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UK pushes up a law criminalizing deepfake nudes in response to Grok
The UK is bringing a law into force that makes creating non-consensual intimate deepfake images, like…
New York wants to regulate Roblox
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is making kids’ online safety a cornerstone of her administration, and…
Meta closes 550,000 accounts to comply with Australia’s kids social media ban
To comply with Australia’s under-16 social media ban, Meta said on Medium that it has shut…
Instagram says it fixed the issue that sent password reset emails
If you’re one of the many, many people who received a password reset email from Instagram…
Elon Musk says he’s going to open-source the new X algorithm next week
In 2023, what was then still called Twitter, open-sourced at least portions of the code that…
No, Grok hasn’t paywalled its deepfake image feature
Elon Musk’s X has partially restricted access to Grok’s image editing capabilities amid growing backlash to…
The MAGA-approved video of an ICE killing
The clips are filmed from different angles. Some are zoomed in, making them indecipherably grainy, and…
Spotify is finally bringing your friends’ Listening Activity to mobile
Since almost day one, Spotify has offered the ability to creep on your friends’ listening habits…
Elon Musk’s XAI Raises $20B in New Funding Round
Elon Musk‘s xAI, the artificial intelligence company that also owns Musk’s social platform X, has raised…