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We are 14 months out from our first ‘AI’ presidential election. Everyone knows that this is going to be a misinformation disaster.
How bad will it be? This cycle is going to make 2016’s issues with “Russian bot farms” look downright quaint. Unlike the techno-fever-dream of the risk posed by Artificial General Intelligence, even today’s “crude” AI is a clear and present danger in its ability to destroy trust in the system and create chaos.
The question is what to do about it.
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An East Bay apartment complex has been bought at a price that's well below its prior value. Read more ›
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A PG&E Corp. unit has bought a San Jose building in a move to bolster the utility's South Bay operations. Read more ›
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Apple today updated the Sports app for iPhone to add more 2026 FIFA World Cup content. Soccer fans are now able to view complete tournament groupings and follow their favorite national teams in the app. This is the first 48-team World Cup and a departure from the traditional 32-team format. Following teams allows Apple Sports users to get real-time score updates and stats, plus there is support for Live Activities... Read more ›
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WhatsApp has alerted users who installed a fake version of its app containing spyware, linked to a targeted surveillance campaign. Read more ›
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Textise is a simple web tool that converts cluttered webpages into clean, text-only versions, making online reading faster and distraction-free. Read more ›
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After the second round of PS5 price hikes, our best hope for an affordable next-gen console may be Sony's rumored PS6 handheld. Read more ›
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Deepfakes really started to pick up some ground with the continued advancement of AI, and it's getting harder to spot them. What details should you look for? Read more ›
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This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump is still trying to limit mail-in voting. What happened? On Tuesday evening, Trump signed an executive order that would create new citizenship […] Read more ›
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Motorola's Edge 70 family is going to get bigger in the near future, according to a new leak from the legendary Evan Blass. The company has already made the Edge 70, Edge 70 Fusion, and Edge 70 Fusion+ official, and the Signature too (which is an honorary member of the family since it was initially rumored to be called Edge 70 Ultra). However, three more devices are allegedly going to... Read more ›
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The infamous Shroud of Turin has been surrounded by controversy since it first appeared in the historical record. Read more ›
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Editor’s Note, April 1, 5:00 pm ET: The interview in this piece was conducted when NASA first revealed the crew for Artemis II in 2023. With the launch now taking place, Vox is republishing the piece. The crew taking part in the Artemis II launch includes two historic firsts: the first woman, Christina Koch, and […] Read more ›
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Food ordering is Amazon's dress rehearsal for voice-driven travel planning and booking — a move that could put Alexa between travelers and travel suppliers. Read more ›
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Don't sext with Gemini! This teen learned the hard way and ruined his family's accounts. Read more ›
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Apple last month discontinued its final product available in (PRODUCT)RED, as the iPhone 14 Silicone Case in that color is finally sold out on its online store. Since 2006, Apple has partnered with the (RED) brand to raise money for The Global Fund, an organization that aims to combat diseases such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria in Africa. Through this partnership, Apple had long offered a (PRODUCT)RED option for some... Read more ›
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Kempinski’s strategy hinges on being extremely selective. In today’s luxury market, scarcity could sell better than scale. Read more ›
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It was animation that gave Darth Maul a second chance, years after his seeming end in 'The Phantom Menace'. Now, he's starring in his own TV show—and the man behind Maul couldn't be happier. Read more ›
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ZipNada writes: Two software researchers recently demonstrated how modern AI tools can reproduce entire open-source projects, creating proprietary versions that appear both functional and legally distinct. The partly-satirical demonstration shows how quickly artificial intelligence can blur long-standing boundaries between coding innovation, copyright law, and the open-source principles that underpin much of the modern internet. In their presentation, Dylan Ayrey, founder of Truffle Security, and Mike Nol Read more ›
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Anthropic sent a copyright takedown after a segment of the code for Claude Code was leaked online. Anthropic has faced its own copyright issues. Read more ›
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Sierra, an AI startup led by ex-Salesforce CEO Bret Taylor, unveiled a new product called Ghostwriter that builds AI agents for tasks such as customer service based on natural language prompts. While other software providers offer similar tools, the self-service aspect of ... Read more ›
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The judge overseeing Elon Musk’s breach of charitable trust lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft ruled Wednesday that Musk’s damages expert, an economist at economic consulting firm Berkeley Research Group, is allowed to present his testimony at trial. The economist, C. Paul Wazzan, found that ... Read more ›
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Talk about bad timing. Meta Platforms made a big splash on Tuesday night by disclosing new stock grants for senior executives that fully pay out only if the company’s market capitalization rises above $9.4 trillion by 2031, from $1.5 trillion now. Hours later, on Wednesday, we scooped the news that Meta was laying off hundreds of people. And hours after that, a jury in Los Angeles found Meta and Google’s... Read more ›
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A tidal wave of fast-growing AI startups has given venture capitalists many more shots to score winning investments. But competition to invest has never been more intense. That has made the partners who can secure stakes in sought-after startups all the more valuable. The Information asked over two dozen founders and investors about the individuals best positioned to become general partners—the top dealmakers who usually get the biggest share of... Read more ›
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Investments in AI startups such as Mercor and Skild AI helped advance three of 16 finalists in last year’s list of Next General Partners to higher positions, including to the role of general partner in their firms. These promotions reflect how AI continues to dominate venture capital investing. Last year’s finalists can’t credit just AI, however. Increased valuations for defense tech startup Anduril and expense software company Ramp also cast... Read more ›
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Anthropic has been on a tear in adding features to its Claude AI agents for coding and other white-collar work. The Claude agents now offer many of the features that turned OpenClaw, an open-source tool for developing personal AI agents, into a sensation.Claude’s new features include the ability to take over a person’s computer to perform complex tasks using any application, which Anthropic launched with great fanfare Monday night; take... Read more ›
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Microsoft executives in recent weeks told managers at major divisions, including its Azure cloud and North American sales groups, to suspend new hiring, according to three current employees with direct knowledge of the decision. It’s not uncommon for Microsoft to slow hiring or even lay off staff toward the end of its fiscal year, which ends in June. But Microsoft’s cost-conscious approach reflects a broader attitude throughout tech, as companies... Read more ›
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OpenAI has put plans to allow its ChatGPT chatbot to generate erotica on hold indefinitely, according to a report from the Financial Times. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman first teased “adult mode” in ChatGPT last October, saying in a post on X that the release would be part of OpenAI’s “treat adult users ... Read more ›
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In the ultracompetitive world of drug development, getting a new medication on the market as fast as possible can have major business implications. There’s perhaps no better recent example than Novo Nordisk, which has generated nearly $100 billion in sales of weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy while trying to fend off competition from Eli Lilly.Now, Novo Nordisk says it’s using AI agents to shorten by weeks or months the... Read more ›
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Apple is opening the door for other artificial intelligence assistants to directly integrate with its Siri assistant, Bloomberg reported. The change is coming alongside the company’s overhaul of Siri, which is due to be announced in June at this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference, the outlet ... Read more ›
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