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• Trump's AI Action Plan Is a Crusade Against 'Bias'—and Regulation
• UN tech chief pleads for global AI regulatory cooperation
• Trump, who promised to save TikTok, threatens to shut down TikTok
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• FDA's New Drug Approval AI Is Generating Fake Studies: Report
• Tesla is set to face off with the California DMV over claims it exaggerated Autopilot's and FSD's capabilities and misled consumers, in a five-day Oakland trial
• Google, Microsoft say Chinese hackers are exploiting SharePoint zero-day
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• People in the UK now have to take an age verification selfie to watch porn online
• Intel is laying off tens of thousands and cancelling factories
• AMD CEO Sees Chips From TSMC's US Plant Costing 5%-20% More
• Spotify Publishes AI-Generated Songs From Dead Artists Without Permission
• DJI couldn't confirm or deny it disguised this drone to evade a US ban
• FCC approves Skydance-Paramount merger
• Gwyneth Paltrow is the new face of a kiss-cam tech scandal
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• A New Era of Internet Regulation Is About to Begin
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