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Palantir gets $10 billion contract from U.S. Army The software company’s enterprise contract over the next decade cements its central role in warfighting for years to come.

Palantir gets $10 billion contract from U.S. Army - @washingtonpost.com
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Texas AI centers guzzle 463 million gallons, now residents are asked to cut back on showers Texas AI data centers water usage: As Texas faces a severe drought, the state's AI data centers consume millions of gallons of water daily for cooling, raising concerns about environmental sustainabil...

Texas AI centers guzzle 463 million gallons, now residents are asked to cut back on showers - @indiatimes.bsky.social
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Tech giants blocking some Ukraine and Gaza posts under new online rules Tech companies are restricting debates of public interest to comply the Online Safety Act, analysis shows.

Some Gaza and Ukraine posts blocked under new age checks
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Google Will Use AI to Guess People’s Ages Based on Search History Plus: A former top US cyber official loses her new job due to political backlash, Congress is rushing through a bill to censor lawmakers’ personal information online, and more.

Security News This Week: Google Will Use AI to Guess People’s Ages Based on Search History - @wired.com
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Zuckerberg’s ‘personal superintelligence’ plan: fill your free time with more AI Meta’s new AI strategy is to entertain you.

Zuckerberg’s ‘personal superintelligence’ plan: fill your free time with more AI - @theverge.com
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AI shaping military contracts and being used to check age (and block Gaza and Ukraine posts). Meanwhile AI centers guzzle millions of gallons of water even from residents' showers and Zuckerberg superinteligence will get more of users' time. Come dive in with us in the tech realm.

The UK is slogging through an online age-gate apocalypse A lot of IP addressess moved overseas this weekend.

The UK is slogging through an online age-gate apocalypse @theverge.com
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Trump AI Summit Targets Hardware as Key to US Supremacy Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Ed Ludlow reports on the implications of the Trump administration’s new ...

Trump AI Summit Targets Hardware as Key to US Supremacy @bloomberg.com
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Trump's new AI policies keep culture war focus on tech companies A new executive order instructs tech companies to address what the White House sees as "woke AI." Receiving future federal contracts could hinge on whether AI firms respond.

Trump's new AI policies keep culture war focus on tech companies @npr.org
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The rise of green tech is feeding another environmental crisis The world's race to decarbonise has led to the rise of electric cars - and with it, soaring demand for lithium, which is required for the batteries

Chile’s "green lithium" boom drains ecosystems. Trump’s AI plan: hardware dominance + “anti-woke” algorithms. UK’s invasive age-checks spark VPN frenzy. Come dive in with us.

How the rise of green tech is feeding another environmental crisis
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How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.

How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance @wired.com
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African media are threatened by governments and big tech – book tracks the latest trends A new book explores how media outlets are controlled by powerful forces, from governments to corporations, in Africa and Latin America.

African media are threatened by governments and big tech – book tracks the latest trends @theconversation.com
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Apple to Buy Rare Earths From Pentagon-Backed, US Producer MP Apple Inc. has struck a $500 million deal to buy rare-earth minerals from MP Materials Corp., the US producer that just last week secured backing from the Pentagon.

Apple to Buy Rare Earths From Pentagon-Backed US Producer MP @bloomberglp.bsky.social
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Tech and energy giants pour billions to turn Pennsylvania into an AI hub as part of Trump’s tech push | CNN Business President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced an investment of more than $90 billion from private companies across tech, energy and finance to turn Pennsylvania into a hub for artificial intelligence — ...

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Musk's X refuses to hand over data in 'politically motivated' French investigation Elon Musk's X on Monday denied allegations made by French authorities as part of a criminal investigation into alleged data tampering and fraud.

Musk’s X refuses to hand over data in ‘politically motivated’ French investigation @cnbc.com
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Meta snubs the EU’s voluntary AI guidelines Companies aren’t obligated to sign.

