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Man Charged with Alleged Use of AI to Generate Child Sexual Abuse Material

A man has been charged in connection with what authorities describe as the alleged use of artificial intelligence to produce child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The case represents an emerging area of concern as generative AI tools have become more accessible and law enforcement agencies adapt to address new forms

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States Launch Major Legal Trial Against Meta in California Over Children's Social Media Harms

A coalition of states has launched a major legal trial against Meta in California, representing what legal experts are calling the most significant courtroom battle to date concerning social media's impact on young users. The case centers on allegations that Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram,

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ByteDance and Motion Picture Association Sign IP Protection Agreement for AI Models

ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has reached a memorandum of understanding with the Motion Picture Association (MPA) aimed at safeguarding Hollywood's intellectual property as the company develops its AI models. The agreement marks a notable collaboration between a major social media and AI company and the film

Minnesota Defends AI 'Nudification' Ban Against xAI Lawsuit

Minnesota is standing by its legislation banning AI "nudification" tools, responding to a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI. The case represents a significant test of state-level AI regulation in the United States. The Minnesota law targets technology that uses artificial intelligence to

Tech Giants Battle the Rise of AI-Generated Slop

The rapid adoption of generative AI tools has brought an unexpected challenge: an overwhelming influx of low-quality, AI-generated content—colloquially called "slop"—that is cluttering the internet and frustrating users and platforms alike. Tech giants, who once championed the democratization of AI content creation, are now grappling with

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GitHub Experiences Widespread Morning Outage

GitHub, one of the most widely-used code hosting and collaboration platforms in the software development industry, experienced a significant outage this morning. The disruption affected developers worldwide who rely on the platform for version control, code reviews, and collaborative software projects throughout their workday. While the exact cause of the

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Nvidia Puts $1.5 Billion Behind SoftBank's AI Data Center Ambitions

Nvidia is deepening its ties with SoftBank's artificial intelligence infrastructure push through a $1.5 billion investment commitment. The chipmaker will take a stake in a data center development venture backed by SoftBank, a company closely connected to the Stargate project—a joint initiative with OpenAI that aims