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California Governor Newsom Signs Bills Regulating AI 'Deepfakes' for Elections

The state joins dozens of other states regulating counterfeit AI practices in ways that could impact this year's presidential election.

By Laila Bassam and Maya Gebeily BEIRUT (Reuters) – Israel's Mossad spy agency planted a small quantity of explosives in 5,000 Taiwanese-made pagers ordered by… Read More »Israel has planted explosives in Taiwanese Hezbollah beepers, sources say

Enlarge / iPads with iPadOS 18. Apple Apple has temporarily paused the rollout of the iPadOS 18 update for M4 iPad Pros. The company has… Read More »Apple halts iPadOS 18 rollout for M4 iPad Pro after bricking complaints

Authorities have arrested a man after four people were injured in a car crash on Chuckanut Drive in Whatcom County around 7:44 p.m. Saturday night.… Read More »Four hospitalized after crash on Chuckanut Drive; driver arrested for vehicular assault

The app, which is popular with teens, introduced new settings and features aimed at tackling inappropriate online contacts and content and improving sleep for users… Read More »Instagram unveils sweeping changes for users under 18

NEW YORK (AP) — In what appears to be a sophisticated, remotely controlled attack, pagers used by hundreds of Hezbollah members exploded almost simultaneously in… Read More »Hundreds of beepers exploded in Lebanon and Syria in deadly attack. Here’s what we know.

Disgraced hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges in an indictment made public Tuesday. He was arrested in New… Read More »What You Need to Know About the Sean 'Diddy' Combs Charges

Enlarge / Many have seen a reflection of Vincent van Gogh's inner turmoil in the swirling eddies of The starry night. Public domain Vincent van… Read More »Physicists discover 'hidden turbulence' in Van Gogh's Starry Night

A house has been closed due to complaints of violence, drug use and damage. On Monday, a court ordered Cumbria Police to close the premises… Read More »House closed due to drug and violence problems

According to the social media app, new privacy settings and features will provide more age-appropriate experiences for those under 18.

By Jody Godoy (Reuters) – The case in which U.S. antitrust authorities argued their case to block Kroger's $25 billion bid for rival Albertsons is… Read More »Kroger-Albertson's US antitrust lawsuit is over, but more legal hurdles loom

OpenAI really doesn’t want you to know what its latest AI model is “thinking.” Since the company launched its “Strawberry” family of AI models last… Read More »Ban warnings fly back and forth as users dare to investigate the 'minds' of OpenAI's latest model

“Everything is fine here.” Those were some of the last words spoken by the crew of the doomed Titan submarine before the submarine imploded during… Read More »Final reports revealed from Titan submarine before tragic implosion

(Reuters) – A Russian national living in Sarasota, Florida, was arrested on Monday on suspicion of smuggling, money laundering and illegally exporting technology to Russia… Read More »Russian national arrested in US for illegally exporting drone technology to Russia, DOJ says

The internet giant told its employees on Monday that they expect to return to the office full-time in January.