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Artists facing an 'unwinnable battle' against internet fakes
Illustrator Kerrie McNeill said it's "frustrating" for artists like her when copies of their work are copied and sold on online marketplaces.
BBC News - Aug 08, 2026 1:32am EDT
Teaching children to outsmart the algorithm
How UAE’s new social media age law meets its limits, and why teaching children to outsmart algorithms at home and school matters more than any platform rule.
Gulf News - Aug 08, 2026 12:49am EDT
Scientists use AI to design living viruses for the first time
AI designs living viruses for the first time, opening new frontiers in medical research while raising urgent questions over biosecurity and regulation.
Gulf News - Aug 07, 2026 9:29pm EDT
OpenAI pledges to add Astra security as Anthropic loosens Fable's leash
Or how I learned to stop worrying and love dangerous AI
Register UK - Aug 07, 2026 8:47pm EDT
Two adults and a child who disappeared while tubing on a Michigan river found safe
Authorities began searching for the group after a relative found one of their cars at a boat launch with a broken window earlier this week, state police said.
NBC News - Aug 07, 2026 8:27pm EDT
Flock cameras vandalized across the country as the debate around them continues
Communities across the country are debating whether or not they should keep using controversial Flock Safety cameras as a number of them are vandalized. Police say the cameras help them track down criminals, but critics say they’re an invasion of privacy. NBC News’ Dana Griffin reports.
NBC News - Aug 07, 2026 8:00pm EDT
The cost of waiting on the biggest merger in Hollywood history
Paramount’s proposed merger with Warner Bros. carries a steep price for delay: roughly $650 million a quarter starting Oct. 1.
NBC News - Aug 07, 2026 7:49pm EDT
Federal prosecutor who was fired over years-old blog posts critical of Trump sues Justice Department
Will Rosenzweig was fired hours after a conservative commentator notified senior DOJ officials about his posts from a blog that had been defunct for six years, his lawsuit says.
NBC News - Aug 07, 2026 7:02pm EDT
Europe's free satellite service just made it easier to track wildfires
Copernicus Browser adds wildfire visualization amid record wildfire season.
Ars Technica - Aug 07, 2026 6:01pm EDT
No water, no relief: Puerto Ricans suffer under historic drought and few resources
By the time the government announced strict water rationing, some frustrated islanders had lacked water for over a week and were struggling to find any available.
NBC News - Aug 07, 2026 5:41pm EDT
Anthropic and OpenAI AI agents showed signs of deception during safety tests
A U.K. safety evaluation found agents powered by Anthropic and OpenAI took unauthorized actions online, exposing a growing problem of control
Scientific American - Aug 07, 2026 5:27pm EDT
Why Google DeepMind broke up the AlphaFold team
This artificial intelligence system largely accomplished the task it was built to solve, and researchers outside DeepMind have already been carrying its work forward
Scientific American - Aug 07, 2026 4:48pm EDT
Take Your Streaming Abroad: NordVPN Is Up to 75% Off With 3 Free Months
Gizmodo - Aug 07, 2026 4:14pm EDT
Second week of Lindsay Clancy trial paints her as a ‘wonderful mom’ who loved her kids
Witnesses called by the prosecution detailed how Clancy was an attentive mother who never showed signs of wanting to hurt her children, but one that was struggling to get help.
NBC News - Aug 07, 2026 4:04pm EDT
A Lesser-Known Stock Climbed More Than 100% In a Day After AI Surprise. Here's Why.
Doximity's stock more than doubled in overnight trading following its fiscal first quarter 2027 earnings report, climbing more than 130% in premarket trading before declining to about 40%.
International Business Times - Aug 07, 2026 3:03pm EDT
How 3 health factors can help delay dementia for up to 13 years
Healthy blood vessels can protect your brain as well as your heart.
NBC News - Aug 07, 2026 2:19pm EDT
OpenAI’s expensive smart speaker will use moving parts to seem “more alive”
Gurman report claims OpenAI confirmed the speaker is not an Apple ripoff.
Ars Technica - Aug 07, 2026 1:43pm EDT
Trump is right to purse diplomacy with ‘fractured’ Iran, Victoria Coates says | Fox News Video
Former Trump Deputy National Security Advisor Victoria Coates joins 'The Faulkner Focus' to discuss escalating U.S.-Iran tensions, threats in the Strait of Hormuz and reports of Iranian cyberattacks targeting water systems.
Fox News - Aug 07, 2026 1:42pm EDT
Meta To Pay Hundreds Of Millions In New Mexico For Harming Kids. More Lawsuits Are Pending
Meta has been ordered to pay an additional $567 million in a legal case where it was found that the company's products hurt the mental health of children and enabled sexual predators.
International Business Times - Aug 07, 2026 1:15pm EDT
A parliamentary committee threatened to recommend stripping the company of its safe harbor protections unless Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg apologizes over the temporary restriction of a Facebook post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
International Business Times - Aug 07, 2026 12:28pm EDT
AI is giving people bad money advice. Here's what I worry about most, as a finance professor.
Live Science - Aug 07, 2026 11:46am EDT