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YouTube wipes out thousands of propaganda channels linked to China, Russia, others
Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty Images Google announced Monday the removal of nearly 11,000 YouTube channels and other accounts tied to state-linked propaganda campaigns from China, Russia and more in the second quarter. The takedown included more than 7,700 YouTube channels linked to China. These campaigns primarily shared content in Chinese and English that […]
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Peter Thiel-backed cryptocurrency exchange Bullish files to go public on NYSE
Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal, Palantir Technologies, and Founders Fund, holds hundred dollar bills as he speaks during the Bitcoin 2022 Conference at Miami Beach Convention Center on April 7, 2022 in Miami, Florida. Marco Bello | Getty Images The Peter Thiel-backed cryptocurrency exchange Bullish filed for an IPO on Friday, the latest digital asset […]
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The investor behind Opendoor’s 190% run nearly shut down his fund
On June 6, online real estate service Opendoor was so desperate to get its beaten-down stock price back over $1 and stay listed on the Nasdaq that management proposed a reverse split, potentially lifting the price of each share by as much as 50 times. The stock inched its way up over the next five […]
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Astronomer board investigating CEO Andy Byron after viral Coldplay kiss cam video
PERTH, AUSTRALIA – NOVEMBER 18: Chris Martin of Coldplay performs on stage at Optus Stadium on November 18, 2023 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) Paul Kane | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Astronomer, a provider of open-source technologies that was hardly known until this week, said on Friday that it’s launched […]
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Meta says it won’t sign Europe AI agreement, calling it an overreach that will stunt growth
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Meta Platforms declined to sign the European Union’s artificial intelligence code of practice because it is an overreach that will “stunt” companies, according to global affairs chief Joel Kaplan. “Europe is heading down the wrong path on AI,” Kaplan wrote in a post on LinkedIn Friday. “This code […]
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Roblox launches new age verification system to unlock unfiltered chats
Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images Roblox announced the start of age-verification technology Thursday for users who want to chat more freely on the social-gaming platform as part of its new “trusted connections” feature. Roblox Chief Safety Officer Matt Kaufman said that the company felt it was the right time to implement age-estimation software […]
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Scale AI cuts 14% of workforce after Meta investment, hiring of founder Wang
Facade with logo at headquarters of Scale AI, San Francisco, California, June 2, 2025. Smith Collection | Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Weeks after Meta poured $14.3 billion into Scale AI and hired founder Alexandr Wang, the artificial intelligence startup is cutting 200 full-time employees, or 14% of its staff. Scale AI’s interim […]
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Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and xAI granted up to $200 million for AI work from Defense Department
A view of the Pentagon on December 13, 2024, in Washington, DC. Home to the US Defense Department, the Pentagon is one of the world’s largest office buildings. Daniel Slim | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. Department of Defense on Monday said it’s granting contract awards of up to $200 million for artificial intelligence […]
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Musk’s xAI faces European scrutiny over Grok’s ‘horrific’ antisemitic posts
The Grok logo is being displayed on a smartphone with Xai visible in the background in this photo illustration on April 1, 2024. Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images The European Union on Monday called in representatives from Elon Musk’s xAI after the company’s social network X, and chatbot Grok, generated and spread anti-semitic […]
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Meta CEO Zuckerberg says first AI data supercluster will come online in 2026
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears at the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 25, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday said he plans to invest “hundreds of billions of dollars” into artificial intelligence compute infrastructure, and that Meta plans to bring its first […]
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