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Open AI launches ChatGPT designed for younger users #AI #ChatGPT #EdTech
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Aug 20, 2026
Whistleblower Arturo Béjar leads testimony in landmark trial against Meta #Technology #Meta #Law
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Aug 19, 2026
Why tech companies are buying up tons of rare old books to train their AI models #AI #Books #Tech
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Aug 19, 2026
Trump administration launches $5B AI initiative aimed at advancing science #AI #Science #Technology
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Aug 19, 2026
'Profits won.' The child safety trial against Meta kicks off in federal court #Tech #SocialMedia #Law
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Aug 18, 2026
She told no one about her agony except ChatGPT. What her death reveals about AI risks #AI #MentalHealth #Ethics
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Aug 18, 2026
Many recent grads say AI is making it harder to get a job. Economists aren't so sure #Technology #AI #Jobs
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Aug 18, 2026
Car problems? No childcare? How an app is helping people get to work #Technology #Workforce #AI
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Aug 17, 2026
Meta heads to court in a landmark trial about kids and social media addiction #Tech #SocialMedia #Addiction
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Aug 17, 2026
Anthropic's new invisible watermark marks content generated by AI chatbot Claude #AI #Technology #Watermarking
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Aug 17, 2026
Are robotaxis finally here? #Robotaxis #FutureOfTransport #SelfDrivingCars
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Aug 15, 2026
Trump administration wants to allow companies to hack foreign cybercriminals #Cybersecurity #Hacking #NationalSecurity
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Aug 15, 2026
Recent AI 'escapes' are a warning of how unpredictable the technology can be #AI #Technology #Future
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Aug 14, 2026
Feds probe 'mention markets' amid White House Kalshi controversy #Technology #Finance #Regulation
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Aug 14, 2026
Trump sued over service selling faster access to Truth Social posts #Tech #SocialMedia #Law
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Aug 12, 2026
AI chatbots are offering financial advice. Should you trust them? #AI #Finance #Technology
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Aug 12, 2026
China's courts side with workers displaced by AI but employees remain anxious #AI #Labor #China
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Aug 10, 2026
'The Nerd Reich' tracks the 'unmasking of Silicon Valley's true politics' #Tech #Politics
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Aug 10, 2026
An AI chatbot is joining the search for art looted by the Nazis #AI #History #Art
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Aug 9, 2026
Meta AI breaches external firm during security testing sandbox error #Tech #AISecurity #Cybersecurity
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Aug 8, 2026
Kalshi and Polymarket bets on clinical trials criticized as 'ghastly' #Technology #Healthcare #Finance
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Aug 7, 2026
Court orders Instagram and Facebook's Meta to pay $567M to address kids' mental health online #Tech #SocialMedia #MentalHealth
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Aug 7, 2026
SpaceX's revenue rises as its once-soaring stock price drifts back to Earth
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Aug 4, 2026
NVIDIA is about to spend $750 billion on AI. Critics are calling it a bubble
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Aug 2, 2026
Why did OpenAI's and Anthropic's AI models hack other companies? #AI #Cybersecurity #TechNews
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Aug 1, 2026
For sale: early access to Trump's Truth Social posts #Technology #SocialMedia #Business
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Aug 1, 2026
Google adds AI to satellite images, raising fears of deepfakes in the sky #AI #Technology #Deepfakes
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Jul 31, 2026
Trump's AI review order raises questions about federal oversight #AI #Tech #Policy
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Jul 31, 2026
Elon Musk's AI company is suing to block a new Minnesota law against certain AI apps #AI #Tech #Law
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Jul 30, 2026
Digital habits that rob attention and energy -- and how to combat them #Technology #Productivity #DigitalWellness
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Jul 30, 2026
Massive demand from AI data centers drives up computer memory prices #Technology #AI #Computing
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Jul 30, 2026
New York school pauses plan to deploy humanlike AI robot teacher after backlash #AI #Education #Robotics
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Jul 29, 2026
'Machines are collaborators' at this new museum of AI art #AI #Art #Museum
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Jul 29, 2026
AI executive calls OpenAI hacking event a wake-up call for the industry #AI #Cybersecurity #TechNews
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Jul 28, 2026
Allegations of AI distillation spark debate about IP theft. But is it illegal? #AI #Tech #Law
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Jul 28, 2026
AI tokens could become the kilowatt-hour of the AI age #AI #Technology #Future
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Jul 28, 2026
Authors have mixed feelings about the $1.5B Anthropic copyright infringement ruling #AI #Copyright #Law
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Jul 27, 2026
Authors wary of content ownership despite court ruling on Anthropic case #Tech #AI #Copyright
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Jul 27, 2026
Kalshi attacks Wisconsin law banning election bets as 'voter suppression' #Technology #Politics #Law
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Jul 27, 2026
Sony says it will stop producing physical discs for PlayStation games #Gaming #Tech #Playstation
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Jul 26, 2026

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