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    Meta just tied your private AI chats to its ad business. The next step? Designing bots that keep you talking, expert says

    Linguist and AI critic Emily Bender says the shift could incentivize Meta to design its AI to prod users into even more conversations.

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    October 2, 2025

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    Larry Ellison once predicted ‘citizens will be on their best behavior’ amid constant recording. Now his company will pay a key role in social media

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    LexisNexis exec says it’s ‘a matter of time’ before attorneys lose their licenses over using open-source AI pilots in court
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    LexisNexis exec says it’s ‘a matter of time’ before attorneys lose their licenses over using open-source AI pilots in court

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    All of New York City was close to losing cell service until Secret Service thwarted hackers targeting UN General Assembly

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    September 23, 2025
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    TikTok’s CEO used to work for Mark Zuckerberg as a Facebook intern. Just one decade later, he’s become one of Meta’s fiercest competitors

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    September 23, 2025
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    Trump ramps up retribution campaign with push for attorney general to speed up pursuit of ‘justice’ against his foes

    By Meg Kinnard and The Associated Press
    September 21, 2025
    U.S. would control TikTok’s board and algorithm under emerging deal with China, White House says
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    U.S. would control TikTok’s board and algorithm under emerging deal with China, White House says

    By Aamer Madhani and The Associated Press
    September 20, 2025
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    London teenager orchestrated ‘help desk’ extortion scheme against 47 U.S. companies that netted $115 million, says DOJ

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    September 20, 2025
    Big Tech’s standard for fighting AI fakes puts privacy on the line
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    Big Tech’s standard for fighting AI fakes puts privacy on the line

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    A Muslim Walmart worker says he was impersonated as celebrating Charlie Kirk’s killing, then suspended—and now fears for his family’s safety

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    Teens say they can’t escape graphic videos of Charlie Kirk shooting on TikTok, X, Instagram

    By Makiya Seminera, Jocelyn Gecker and The Associated Press
    September 15, 2025
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    North Korean hackers used ChatGPT to help forge deepfake ID

    By Jane Lanhee Lee and Bloomberg
    September 14, 2025
    New round of China trade talks to cover tariffs and TikTok’s fate after Beijing launches probes on U.S. chip sector
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    New round of China trade talks to cover tariffs and TikTok’s fate after Beijing launches probes on U.S. chip sector

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    AI chatbots are harming young people. Regulators are scrambling to keep up.

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    September 14, 2025
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    Poland scrambles jets, shuts key airport amid drone threat

    By Maciej Martewicz and Bloomberg
    September 13, 2025
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    By Jocelyn Gecker and The Associated Press
    September 12, 2025
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    Amazon, IBM, and Dell helped build China’s surveillance state brick by brick, investigation finds

    By Dake Kang and The Associated Press
    September 9, 2025
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    Ōura CEO insists they’ll never sell your data as customers publicly ditch rings over privacy fears tied to Defense Department and Palantir

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    September 9, 2025
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    Red Sea cable cuts disrupt internet in Asia, Middle East; Houthis deny involvement as Microsoft warns of disruption

    By Jon Gambrell and The Associated Press
    September 8, 2025
    Mark Zuckerberg could use a favor from Donald Trump
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    Mark Zuckerberg could use a favor from Donald Trump

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    August 29, 2025
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    ‘Salt Typhoon’ Chinese hacking campaign spreads to hundreds of firms around the globe

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    Exclusive: CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz on $290 million acquisition of startup Onum and security in the AI age

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    August 27, 2025
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    Denmark catches Trump allies running ‘covert influence’ ops in Greenland as secret hit lists and backdoor tactics surface

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    August 27, 2025
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    xAI sues Apple and OpenAI

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    August 26, 2025
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    Germany nabs American working at military base who offered to spy for China

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    August 25, 2025
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