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How China built a chip industry, and why it’s still not enough

At a conference at Tsinghua University in Beijing in January, a group of the most influential executives and founders working in artificial intelligence...

Discord adopts facial recognition in child safety crackdown

Messaging platform Discord announced Monday it will implement enhanced safety features for teenage users globally, including facial recognition, joining a wave of social...

‘Uncanny Valley’: Minneapolis Misinformation, TikTok’s New Owners, and Moltbot Hype

Brian Barrett: And also the kind of thing that people readily click through and don't realize is happening, right? TikTok also now tracking...

Meta, TikTok, YouTube to stand trial on youth addiction claims

Meta Platforms, TikTok and ‍YouTube will face courtroom scrutiny this week over allegations that their platforms are fueling a youth mental health crisis,...

Disinformation Floods Social Media After Nicolás Maduro’s Capture

Within minutes of Donald Trump announcing in the early hours of Saturday morning that US troops had captured Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and...

People Are Using Sora 2 to Make Disturbing Videos With AI-Generated Kids

On October 7, a TikTok account named @fujitiva48 posed a provocative question alongside their latest video. “What are your thoughts on this new...

The AI Slur ‘Clanker’ Has Become a Cover for Racist TikTok Skits

In July, just after receiving an email pitch about the “perfect” AI girlfriend, content creator Harrison Stewart made a TikTok skit using the...

Will Arattai be India’s answer to WhatsApp?

India’s swadeshi rival to WhatsApp Arattai added two million new users on the last day of September. While the numbers are impressive, there...

Chair of a House committee on China demands urgent White House briefing on TikTok deal

The chairman of a House committee that pushed for the law demanding TikTok be spun off from its Chinese owners has requested an...

China’s ByteDance will get 1 of 7 board seats for TikTok’s US operations, official says

A U.S.-China agreement on TikTok's U.S. operations includes China's ByteDance choosing one of seven board members for the new entity, with Americans holding...

Spiritual Influencers Say ‘Sentient’ AI Can Help You Solve Life’s Mysteries

Partly in an effort to avoid any future snafus with OpenAI, Grant plans to make The Architect available on Orion, his proprietary and...

TikTok says live feature temporarily suspended in Indonesia over protests

Social media platform TikTok announced on Saturday that it has temporarily suspended its live feature in Indonesia for "a few days" because of...