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Meta pauses teen access to AI characters ahead of new version

Meta will developed new versions of AI characters that will give age-appropriate responses.

Overrun with AI slop, cURL scraps bug bounties to ensure "intact mental health"

The onslaught includes LLMs finding bogus vulnerabilities and code that won’t compile.

Report: Apple plans to launch AI-powered wearable pin device as soon as 2027

Apple, OpenAI, Meta, and more are all racing toward AI hardware products.

Asking Grok to delete fake nudes may force victims to sue in Musk's chosen court

Millions likely harmed by Grok-edited sex images as X advertisers shrugged.

Millions of people imperiled through sign-in links sent by SMS

Even well-known services with millions of users are exposing sensitive data.

Google begins offering free SAT practice tests powered by Gemini

Google says more kinds of standardized tests will be added in the future.

Meta pauses teen access to AI characters as it develops a specially tailored version

Meta will developed new versions of AI characters that will give age-appropriate responses

Google Photos' latest feature lets you meme yourself

The new feature lets you insert yourself into a meme in Google Photos.

AI CEOs transformed Davos into a tech conference

Tech CEOs dominated Davos while AI startups raise hundreds of millions on mission statements alone. Equity breaks it all down on today's episode.

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Former Sequoia partner’s new startup uses AI to negotiate your calendar for you

Blockit, an AI agent that communicates directly with other calendars, has raised $5 million in seed funding led by Sequoia.

OpenAI is coming for those sweet enterprise dollars in 2026

OpenAI has reportedly appointed Barret Zoph to lead its push into enterprise just a week after Zoph rejoined the company.