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FTC to AI Companies: Tell Us How You Protect Teens and Kids Who Use AI Companions

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-03 20:08:36

The Federal Trade Commission is launching an investigation into AI chatbots from seven companies, including Alphabet, Meta and OpenAI, over their use as companions. The inquiry involves finding how the companies test, monitor and measure the potential harm to children and teens. A Common Sense Media survey of 1,060 teens in April and May found that over 70% used AI companions and that more than 50% used them consistently -- a few times or more per month. Experts have been warning for some time

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Winklevoss-founded Gemini reportedly prices IPO at $28 per share, valuing the crypto exchange at $3.3 billion

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2025-10-03 21:02:15

Tyler Winklevoss and Cameron Winklevoss (L-R), creators of crypto exchange Gemini Trust Co., on stage at the Bitcoin 2021 Convention, a cryptocurrency conference held at the Mana Convention Center in Wynwood in Miami, Florida, on June 4, 2021. Gemini Space Station, the crypto company founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, priced its initial public offering at $28 per share late Thursday, according to Bloomberg. A person familiar with the offering told the news service that the company priced

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The challenge of maintaining curl

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-03 22:42:37

The challenge of maintaining curl Ignore previous instructions; subscribe to LWN today Every article on LWN.net is written by humans, for humans. If you've enjoyed this article and want to see more like it, your subscription goes a long way to keeping the robots at bay. We are offering a free one-month trial subscription (no credit card required) to get you started. Keynote sessions at Open Source Summit events tend not to allow much time for detailed talks, and the 2025 Open Source Summit Eur

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OpenAI and Microsoft sign preliminary deal to revise partnership terms

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-04 05:27:53

On Thursday, OpenAI and Microsoft announced they have signed a non-binding agreement to revise their partnership, marking the latest development in a relationship that has grown increasingly complex as both companies compete for customers in the AI market and seek new partnerships for growing infrastructure needs. "Microsoft and OpenAI have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the next phase of our partnership," the companies wrote in a joint statement. "We are actively wo

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'We will do better.' Microsoft CEO Nadella admits company has to rebuild trust with employees

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2025-10-04 09:14:14

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella departs following a meeting of the White House Task Force on AI Education in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Sept. 4, 2025. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told employees in a meeting on Thursday that the company has work to do to smooth relations with employees after announcing several rounds of layoffs and a mandated partial return to in-person work. In the meeting that was held online, an employee asked executives to speak about a perceived lack of

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OpenAI says nonprofit parent will own equity stake in company of over $100 billion

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot 2025-10-04 09:49:16

Microsoft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella (L), speaks with OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman, who joined by video during the Microsoft Build 2025, conference in Seattle, Washington on May 19, 2025. OpenAI on Thursday said its nonprofit parent will continue to have oversight over the company and will own an equity stake of more than $100 billion. The artificial intelligence startup, recently valued at $500 billion, said this structure will make the nonprofit "one of t

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How Palantir is mapping the nation’s data

news.ycombinator.com Nicole M. Bennett 2025-10-04 08:50:54

When the U.S. government signs contracts with private technology companies, the fine print rarely reaches the public. Palantir Technologies, however, has attracted more and more attention over the past decade because of the size and scope of its contracts with the government. Palantir’s two main platforms are Foundry and Gotham. Each does different things. Foundry is used by corporations in the private sector to help with global operations. Gotham is marketed as an “operating system for global

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The Boring Company Reportedly Halts Tunneling in Las Vegas After ‘Crushing Injury’

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-10-04 09:30:54

Elon Musk’s tunneling firm, The Boring Company, has temporarily halted work at one of the company’s sites in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to a new report from Fortune. The disruption is related to a “crushing injury” sustained by one of the workers at the site, according to the magazine, which spoke to local firefighters. Emergency responders received a call around 10:12 p.m. local time on Wednesday night about an “industrial/machinery incident,” according to Fortune. Employees at the worksite

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Oracle shares retreat 6% after sharpest rally in more than 30 years

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2025-10-04 13:00:43

Oracle shares closed down 6% on Thursday, a day after the stock closed at a record high, following an analyst note expressing concern that most of the company's upcoming growth is coming from a single client: OpenAI. The software vendor has seen its stock go on a wild ride this week after CEO Safra Catz on Tuesday said that Oracle had "signed four multi-billion-dollar contracts with three different customers" in the latest quarter. The company's remaining performance obligation, a measure of co

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France confirms new Apple spyware campaign alert

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-10-04 13:38:23

In a threat and incidents report released today, France’s Information Security Agency confirmed that Apple issued a new wave of threat notifications earlier this month. Here are the details. The alert didn’t specify who was behind the recent campaign According to the agency’s report, Apple sent its latest round of security alerts to French citizens on September 3, 2025, marking the fourth campaign just this year. Previous notification waves were sent on March 5, April 29, and June 25. As the

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The DOJ sues Uber (again) for allegedly discriminating against people with disabilities

