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SiriusXM hopes a new Howard Stern deal can turn its fortunes around
The Explainer The company has been steadily losing subscribers
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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AI griefbots create a computerized afterlife
Under the Radar Some say the machines help people mourn; others are skeptical
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Metaverse: Zuckerberg quits his virtual obsession
Feature The tech mogul’s vision for virtual worlds inhabited by millions of users was clearly a flop
By The Week US Published
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Facial recognition: a revolution in policing
Talking Point All 43 police forces in England and Wales are set to be granted access, with those against calling for increasing safeguards on the technology
By The Week UK Published
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Australia’s teen social media ban takes effect
Speed Read Kids under age 16 are now barred from platforms including YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and Reddit
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Separating the real from the fake: tips for spotting AI slop
The Week Recommends Advanced AI may have made slop videos harder to spot, but experts say it’s still possible to detect them
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Last updated
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Netflix and Warner Bros: a Hollywood ending for streaming giant?
Talking Point The deal, symptomatic of Silicon Valley’s ‘grasp’ on entertainment, could entirely ‘reshape’ the industry
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Inside a Black community’s fight against Elon Musk’s supercomputer
Under the radar Pollution from Colossal looms over a small Southern town, potentially exacerbating health concerns
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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Poems can force AI to reveal how to make nuclear weapons
Under The Radar ‘Adversarial poems’ are convincing AI models to go beyond safety limits
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Has Google burst the Nvidia bubble?
Today’s Big Question The world’s most valuable company faces a challenge from Google, as companies eye up ‘more specialised’ and ‘less power-hungry’ alternatives
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Spiralism is the new cult AI users are falling into
Under the radar Technology is taking a turn
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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X update unveils foreign MAGA boosters
Speed Read The accounts were located in Russia and Nigeria, among other countries
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Is Apple’s Tim Cook about to retire?
Today's Big Question A departure could come early next year
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Why Trump pardoned crypto criminal Changpeng Zhao
In the Spotlight Binance founder’s tactical pardon shows recklessness is rewarded by the Trump White House
By The Week UK Published
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