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Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has suspended an internal AI training initiative after sensitive employee data was inadvertently exposed across the entire company, according to internal screenshots obtained by Business Insider.

Shares of Elon Musk’s SpaceX climbed five percent on Tuesday morning after briefly falling below its $150 debut price following several losing sessions that erased investors gains over its first week trading.

One in three students at the UC Berkeley School of Law are reportedly claiming to be disabled as “emotional disorders” skyrocket in general at the school. Critics say the students are gaming the system to gain an advantage in class.

Software giant Oracle disclosed in a regulatory filing that it has eliminated 21,000 positions over the past year, representing nearly 13 percent of its workforce, as the software giant accelerates AI integration across its operations. 

Google has invested $75 million into the movie studio A24 to develop AI filmmaking tools and new AI-powered technologies. 

Last year Netflix jumped head first into the world of podcasting and made big-dollar deals with a large number of media companies to host their shows, but a year later the streamer’s engagement numbers are still very low.

Pro-censorship group Newsguard is working to train AI models to fight misinformation, while rating Chinese state-owned media outlets as more reliable than American, center-right news outlets, according to a report.

A Tesla Model 3 crashed into a residence in Katy, Texas, killing a 76-year-old grandmother who was inside the home. The driver claims he was using Elon Musk’s “Autopilot” software at the time of the crash.

Asbestos has been found in at least 1,000 wind turbines throughout the UK after components containing the banned substance were imported from China, sparking concerns about worker safety and prompting calls for a government investigation.

R&B artist SZA slammed Grammy-winning DJ and music producer Diplo and the generative artificial intelligence (AI) platform Suno, accusing them of exploiting of black artists and songwriters. “F**k these weird ass vultures,” the “Snooze” singer proclaimed.

Self-driving vehicle company Waymo has issued a recall affecting 3,871 autonomous robotaxis after a software defect caused vehicles to enter active highway construction zones at high speeds.

A federal appeals court has ruled that Ohio can enforce legislation requiring children under 16 to obtain parental consent before using social media platforms, marking a significant development in state-level efforts to regulate minors’ online activity.

Google engaged in a confidential legal battle against a United States warrant that demanded the identities of hundreds of internet users who had searched for the locations of the Democratic and Republican party headquarters in Washington prior to pipe bombs being planted at those sites on January 5, 2021.

Yann LeCun, regarded as one of the “Godfathers of AI,” has publicly denounced Elon Musk’s AI company xAI, describing it as a “failure” and claiming Musk faces significant challenges in attracting top talent because the SpaceX and Tesla CEO has “not behaved in very good ways towards the previous team.”

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday became the first Arab nation to join the worldwide trend of banning social media for children. The UAE set a minimum age of 15, with mandatory age verification rules for providers.

Speculation is mounting among investors and analysts about a possible merger between Elon Musk’s two public companies, Tesla and SpaceX, following the rocket company’s blockbuster IPO that valued it at over a trillion dollars more than Musk’s electric vehicle manufacturer.

Apple CEO Tim Cook announced in an exclusive interview that the technology giant will raise prices on its products due to unprecedented increases in memory and storage chip costs driven by AI demand.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos challenged widespread concerns about AI eliminating jobs during a recent interview, arguing instead that the technology will generate unprecedented demand for human workers.

Another group is whining about being underrepresented by Hollywood; this time, it’s something called a “Latine.”

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos reportedly told President Donald Trump that the Washington Post was his worst investment and complained that its employees “don’t listen” during a private conversation months before major changes were made at the newspaper.

Actor Jeremy Allen White has praised the United Kingdom implementing a ban on social media, including apps like TikTok and YouTube, for children under 16.

Regulatory actions taken in Nigeria have caught the attention of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee for potentially affecting American investments, with Chairman Brian Mast (R-FL) addressing a letter to the country’s ambassador to the United States.

British antitrust regulators have mandated that Google must make its search rankings more equitable and provide businesses with advance notification of significant changes to its search services, giving the technology giant six months to comply.

Snap, the parent company of social media platform Snapchat, has introduced new “Specs” augmented reality (AR) glasses on Tuesday with a $2,195 price point, as CEO Evan Spiegel positions the device as a potential successor to traditional smartphones. Both the stock market and social media users rejected the glasses.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier (R)  has launched legal action against TikTok to enforce the state’s 2024 legislation that restricts social media access for minors. According to Uthmeier, “Time is up for TikTok.”

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has vowed to sue German public broadcaster ZDF over a programme in which it accused the X owner of using his platform to encourage rioters in Belfast to “hunt migrants”.

The British government has suggested it may ban VPN services as it seeks to enforce its upcoming social media ban for children under 16.

The DOJ has intervened in a pollution lawsuit against Elon Musk’s xAI company, now a division of SpaceX, claiming the AI firm plays a vital role in military operations and national security.

A single gambler on prediction market platform Polymarket lost $4.2 million on World Cup bets in less than one day, highlighting the massive stakes involved in the soccer tournament, which is expected to become the largest sports gambling event in history.

A group of Stanford University graduates walked out of their commencement ceremony after Google CEO Sundar Pichai began delivering his keynote address. The Walkout, organized by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), was designed to protest the company’s contracts with Israel.