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1,000 artists release silent album to protest UK copyright sell-out to AI

The U.K. government is pushing forward with plans to attract more AI companies to the region through changes to copyright law that would...

This mental health chatbot aims to fill the counseling gap at understaffed schools

As school districts struggle to support the mental health of their students, a startup called Sonar Mental Health has built a “wellbeing companion”...

US AI Safety Institute could face big cuts

The National Institute of Standards and Technology could fire as many as 500 staffers, according to multiple reports — cuts that further threaten...

Brian Armstrong says Coinbase spent $50M fighting SEC lawsuit and beat it

Coinbase on Friday said the SEC has agreed to drop the lawsuit against the company with prejudice, meaning it cannot be filed again. ...

Meta, X approved ads containing violent anti-Muslim, antisemitic hate speech ahead of German election, study finds

Social media giants Meta and X approved ads targeting users in Germany with violent anti-Muslim and anti-Jew hate speech in the run-up to...

Thousands protest Elon Musks DOGE in NYC on Presidents Day

More than 10,000 protesters gathered in New York City on Presidents’ Day to speak out against the current Trump administration and the actions...

X is blocking links to Signal, a secure messaging platform used by federal workers

Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) is blocking links to Signal.me, a URL shortener used by the private messaging app Signal that allows users...

South Korea blocks downloads of DeepSeek from local app stores

South Korean officials on Saturday temporarily restricted Chinese AI Lab DeepSeek’s app from being downloaded from app stores in the country pending an...

xAIs Colossus supercomputer raises health questions in Memphis

Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI plans to continue using 15 gas turbines to power its “Colossus” supercomputer in Memphis, Tennessee, according to an...

North Carolina Amazon workers vote against unionizing

Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Garner, North Carolina voted against unionizing in election results announced today. According to Carolina Amazonians United...

What is an encryption backdoor?

Talk of backdoors in encrypted services is once again doing the rounds after reports emerged that the U.K. government is seeking to force...

DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng is reportedly set to meet with Chinas Xi Jinping

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng is reportedly set to meet with China’s top politicians, including Chinese leader Xi Jinping, during a...

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