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Financial Times (paywall): A small Chinese artificial intelligence lab stunned the world this week by revealing the technical recipe for its cutting-edge model, turning its reclusive leader into a national hero who has defied US attempts to stop China’s high-tech ambitions. DeepSeek, founded by hedge fund manager Liang Wenfeng,
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Wall Street Journal: The lawsuit, filed Monday in the U.S. Eastern District Court of Missouri, alleges that abuse occurred at their family home in Clayton, Mo., from approximately 1997 through 2006. Ann Altman was 3 years old, and Sam Altman was 12 at the start of the alleged abuse,
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Matt Birchler, at Birchtree: I’m not going to tell you Samsung never follow Apple's lead, but I think we’re in silly territory when we’re suggesting Samsung is copying Apple by releasing a thinner phone before Apple does the same thing. A thinner phone…something Samsung
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404 Media: Almost two years ago, Louisiana passed a law that started a wave that’s since spread across the entire U.S. south, and has changed the way people there can access adult content. As of today, Florida, Tennessee, and South Carolina join the list of 17 states that
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An "experimental art installation" dubbed "Deus in Machina" by the St. Peter's Church in Lucerne has seen a confessional booth outfitted with a vertically aligned monitor, a bunch of computer equipment and a big blue button for adventurous penitents willing to ask questions to
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These actions are in part a response to Republicans’ complaints that media companies and advertisers have silenced conservative voices, according to six people who have worked with major advertisers. Some of those criticisms have led to legal action: In August, Elon Musk’s X sued a coalition of large advertisers,
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Techdirt: “Judge: Just Because AI Trains On Your Publication, Doesn’t Mean It Infringes On Your Copyright” Part of the problem is that these lawsuits assume, incorrectly, that these AI services really are, as some people falsely call them, “plagiarism machines.” The assumption is that they’re just copying everything
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