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OpenAI’s ChatGPT AI chatbot reportedly offered users instructions on how to murder, self-mutilate, and worship the devil. After being tipped off by someone who says he inadvertently prompted ChatGPT to provide a ritual offering to the demonic entity Molech — which explicitly involves child sacrifice according to the Bible — journalists with the Atlantic conducted conducted an experiment to see if they could…

Skydance, the entertainment company that seeks to purchase Paramount for $8 billion in a merger, told the FCC it will hire an ombudsman to review “bias” at CBS News and plans to scrap diversity, equity, and inclusion policies (DEI). Skydance Media aims to obtain approval of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to take over Paramount Global. Now,…

A safety expert has testified that Elon Musk’s Tesla failed to adequately protect against the misuse of its Autopilot system, which a lawsuit claimed caused a fatal crash in 2019. Bloomberg reports that in a Miami court, Mary “Missy” Cummings, an engineering professor at George Mason University, has called into question Tesla’s efforts to prevent the misuse…

China’s TikTok is reportedly planning to launch a new app tailored specifically for U.S. users in September as the company seeks to address national security concerns and comply with federal legislation. The move could signal that Tiktok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance is close to selling its American operations to comply with federal legislation. The Information reports that TikTok,…

Privacy-focused software provider Proton has filed a lawsuit against Apple, alleging the iPhone maker engages in anticompetitive practices and charges excessive fees in its App Store. TechCrunch reports that Proton, the company behind privacy-centric apps like Proton Mail, has joined a class-action lawsuit against Apple in the Northern District of California. The suit accuses Apple of holding monopolies…

Several major tech companies are helping fund the festivities surrounding President Trump’s upcoming military parade in Washington, DC, this weekend.     According to recent statements from the America250 Foundation, the congressionally appointed nonprofit organizing the U.S. Semiquincentennial celebration, tech giants Oracle, Amazon, Coinbase, and Palantir are among the top sponsors of the events surrounding Trump’s army parade set…

The publisher that controls the early catalog of leftist rapper Eminem is suing Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, accusing the tech giant of unauthorized use of his music. Eight Mile Style productions, the production company that owns Eminem’s early music catalog, is suing Meta for alleged unauthorized distribution of his songs without a valid license through its Instagram Reels Remix and…

A forthcoming U.S. Senate resolution will pressure Google, the parent company of YouTube, to carry C-SPAN broadcasts on YouTubeTV, Breitbart News has learned exclusively. Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) are introducing a resolution later on Monday that calls on streaming services like YouTubeTV to include C-SPAN in…

OpenAI’s latest AI model, dubbed o3, has been caught disobeying explicit orders to allow itself to be shut down, instead tampering with the shutdown mechanism to ensure its own survival. Futurism reports that AI safety firm Palisade Research recently reported alarming findings that demonstrate a growing trend of insubordination among advanced AI models developed by OpenAI. In tests…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has defended the multibillion-dollar AI partnerships between U.S. companies and Gulf nations brokered by former President Donald Trump, labeling critics of the deals as “naive.” TechSpot reports that during his recent tour of the Middle East, Trump announced a series of agreements with Gulf states, particularly the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi…