, says it has “no intention” of using user content to train generative AI tools. The social network made the announcement on the same day … Continue reading

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Palantir jumps 9% to a record after announcing move to Nasdaq

Palantir’s stock has been on a tear since the company’s better-than-expected earnings report last week, which was a day before the election.

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EU Fines Meta Nearly €800 Million for Facebook Marketplace Practices and Advertising Data Violations

The European Commission accuses Meta of giving Marketplace an unfair advantage over competing digital storefronts.

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NSO Group admits cutting off 10 customers because they abused its Pegasus spyware, say unsealed court documents

Newly unsealed documents brought by a WhatsApp lawsuit shows NSO Group’s spyware, Pegasus, was used to hack as many as “tens of thousands” of devices. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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OpenAI at one point considered acquiring AI chip startup Cerebras

OpenAI was at one point considering acquiring Cerabras, an AI chipmaking company that’s in the process of going public, according to new legal filings. Elon Musk’s ongoing lawsuit against OpenAI has new exhibits that describe how OpenAI was contemplating snatching … Continue reading

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