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Sentence in case tossed after court rules against admission of AI statement from deceased victim
Pelkey's family used AI to create a video of his likeness in order to give him a voice during the hearing. Pelkey’s sister, Stacey Wales, had come up with the idea of her brother speaking for himself after she struggled to determine what he would say if he could.
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Chinese AI model investigated after researcher found it would help carry out terrorist actions
China-based Moonshot AI is investigating the researcher's findings, and he is coordinating with the company in that investigation.
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Trump announces launch of government AI-powered chatbot allowing users to research public services
“We do not surrender to fears about what technologies will do to us. We decide that those technologies will do for us some very, very incredible things," Trump said.
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Anthropic’s latest models shut down amid 'national security' concerns
The White House imposed export controls on Anthropic's latest models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5 on Friday, raising questions about how far the government is willing to go to regulate AI
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Trump Media hopes to complete merger with fusion company this year
Both firms stated on Wednesday that they "remain focused" on completing the merger "with the goal of closing the transaction in the fourth quarter of 2026 or sooner."
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NASA names four astronauts for next step in mission for America's return to the moon
The mission will conduct tests in Earth low orbit to demonstrate "rendezvous and docking capabilities with test versions from one, or both, American commercial human landing systems in development by Blue Origin and SpaceX."
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Palm Beach community pushes back against planned data center
Project Tango would cover about 200 acres, but near a school.
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'Nudification' apps have states scrambling to hold big tech accountable
Legislators try to stay up with rapidly developing deep fake technology.
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Pentagon pushes for battlefield AI, some military leaders urge caution
The Pentagon is pushing for further AI integration on the battlefield, as some tech and military leaders urge caution over risks around autonomous weapons and surveillance
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Zuckerberg faces lawsuit from five publishers for using copyrighted materials to train AI
The five publishers allege that Meta's software engineers used pirated books and journal articles to train the company's AI model, Llama.
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Gamestop looks to take over eBay in $56 billion deal and become a major competitor with Amazon
GameStop locations would potentially become drop-off and shipping locations for eBay products.
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OpenAI CEO apologizes to Canada town for company not alerting police about suspect before killings
OpenAI reportedly had flagged the suspect's account for concerning activity such as violent behavior and banned it in June 2025.
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Florida AG initiates criminal probe into role ChatGPT played in Florida State University slaying
James Uthmeier, Florida's Republican attorney general, said that if prosecutors were looking at a person communicating with the suspect, they would charge that person with murder.