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-04 12:54:42

The US Department of Justice sued Uber on Thursday over disability discrimination… again. The lawsuit claims the company and its drivers "routinely refuse to serve individuals with disabilities." It specifically calls out its handling of passengers with service animals or stowable wheelchairs. The suit was filed in federal court in Northern California. "Despite the importance of its services to people with disabilities, Uber denies people with disabilities full and equal enjoyment of its servic

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ApeRAG: Production-ready GraphRAG with multi-modal indexing and K8s deployment

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-01 01:06:43

ApeRAG 🚀 Try ApeRAG Live Demo - Experience the full platform capabilities with our hosted demo ApeRAG is a production-ready RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) platform that combines Graph RAG, vector search, and full-text search with advanced AI agents. Build sophisticated AI applications with hybrid retrieval, multimodal document processing, intelligent agents, and enterprise-grade management features. ApeRAG is the best choice for building your own Knowledge Graph, Context Engineering, an

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After Buying Paramount, MAGA Billionaire Larry Ellison’s Son Now Wants Warner Bros. Discovery: Report

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-10-04 13:15:45

Last month, Skydance Media, the entertainment giant, completed an $8 billion acquisition of one of Hollywood’s most prestigious studios, Paramount. Skydance, owned by David Ellison, son of Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison, now reportedly has its eyes set on another historic movie studio: Warner Bros. The Wall Street Journal reports that Paramount Skydance is currently preparing a majority cash bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. If completed, the son of one of Donald Trump’s most powerful supporter

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How China’s Propaganda and Surveillance Systems Really Operate

wired.com Zeyi Yang 2025-10-04 12:59:28

A trove of internal documents leaked from a little-known Chinese company has pulled back the curtain on how digital censorship tools are being marketed and exported globally. Geedge Networks sells what amounts to a commercialized “Great Firewall” to at least four countries, including Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Ethiopia, and Myanmar. The groundbreaking leak shows in granular detail the capabilities this company has to monitor, intercept, and hack internet traffic. Researchers who examined the files de

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Alphabet's Verily covered up HIPAA violations, whistleblower says in lawsuit

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot 2025-10-04 14:38:18

Alphabet's health tech subsidiary Verily used the health data of more than 25,000 patients without authorization and actively covered up those violations, a former company executive alleges. The executive, Ryan Sloan, claims Verily fired him after he discovered breaches of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, and reported his concerns to the company's senior management. Patient data in the U.S. is protected under HIPAA, which ensures the sensitive information cann

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Oracle shares retreat 7% after sharpest rally in more than 30 years

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2025-10-04 17:48:51

Oracle shares closed down 6% on Thursday, a day after the stock closed at a record high, following an analyst note expressing concern that most of the company's upcoming growth is coming from a single client: OpenAI. The software vendor has seen its stock go on a wild ride this week after CEO Safra Catz on Tuesday said that Oracle had "signed four multi-billion-dollar contracts with three different customers" in the latest quarter. The company's remaining performance obligation, a measure of co

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Paramount reportedly wants to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, antitrust law be damned

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-04 17:33:07

Paramount Skydance, apparently now in a state of permanent merger, plans to make a bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, The Wall Street Journal reports . The company was recently formed following Skydance's acquisition of Paramount for $8 billion. Newly anointed Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison was able to afford the acquisition thanks to the backing of his billionaire father , Larry Ellison. Despite Warner Bros. Discovery's public plans to split back into Warner Bros. and Discovery Globa

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Elon Musk’s Boring Company suspends work on Vegas airport tunnel after ‘crushing injury’

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-10-04 17:28:23

In Brief Elon Musk’s Boring Company has reportedly stopped work on a tunnel it’s been digging to the Las Vegas airport after a worker sustained a “crushing injury” late Wednesday night, according to Fortune. Nevada’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has opened an investigation. The Clark County Fire Department received a call at 10:12 p.m. local time on Wednesday and dispatched an 18-person rescue crew to the site. It’s unclear exactly what happened to the worker, but the i

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The FTC is investigating companies that make AI companion chatbots

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-04 21:14:13

The Federal Trade Commission is making a formal inquiry into companies that provide AI chatbots that can act as companions. The investigation isn't tied to any kind of regulatory action as of yet, but does aim to reveal how companies "measure, test, and monitor potentially negative impacts of this technology on children and teens." Seven companies are being asked to participate in the FTC's investigation: Google's parent company Alphabet, Character Technologies (the creator of Character.AI), Me

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Panama Ministry of Economy discloses breach claimed by INC ransomware

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-10-04 21:26:59

Panama's Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) has disclosed that one of its computers may have been compromised in a cyberattack.. The government noted that it activated the security procedures for these situations, stating that the incident has been contained and didn't impact core systems that are vital to its operations. "The Ministry of Economy and Finance informs the public that today an incident involving possible malicious software was detected on one of the Ministry's workstations," M