Meta snubs the EU’s voluntary AI guidelines @theverge.com
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Meta defies EU's AI guidelines. Musk's X refuses French probe data, calling it political. Tech giants pour billions into PA AI hub under Trump push. Apple secures US rare earths deal. African media threatened by govs & big tech. Come dive in with us.

Meta investors, Zuckerberg to square off at $8 billion trial over alleged privacy violations Mark Zuckerberg is expected to appear as a star witness in an unusual $8 billion trial that kicks off this week at which the Meta CEO is accused of operating Facebook as an illegal enterprise that allowed users' data to be harvested without their consent.

Meta investors, Zuckerberg to square off at $8 billion trial over alleged privacy violations
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Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is building a 5GW AI data center | TechCrunch Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is building out some massive data centers to power its AI ambitions and compete with OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic.

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AI 'Nudify' Websites Are Raking in Millions of Dollars Millions of people are accessing harmful AI “nudify” websites. New analysis says the sites are making millions and rely on tech from US companies.

AI ‘Nudify’ Websites Are Raking in Millions of Dollars - @wired.com
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Is Google’s AI secretly reading your private texts? Here’s what’s really happening—and how to stop it before it’s too late Google Gemini AI is now reading your WhatsApp and Messages on Android, and it started on July 7. While Google claims it's only for tasks like sending messages or setting timers, privacy experts warn i...

Is Google’s AI secretly reading your private texts? Here’s what’s really happening—and how to stop it before it’s too late - @indiatimes.bsky.social
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AI dominates headlines: Google’s Gemini scans private texts, 'nudify' sites monetize deepfakes, and Zuckerberg announces 5GW data center (energy for 5 nuclear power plants) while internally shareholders sue him over privacy breaches resulting from Cambridge Analytica scandal. Come dive in with us.

Agentic Misalignment: How LLMs could be insider threats New research on simulated blackmail, industrial espionage, and other misaligned behaviors in LLMs

Agentic Misalignment: How LLMs could be insider threats - @anthropic
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'Technofascist military fantasy': Spotify faces boycott calls over CEO’s investment in AI military startup Daniel Ek invested over $700m in drone, aircraft and submarine producer Helsing

Spotify faces boycott calls over CEO’s investment in AI military startup - @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social
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Denmark to tackle deepfakes by giving people copyright to their own features Amendment to law will strengthen protection against digital imitations of people’s identities, government says

Denmark to tackle deepfakes by giving people copyright to their own features - @theguardian.com
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OpenAI Says It's Hired a Forensic Psychiatrist as Its Users Keep Sliding Into Mental Health Crises OpenAI said it's hiring a forensic psychiatrist to help research the effects of its AI products on users' mental health.

OpenAI Says It's Hired a Forensic Psychiatrist as Its Users Keep Sliding Into Mental Health Crises - @futurism.com
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Exclusive: Google's AI Overviews hit by EU antitrust complaint from independent publishers Alphabet's Google has been hit by an EU antitrust complaint over its AI Overviews from a group of independent publishers, which has also asked for an interim measure to prevent allegedly irreparable harm to them, according to a document seen by Reuters.

Exclusive: Google's AI Overviews hit by EU antitrust complaint from independent publishers - @reuters.com
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CBP Wants New Tech to Search for Hidden Data on Seized Phones Customs and Border Protection is asking companies to pitch tools for performing deep analysis on the contents of devices seized at the US border.

CBP Wants New Tech to Search for Hidden Data on Seized Phones - @wired.com
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Customs and Border Protection pushes phone surveillance and Anthropic warns of malicious LLMs. Publishers sue Google, artists boycott Spotify's military bets on AI. Mental health crisis arises over OpenAI’s products and Denmark try to fight deepfakes with copyright of...faces?! Come dive in with us.

A.I. Computing Power Is Splitting the World Into Haves and Have-Nots As countries race to power artificial intelligence, a yawning gap is opening around the world.

The A.I. Race Is Splitting the World Into Haves and Have-Nots @nytimes.com
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