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Beloved alt-weeklies like the Village Voice have started publishing what appears to be AI-generated clickbait about OnlyFans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While a fight over betting on US elections plays out in court, the tech-savvy are gambling hundreds of millions of dollars on cryptocurrencies inspired by politicians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The company behind ChatGPT is expanding into search, and leaning heavily on its relationships with publishers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Phones are supported well beyond their average ownership lifetime. In stark contrast, automakers are struggling to work out how long their “smartphones on wheels” can be kept on the road. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

System administrators and their teams sprang into action last Friday and worked tirelessly to get their companies back online amid one of the worst digital blackouts ever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The newest version of Llama will make AI more accessible and customizable, but it will also stir up debate around the potential pitfalls of releasing AI without guardrails. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The event caused chaos at airports, grocery stores, and Starbucks outlets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With competing models—including many free ones—flooding the market, OpenAI is announcing a cheaper way to use its AI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tech companies—including OpenAI—are developing a new generation of AI assistants that can not only write code but debug, organize, and critique it, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The tech mogul cited California’s new transgender rights law as “the final straw” for moving out of the state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

By order of a UK judge, Craig Wright can no longer claim he is the creator of bitcoin and now faces the prospect of criminal charges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a quarter century the community-driven site hasn’t changed much. And don’t ask it to license its archive to AI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Elon Musk's paid blue-check system on X deceives users and can be abused by malicious actors, the European Union said today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sam Altman is touting AI’s ability to sway people's behavior. His company is also wrestling with the risks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Even techno-optimists hesitate to say teaching is best left to the bots, but there’s a debate about where to draw the line. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Reports of intimate images and video posted online without consent are growing, and deepfakes add a horrifying new dimension to the problem. Google insiders say they’ve struggled to get executives to act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The US military has abandoned its half-century dream of a suit of powered armor in favor of a “hyper enabled operator,” a tactical AI assistant for special operations forces. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As fears of a pandemic mount, the biotech company’s mRNA vaccine trial is set to release Phase 1/2 results later this year, with a larger Phase 3 trial expected to begin in 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices