Study: Meta AI model can reproduce almost half of Harry Potter book

Study: Meta AI model can reproduce almost half of Harry Potter book
The Google Books precedent probably can’t protect Meta against this second legal theory because Google never made its books database ...
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Israel-tied Predatory Sparrow hackers are waging cyberwar on Iran’s financial system

Israel-tied Predatory Sparrow hackers are waging cyberwar on Iran’s financial system
Elliptic also confirmed in its blog post about the attack that crypto tracing shows Nobitex does in fact have links ...
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Senate passes GENIUS Act—criticized as gifting Trump ample opportunity to grift

Senate passes GENIUS Act—criticized as gifting Trump ample opportunity to grift
“Why—beyond the obvious benefit of gaining favor, directly or indirectly, with the Trump administration—did you select USD1, a newly launched, ...
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Trump suggests he needs China to sign off on TikTok sale, delays deal again

Trump suggests he needs China to sign off on TikTok sale, delays deal again
For many Americans, losing TikTok would be disruptive. TikTok has warned that US businesses could lose $1 billion in one ...
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All 17 fired vaccine advisors unite to blast RFK Jr.’s “destabilizing decisions”

All 17 fired vaccine advisors unite to blast RFK Jr.’s “destabilizing decisions”
The members highlighted their medical and scientific expertise, lengthy vetting, transparent processes, and evidence-based approach to helping set federal immunization ...
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New COVID variant swiftly gains ground in US; concern looms for summer wave

New COVID variant swiftly gains ground in US; concern looms for summer wave
While COVID-19 transmission remains low in the US, health experts are anxious about the potential for a big summer wave ...
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Ads are “rolling out gradually” to WhatsApp

Ads are “rolling out gradually” to WhatsApp
For the first time since launching in 2009, WhatsApp will now show users advertisements. The ads are “rolling out gradually,” ...
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Delightfully irreverent Underdogs isn’t your parents’ nature docuseries

Delightfully irreverent Underdogs isn’t your parents’ nature docuseries
Madagascar’s aye-aye: “as if fear and panic had a baby and rolled it in dog hair” National Geographic/Eleanor Paish Madagascar’s ...
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Companies may soon pay a fee for their rockets to share the skies with airplanes

Companies may soon pay a fee for their rockets to share the skies with airplanes
Assuming Falcon 9s continue to launch Starlink satellites in 2033, the fees would rise to approximately $56,000 per launch. SpaceX may ...
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Biofuels policy has been a failure for the climate, new report claims

Biofuels policy has been a failure for the climate, new report claims
The new report concludes that not only will the expansion of ethanol increase greenhouse gas emissions, but it has also ...
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