Running Away Balloon artist sues Memes.ai over ad templates
Elmer Saflor says Memes.ai sold his comic as an ad template, a copyright claim focused on product use rather than AI training.
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GPT-6 release date bets shift toward September on prediction markets
Prediction markets put a public GPT-6 release by Sept. 30 near 77%, even though OpenAI has not announced the model.
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Elon Musk says AI control may slip from humans within a decade
Musk told The Economist AI could outthink humanity in about five years and urged rival labs to review frontier models before relea...
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Fed rate hike odds jump on prediction markets before July decision
Polymarket, Myriad and fed-funds futures showed rising odds of a July Fed rate hike ahead of Wednesday’s interest-rate decision.
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NYC property database privacy concerns spread among crypto executives
Crypto executives say searchable NYC property records could expose wealthy residents as physical attacks on crypto holders rise.
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SparkKitty malware crypto wallets threat found in app stores
Check Point says SparkKitty scanned phone photos for wallet recovery phrases after spreading through Apple, Google and third-party...
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Microsoft MDASH cybersecurity model tops rivals in company benchmark
Microsoft says MAI-Cyber-1-Flash helped MDASH score 95.95% on CyberGym while cutting costs versus its top setup.
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Fanatics prediction markets push includes BGC exchange deal
Fanatics agreed to buy BGC’s CFTC-registered exchange and clearinghouse, giving Fanatics Markets its own regulated event-contract...
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Open Secure AI Alliance launches with Nvidia, Microsoft and IBM
More than 40 companies joined the Open Secure AI Alliance to build open AI security tools as cyber risks around frontier models ri...
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Claude shared chats appeared on Google after indexing gap
Google indexed hundreds of Claude shared chats, exposing sensitive prompts until Anthropic added noindex tags to shared pages.
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Samuel Tunick duress password case tests phone searches at border
Atlanta activist Samuel Tunick faces a federal charge after a phone passcode allegedly wiped his device during a border search.
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Bitmine Ethereum holdings reach 5.79 million ETH as treasury hits $11.8B
Bitmine says its ETH stash is now about 4.8% of supply as it expands staking and accelerates a multibillion-dollar buyback.
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