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X could ‘lose right to self regulate’, says Starmer
Laura CressTechnology reporterBBCThe UK will bring into force a law which will make it illegal to create non-consensual intimate images, following widespread concerns over Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot.Speaking to Labour MPs on Monday, Sir Keir Starmer warned X...
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Anthropic’s new Cowork tool offers Claude Code without the code | TechCrunch
On Monday, Anthropic announced a new tool called Cowork, designed as a more accessible version of Claude Code. Built into the Claude Desktop app, the new tool lets users designate a specific folder where Claude can read or modify...
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Meta names Dina Powell McCormick, a former Trump adviser, as president and vice chairman
Facebook owner Meta has named Dina Powell McCormick, a former Trump administration adviser and longtime finance executive, as president and vice chairman of the tech giant.Powell McCormick previously served on Meta's board of directors —...
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Researchers Beam Wireless Power From a Moving Airplane
On a blustery November day, a Cessna turboprop flew over Pennsylvania at 5,000 meters, in crosswinds of up to 70 knots—nearly as fast as the little plane was flying. But the bumpy conditions didn’t thwart its mission: to wirelessly...
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Her daughter died after falling in with online extremists who idolize school shooters. Now, she’s warning other parents.
Thirteen-year-old Audree loved to play Nirvana on guitar, draw anime characters and read the series "Spy School," her mother, Jaimee Seitz said."She had her own personality, her own hobbies, her own everything," said Seitz, who...
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Grok AI: Malaysia and Indonesia block X chatbot over sexually explicit deepfakes
Osmond Chia,Business reporterandSilvano Hajid,BBC IndonesiaGetty ImagesMalaysia and Indonesia have blocked access to Elon Musk's artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok over its ability to produce sexually explicit deepfakes.Grok, a tool on Musk's X platform, allows users to generate images but...
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Finnish Startup IXI Plans New Autofocusing Eyeglasses – Slashdot
An anonymous reader shared this report from CNET:Finland-based IXI Eyewear has raised more than $40 million from investors, including Amazon, to build glasses with adaptive lenses that could dynamically autofocus based on where the person wearing them is...
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That Bell Labs ‘Unix’ Tape from 1974: From a Closet to Computing History – Slashdot
Remember that re-discovered computer tape with one of the earliest versions of Unix from the early 1970s? This week several local news outlets in Utah reported on the find, with KSL creating a video report with shots...
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ALMA’s New Amplifiers Boost Cosmic Exploration
For decades, scientists have observed the cosmos with radio antennas to visualize the dark, distant regions of the universe. This includes the gas and dust of the interstellar medium, planet-forming disks, and objects that cannot be observed in visible...
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I Tested Over 50 Heat Protectant Sprays to Find the Best of the Best
Honorable MentionsPhotograph: Kat MerckSutra Heat Guard Blowout Cream for $24: I love Sutra’s IR2 hair straightener, so I had high hopes. This thick and almost fragrance-free cream is meant to protect up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit and reduce drying...
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Marine Le Pen’s political fate rests on appeal trial opening in France
A high-stakes appeal by far-right French politician Marine Le Pen starts on Tuesday against a ruling that banned her...