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Spotify removed 57,000 fake podcast episodes promoting illegal drugs, but only after a senator forced its hand
Spotify has removed more than 57,000 fake podcast episodes and banned 3,500 accounts tied to illegal drug promotion after a US Sen…
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NHS England rolls out Microsoft 365 Copilot to 505,000 staff after trial reports 43 minutes saved per day
NHS England is giving more than 505,000 clinicians and support staff access to Microsoft 365 Copilot in what will be the largest A…
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As Anthropic suspends access to new models, India debates its AI future
Tech leaders debate whether the Anthropic episode is a wake-up call for India’s AI ambitions.
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Meta reportedly moves to unwind $2B Manus deal after Beijing’s demand
Meta starts dismantling its $2 billion Manus acquisition after Beijing ordered the deal reversed.
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Amazon’s CEO reportedly triggered the government crackdown that shut down Anthropic’s most powerful AI
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy was reportedly the source of security concerns that led the US government to force Anthropic to shut down Fa…
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KPMG pulled its AI report after UBS, the NHS, and others said its claims about them were made up
KPMG has pulled a report titled “Redefining excellence in the age of agentic AI“ after multiple organisations said the claims it m…
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A Tesla on Autopilot swerved into someone’s garage door in Washington. Police are investigating.
A Tesla driver in Redmond, Washington, claims the car’s self-driving mode malfunctioned before it swerved into a residential garag…
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KPMG pulls report on AI usage due to apparent hallucinations
Once again, AI proves to be an unreliable source of information about AI.
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Amazon CEO reportedly raised Anthropic model concerns before government crackdown
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy may have been the source of security concerns that led Anthropic to cut off worldwide access to two models o…
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Microsoft is considering spinning off Xbox entirely as the division’s margins hit 3%
Microsoft has not ruled out spinning off its Xbox division into a separate company. The Information reported that options under co…
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OpenAI faces investigation from state attorneys general
It's not clear which states are involved, but they're asking about everything from OpenAI's ad policies to its handling of health …
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This thin under-pillow speaker helped me fall asleep without earbuds
I’ve struggled with insomnia since I was very young. Like many chronic overthinkers, I tend to fall asleep best when my mind is oc…
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Final Fantasy VII Revelation was built in three years because 95% of the team stayed
Final Fantasy VII Revelation, the conclusion to the remake trilogy, will launch in spring 2027. That is just three years after the…
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Windows 11 finally finds files when you type two characters instead of three
Microsoft’s June 2026 Patch Tuesday update quietly fixes one of Windows Search’s longest-standing irritations. The search box now …
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The FBI built a fake town to train agents for cyberattacks. It has a hospital, a power company, and 200 servers.
The FBI has revealed a 22,000 square-foot replica town on its Huntsville, Alabama, campus built to train law enforcement in simula…
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The FBI built its own replica small town to simulate real-world cyberattacks
Hidden inside a building in Alabama, the FBI has created its own small town as a dedicated cyber training ground for simulating cy…
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Andrew Yang says the next startup wave isn’t building AI. It’s lowering the cost of living.
Andrew Yang thinks the biggest startup opportunity of the next decade is not building AI. It is lowering the cost of living for th…
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DOJ clears Paramount’s $110 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery without conditions
The US Justice Department has cleared Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery without requiring any c…
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CoreWeave joins the Nasdaq-100 just 15 months after its IPO, capping a wild ride from crypto mining to AI darling
CoreWeave, the AI cloud infrastructure company that began life as a New Jersey cryptocurrency mining operation called Atlantic Cry…
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OpenAI is under investigation by 42 state attorneys general, days after filing for its IPO
A coalition of 42 state attorneys general has opened a sweeping investigation into OpenAI, first reported by the Wall Street Journ…
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US government orders Anthropic to kill Fable 5 and Mythos 5 in unprecedented AI model recall
The US government has ordered Anthropic to suspend access to its two most capable AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, in what appears…
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Andrew Yang thinks the next big startup opportunity is lowering the cost of living
Andrew Yang made a list of everything Americans overpay for — housing, food, wireless — and thinks the next startup gold rush is g…
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Anthropic’s safety warnings may have just backfired — the government has pulled the plug on its most powerful AI
Anthropic isn't hiding its frustration. "We disagree that the finding of a narrow potential jailbreak should be cause for recallin…
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Elon Musk's stratospheric rise to trillionaire status - in charts
The BBC breaks down how the tech mogul's fortune has grown.