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Erion Veliaj, mayor of Tirana, Albania, being escorted into a car.

Tech

In Albania, jailed mayor posts AI deepfake message, vows to work 'from the cell'

A person interacts with a laptop displaying icons related to online scams and cybersecurity.

Tech

9 in 10 US adults report scam attempts as confidence in data privacy plunges

The Wikipedia homepage.

Tech

Wikipedia finds rogue OpenAI agents made edits, hit APIs, and may have helped trigger outage

A person talking about an AI-generated account stealing jokes.

Tech

Instagram's AI comic 'Tiffany Sloan' hits 375,000 followers as comics cry foul

Italy prime minister Giorgia Meloni gestures while speaking in a crowded outdoor setting.

Tech

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni battles deepfakes with a voice trademark bid

Four pairs of glasses displayed on a wooden tray, with two black, one gray, and one blue frame.

Tech

In the Netherlands and Belgium, Hans Anders pulls Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses over privacy fears

A man in a car discussing a hospital bill increased by AI.

Business

Patient disputed an $85,000 hospital bill, then an AI sweep added nearly $20,000 more

A young person gaming at a computer.

Business

UK teens are ditching retail shifts, and chasing cash through AI, gaming, and resale

A person talking about Meta's Muse Charm.

Tech

In the UK, a safety creator warns Meta's 'toy-like' AI charm can hear, watch, and remember

Inferences about a person collected by Amazon's About You AI.

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Amazon's 'About You' AI tells shoppers they have 'flat buttocks' or a husband with 'skinny legs'

Comedians talking about AI stealing their jokes and faces.

Tech

AI comedian bots are stealing jokes on Instagram, and some now outpace the comics they copied

A Spirit Airlines check-in area.

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US privacy official clears Google's $10 million Spirit data buy, as unions warn about safety