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Study: One in 4 British Teenagers Turning to AI Chatbots for Mental Support
One in four British teenagers have used an AI chatbot for mental health support in the past year, a study from the Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) found. YEF, a London-based organization, surveyed 11,000 children between the ages of 13 and 16 in England and Wales for the study. The Independent detailed on Tuesday the study found that…
Elon Musk’s Tesla Optimus Robot Takes Suspicious Tumble During Demo
A new video from a Tesla demonstration in Miami this weekend shows the company’s Optimus humanoid robot taking a concerning fall, with hand movements strongly suggesting it was being teleoperated by a remote human operator. Electrek reports that Tesla’s highly touted Optimus humanoid robot suffered an embarrassing setback during a public demonstration at the company’s…
EU Fines Elon Musk’s X $140 Million for Not Following Censorship Law
The European Commission has issued a $140 million fine to Elon Musk’s X for violating the EU’s controversial Digital Services Act (DSA). The fine is likely to escalate tensions between the EU and America over free speech online. Bloomberg reports that the European Commission has imposed a €120 million ($140 million) fine on X, Elon…
Poll: 75% of AI-Generated Deepfake Porn in Schools Targets Children 14 and Under
The increasing prevalence of AI-powered “nudify” apps and deepfake technology has led to a disturbing trend of students creating and sharing sexually explicit images of their classmates, with 75 percent of these images targeting children under 14 and even as young as 11 years old, according to a new poll of teachers in the UK….
South Korean Regulators Threaten U.S.-Korea Trade Understanding with Anti-American Tech Crackdown
In the wake of Washington DC and Seoul signing a joint factsheet meant to reset trade tensions and stop discriminatory treatment of U.S. tech companies in South Korea, a pair of powerful Korean officials are already signaling they may torpedo the entire agreement — all to advance burdensome, one-sided tech regulations that overwhelmingly target American…
Elon Musk Admits Automakers Have Rejected Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ Software
Electrek reports that Tesla CEO Elon Musk has finally conceded that other automakers are not seeking to license the company’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ (FSD) technology, contrary to his earlier statements suggesting that Tesla was in talks with major car manufacturers. This admission comes after years of Musk touting the superiority of Tesla’s autonomous driving capabilities and the…
Nolte: Chart-topping Christian Singer Solomon Ray Is AI Creation
Solomon Ray topped the iTunes Top 100 Christian and gospel albums chart last week, and he’s not even real … or Christian … or black. “His most recent release, a Christmas EP called A Soulful Christmas, features tracks with titles like ‘Soul to the World’ and ‘Jingle Bell Soul,’ reports Christianity Today. “Ray is a verified artist…
Exclusive — Marsha Blackburn: Google ‘Turned a Blind Eye’ to Defamatory AI Content Against Conservatives
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) wrote in a letter on Wednesday to Google CEO Sundar Pichai that removing Gemma from its AI studio does not prevent the distribution of the AI model from generating “patently false and defamatory statements” about her and other conservatives. Blackburn wrote her letter to the Google chief executive after she accused…
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An Oklahoma County mother has filed a lawsuit against popular online gaming platform Roblox, accusing the company of enabling a breeding ground for sexual predators and failing to protect her 12-year-old son from exploitation. The Oaklahoman reports that in a disturbing case that highlights the dangers children can face online, an Oklahoma County mother, identified…
‘We Let the Internet Down Today:’ Cloudflare Admits Massive Outage Was Caused by Internal Error
Cloudflare brought major portions of the internet to its knees on Tuesday morning, causing widespread service disruptions for Elon Musk’s X and a wide range of websites, apps, and even video games. The company now admits the failure was completely its own fault due to a programming mistake. Breitbart News reported yesterday that America woke…