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Apple unveils iPhone 16e — a lower-cost addition to iPhone 16 lineup

Apple on Wednesday debuted its iPhone 16e, a lower-cost addition to the tech giant’s iPhone 16 lineup that features Apple Intelligence tools.  The iPhone 16e replaces the iPhone SE, last released in 2022, which was Apple’s budget-friendly iPhone option. At $599, the starting price for the iPhone 16e is less than the $800 it costs […]

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Meta failing to curb spread of many deepfake celebrity images on Facebook

Meta has removed over a dozen fraudulent, sexualized images of famous female actors and athletes after a CBS News investigation found a high prevalence of AI-manipulated deepfake images on the company’s Facebook platform.  Dozens of fake, highly sexualized images of the actors Miranda Cosgrove, Jennette McCurdy, Ariana Grande, Scarlett Johansson and former tennis star Maria

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Google Calendar omits Pride, Black History Month from default display

Google’s online calendar has removed default references for a handful of holidays and cultural events — with users noticing that mentions of Pride and Black History Month, as well as other observances, no longer appear in their desktop and mobile applications. The omissions gained attention online over the last week, particularly around upcoming events that

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Vance warns EU against AI overregulation at summit in Paris

Paris, France — Vice President JD Vance, in his first international address, warned European Union countries against overregulation and said the Trump administration wants artificial intelligence to remain free from ideological bias.  “The Trump administration is troubled by reports that some foreign governments are considering tightening the screws on U.S. tech companies with international footprints,” Vance

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Elon Musk-led investor group offers $97.4 billion for control of OpenAI

Elon Musk is leading a group of investors in a $97.4 billion bid to take control of OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company that operates ChatGPT.  In a post on social media, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman responded, “[N]o thank you but we will buy twitter for $9.74 billion if you want,” referring to the social media

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Book excerpt: "Source Code: My Beginnings" by Bill Gates

Knopf We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. In Bill Gates’ new autobiography, “Source Code: My Beginnings” (published February 4 by Knopf), the computer pioneer and philanthropist writes of his formative years, and the experiences that led him to the then-burgeoning world of computers. Read an excerpt below about

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Meta to pay Trump $25 million to settle 2021 lawsuit

President Trump has signed settlement papers that are expected to require Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, to pay roughly $25 million to resolve a 2021 lawsuit Trump brought against the social media giant, according to sources familiar with the agreement.  The Wall Street Journal first reported the settlement. The lawsuit stemmed from

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