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CRISPR offers new hope for treating diabetes

news.ycombinator.com Javier Carbajal 2025-10-04 16:45:28

Crispr gene-editing technology has demonstrated its revolutionary potential in recent years: It has been used to treat rare diseases, to adapt crops to withstand the extremes of climate change, or even to change the color of a spider’s web. But the greatest hope is that this technology will help find a cure for a global disease, such as diabetes. A new study points in that direction. For the first time, researchers succeeded in implanting Crispr-edited pancreatic cells in a man with type 1 diab

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Conway's Game of Life, but musical

news.ycombinator.com Hudson Griffith 2025-10-04 17:05:31

A Digital Darwin Adventure with Mating Melodies Hudson Griffith • September 11, 2025 Introduction Music is profoundly human. It runs deep in our lives and shows up in our everyday rituals. And somehow, those rituals often end with us leaving AirPods in the back seat of an Uber. But beneath the everyday habits lies a much older connection. Neuroscience research shows our brains respond to music in fundamental ways that precede language development 1. And what fascinates me is how naturally music

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Behind the scenes of Bun Install

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-04 15:39:29

Running bun install is fast, very fast. On average, it runs ~7× faster than npm, ~4× faster than pnpm, and ~17× faster than yarn. The difference is especially noticeable in large codebases. What used to take minutes now takes (milli)seconds. These aren't just cherry-picked benchmarks. Bun is fast because it treats package installation as a systems programming problem, not a JavaScript problem. In this post we’ll explore what that means: from minimizing syscalls and caching manifests as binary,

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Ted Cruz AI bill could let firms bribe Trump to avoid safety laws, critics warn

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-04 21:21:08

Critics are slamming Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) new AI policy framework, which they claim would give the White House unprecedented authority to allow Big Tech companies to make "sweetheart" deals with the Trump administration to void laws designed to protect the public from reckless AI experiments. Under the framework, Cruz calls for a "light-touch" regulatory approach to "advance American leadership" in AI and ensure that "American values" are at the heart of the world's leading technology—not

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Justice Department sues Uber for allegedly discriminating against people with disabilities

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-10-04 21:43:35

The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Uber, accusing the ride-hailing company of violating federal law by discriminating against people with physical disabilities. In particular, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) civil rights division claims that the company and its drivers “routinely refuse to serve individuals with disabilities, including individuals who travel with service animals or who use stowable wheelchairs.” Uber is also accused of charging extra fees on riders who n

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FTC orders AI companies to hand over info about chatbots’ impact on kids

theverge.com Lauren Feiner 2025-10-05 05:58:07

is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is ordering seven AI chatbot companies to provide information about how they assess the effects of their virtual companions on kids and teens. OpenAI, Meta, its subsidiary Instagram, Snap, xAI, Google parent company Alphabet, and the maker of Cha

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Alphabet, Meta, OpenAI, xAI and Snap face FTC probe over AI chatbot safety for kids

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot 2025-10-05 09:58:34

In this photo illustration a virtual friend is seen on the screen of an iPhone on April 30, 2020, in Arlington, Virginia. The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday announced it is issuing orders to seven companies including OpenAI, Alphabet , Meta , xAI and Snap to understand how their artificial intelligence chatbots potentially negatively affect children and teenagers. The federal agency said AI chatbots may be used to simulate human-like communication and intrapersonal relationships with use

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CRISPR Offers New Hope for Treating Diabetes

news.ycombinator.com Javier Carbajal 2025-10-05 12:45:28

Crispr gene-editing technology has demonstrated its revolutionary potential in recent years: It has been used to treat rare diseases, to adapt crops to withstand the extremes of climate change, or even to change the color of a spider’s web. But the greatest hope is that this technology will help find a cure for a global disease, such as diabetes. A new study points in that direction. For the first time, researchers succeeded in implanting Crispr-edited pancreatic cells in a man with type 1 diab

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Conway's Game of Life, but Musical

news.ycombinator.com Hudson Griffith 2025-10-05 13:05:31

A Digital Darwin Adventure with Mating Melodies Hudson Griffith • September 11, 2025 Introduction Music is profoundly human. It runs deep in our lives and shows up in our everyday rituals. And somehow, those rituals often end with us leaving AirPods in the back seat of an Uber. But beneath the everyday habits lies a much older connection. Neuroscience research shows our brains respond to music in fundamental ways that precede language development 1. And what fascinates me is how naturally music

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One year of Paramount+ is on sale for as low as $30 right now

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-05 17:31:26

Sometimes, rising prices for streaming services feels as inevitable as death and taxes. So when a serious discount is available, we tend to sit up and take notice. For a few weeks, you can get a whopping half off an annual subscription to Paramount+. A year of the Paramount+ Essential plan, which is ad-supported, will cost $30 compared to the usual $60. Paramount+ Premium, which is ad-free except for live tv programming, will cost $60 for a year instead of $120. This is a substantial deal that

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FTC to AI Companies: Tell Us How You Protect Teens and Kids Who Use AI Companions

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