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| Vittoria Elliott / Wired: |
Six engineers, all apparently between 19 and 24 years and linked to Elon Musk and Peter Thiel, are helping Musk gain control of federal infrastructure with DOGE — Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk's companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
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| Bloomberg: |
Donald Trump's EO imposing levies on China says the “de minimis” exemption for items under $800 no longer applies, which could affect Alibaba, Shein, and others — - President could block tariff exemption for packages under $800 — Change could affect retailers such as Alibaba, Shein, Temu
More: Benzinga, Bloomberg, Digital Trends, BBC, The Irish Times, The Independent, and San Diego Union-Tribune
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| Heidi Mitchell / Wall Street Journal: |
A look at Future You, an AI-based research tool that lets users interact with a virtual older self and is currently being used by 60,000 people from 190 nations — A new artificial-intelligence tool allowed me to talk to my 80-year-old self. It's going to be quite a life.| Matthew Keys / The Desk: |
The US NTSB says it will not email news outlets and reporters with updates about the two recent plane crashes, and will instead post updates on its X account — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Saturday said it will stop e-mailing news organizations and reporters with updates …
More: The Verge and Media Play News
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Forums: Hacker News, r/politics, r/moderatepolitics, r/ATC, r/WeirdGOP, and r/news
| Kevin Roose / New York Times: |
In its current form, OpenAI's Operator is more of an intriguing demo than a product useful for most people, but it points to a future of powerful AI agents — In the past week, OpenAI's Operator has done the following things for me: — Ordered me a new ice cream scoop on Amazon.| Sima Kotecha / BBC: |
The UK announces four new laws that make it illegal to possess, create, or distribute AI tools designed to produce CSAM, becoming the first country to do so — Four new laws will tackle the threat of child sexual abuse images generated by artificial intelligence (AI), the government has announced.
More: Reuters, Metro.co.uk, Neowin, Forbes, The Independent, Daily Express, The Guardian, and The Mirror
| Bloomberg: |
Some parents say they are eschewing 529 college savings plans and other traditional investments to invest in cryptocurrency to build wealth for their children — Despite the risks and volatility, some families are investing in cryptocurrency to build wealth for their children.
More: crypto.news. Bluesky: @tingolino, @sevenbelow, @tsonic45, @wilkos, @regbazile, @dailyharbinger, and @jessefelder. Mastodon: @cryptadamist@universeodon.com
| Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
Google says APT groups from 20+ countries are using Gemini primarily for productivity gains rather than to develop or conduct novel AI-enabled cyberattacks — Multiple state-sponsored groups are experimenting with the AI-powered Gemini assistant from Google to increase productivity …
More: NCRI, Moneycontrol, Android Authority, and Android Central
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
In a Reddit AMA, Sam Altman admitted that DeepSeek has lessened OpenAI's lead and said OpenAI has been “on the wrong side of history” in terms of open sourcing — To cap off a day of product releases, OpenAI researchers, engineers, and executives, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman …
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Forums: r/OpenAI, r/NoShitSherlock, r/ChatGPT, r/technology, and Slashdot
| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
Intel received €515.55M in default interest from the EU after it was reimbursed a €1.06B fine levied in 2009; EU's top court sided with Intel in October 2024 — U.S. chipmaker Intel (INTC.O) has received 515.55 million euros ($536 million) in default interest from EU antitrust regulators related …
More: Wall Street Pit
| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Google's X spins out Heritable Agriculture, which aims to use AI to improve crop yield, as the incubator aggressively spins off companies under CEO Astro Teller — Google's X “moonshot factory” this week announced its latest graduate. Heritable Agriculture is a data- and machine learning …
More: Screen Rant
| Katie McQue / The Guardian: |
A US man pleads guilty to a cyberstalking campaign against a professor, including by creating chatbots on Crushon.ai and JanitorAI using her personal info — James Florence, 36, agreed to plead guilty after using victim's information to guide chatbots in impersonation
Bluesky: @anabrandusescu. X: @blakersdozen. LinkedIn: Maree Crabbe. Forums: r/technology and r/whenwomenrefuse
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