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Minnesota cyberattack has hallmarks of Iran-backed hackers, source says
The U.S. has warned Iran-backed hackers are targeting infrastructure, but the culprit behind this attack hasn’t been identified.
Amazon’s Zoox wins first U.S. approval for paid robotaxis without human controls
Along with Zoox, others, such as Tesla and Alphabet’s Waymo, are racing to expand autonomous ride-hailing services in the U.S.
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Tinder pauses AI tool after it gave some daters unsolicited makeovers
Exclusive: An in-app “Photo Enhance” tool altered some users’ appearances without their permission.
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Russia charges Telegram founder with aiding terrorism and puts him on wanted list
If convicted, the founder and owner of the messaging app Telegram could face up to life in prison in Russia.
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The AI industry is picking sides on open or closed tech. Experts say follow the money.
Nvidia assembled dozens of companies behind open-source AI days after a hack that scrambled the policy debate.
Top scientists at OpenAI and Anthropic ask U.S. for tools to pace AI development
More than 1,000 employees at America’s leading AI companies signed a statement asking the U.S. to help support efforts to “pace” cutting-edge AI development.
Nasdaq-100 slides into correction as global chip and memory stocks sell off
The selling kicked off overnight in Asia, with markets in South Korea, Japan and Taiwan. Stateside, Dell Technologies tumbled 8% and Intel shares slid 6%.
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SpaceX plan for 1M data centers in space could make atmosphere a ‘fire pit,’ scientists say
The company wants to put a network of data centers in orbit. Scientists say the plan comes with severe environmental risks.
Federal judge blocks Minnesota’s prediction market ban days before it takes effect
The ruling follows lawsuits by the Justice Department, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Polymarket and Kalshi.
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Blocked but booming: How people in China use American AI
Using VPNs, company accounts and other work-arounds, China’s AI users are flocking to OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude.
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A rogue OpenAI model hacked a startup, and some experts worry that’s just the start
One technologist called it a “sci-fi scenario,” while others said it shows the risks of underestimating what cutting-edge AI can do.
