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Meta cracks down on nudify apps after being exposed

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-11-27 11:46:12

Meta is suing a company that advertised generative AI apps on its social media platforms that enable users to “nudify” people without their consent. The lawsuit against Joy Timeline comes after hundreds of ads for the digital undressing apps were discovered on Meta’s Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and Threads platforms by a CBS News investigation published last week. “This legal action underscores both the seriousness with which we take this abuse and our commitment to doing all we can to prot

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Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft — and people are paying anyway

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-11-27 11:00:00

A central premise of robotaxis is that high usage and lower labor costs will ultimately make it a cheap transportation option. That is still far from true, but now there’s some data that gives us an idea of by how much. Obi, an app that aggregates real-time pricing and pick-up times across multiple ride-hailing services, has just published what it’s calling the “first in-depth examination of Waymo’s pricing strategy.” The company found Waymo’s self-driving car rides to be consistently more expe

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Researchers confirm two journalists were hacked with Paragon spyware

techcrunch.com Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2025-11-27 11:00:00

Two European journalists were hacked using government spyware made by Israeli surveillance tech provider Paragon, new research has confirmed. On Thursday, digital rights group The Citizen Lab published a new report detailing the results of a new forensic investigation into the iPhones of Italian journalist Ciro Pellegrino and an unnamed “prominent” European journalist. The researchers said both journalists were hacked by the same Paragon customer, based on evidence found on the two journalists’

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How AI sales startup Landbase nabbed Ashton Kutcher’s Sound Ventures to lead its $30M Series A

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2025-11-27 11:45:00

When Daniel Saks was working as a co-CEO of the previous startup he co-founded, AppDirect, billionaire Michael Dell sent him a LinkedIn message asking for a meeting. Dell famously likes to cold-contact founders of startups he finds interesting. “I thought it was fake,” Saks tells TechCrunch. But he replied anyway. “So I’m getting ready for this call, thinking there’s no way it’s Michael Dell. And I’m almost kind of laughing about it. It actually was Michael.” That interaction taught him a less

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The OLED Burn-In Test: 15-Month Update

techspot.com Tim Schiesser 2025-11-27 21:02:00

It's time for another update on OLED monitor burn-in. As you likely know, we've been aggressively burning in our 4K OLED monitor for 15 months now, so we're going to take a look and see how the display is holding up. Hopefully, there hasn't been too much degradation since the last time we checked in three months ago – we really do want this monitor to last a decent amount of time. As with the last few updates, there have been no changes in how we've been using our MSI MPG 321URX QD-OLED. We're

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The OLED Burn-In Test: 15-Month Update

techspot.com Tim Schiesser 2025-11-27 21:02:00

It's time for another update on OLED monitor burn-in. As you likely know, we've been aggressively burning in our 4K OLED monitor for 15 months now, so we're going to take a look and see how the display is holding up. Hopefully, there hasn't been too much degradation since the last time we checked in three months ago – we really do want this monitor to last a decent amount of time. As with the last few updates, there have been no changes in how we've been using our MSI MPG 321URX QD-OLED. We're

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Shaquille O'Neal settles long-running FTX investor lawsuit for $1.8 million

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-11-27 22:15:00

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust What just happened? Shaquille O'Neal's long-running legal issues over his promotion of the now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX appear to have ended. The former NBA star has agreed to pay $1.8 million to settle claims that he misled investors. In November 2022, a class action lawsuit was launched by investor Edwin Garrison against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, claiming he misled customers and cost inv

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China's racing to build its AI chip ecosystem as U.S. curbs bite. Here's how its supply chain stacks up

cnbc.com Dylan Butts 2025-11-27 15:03:06

In this article NVDA Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Chip engineer handling a wafer. Sinology | Moment | Getty Images With the U.S. restricting China from buying advanced semiconductors used in artificial intelligence development, Beijing is placing hopes on domestic alternatives such as Huawei. The task has been made more challenging by the fact that U.S. curbs not only inhibit China's access to the world's most advanced chips, but also restrict availing technology vital for c

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Huawei 'has got China covered' if the U.S. doesn't participate, Nvidia CEO tells CNBC

cnbc.com Arjun Kharpal April Roach 2025-11-27 20:46:30

If the U.S. continues to impose AI semiconductor restrictions on China, then chipmaker Huawei will take advantage of its position in the world's second-largest economy, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told CNBC Thursday. "Our technology is a generation ahead of theirs," Huang told CNBC at the sidelines of the Viva Technology conference in Paris. However, he warned that: "If the United States doesn't want to partake, participate in China, Huawei has got China covered, and Huawei has got everybody else co

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Meta files lawsuit against developer of CrushAI 'nudify' app

cnbc.com Jonathan Vanian 2025-11-27 22:59:18

Meta is suing a company that ran ads on its services to promote an app that lets people create non-consensual, sexualized images of others using AI technology, the social media company said Thursday. The lawsuit is against Joy Timeline HK Limited, which develops the app called CrushAI and its variants. The Hong Kong-based company ran ads on Facebook and Instagram to promote CrushAI, an app that uses artificial intelligence to take a photo of someone and create nude imagery of them. Meta filed

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Gecko Robotics raises $125 million in deal valuing critical infrastructure startup over $1 billion

cnbc.com Ian Thomas 2025-11-27 22:57:08

Gecko Robotics announced on Thursday that it raised $125 million in a Series D funding round, raising the AI and robotics company's valuation to $1.25 billion. The new round of funding means the Pittsburgh-based company has reached unicorn status, roughly twelve years after it was founded by Jake Loosararian. The company's previous round of funding, a $173 million Series C in December 2023, valued it at $633 million. To date, the company has raised $347 million from investors including USIT, X

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Nvidia CEO says this is the decade of robotics and autonomous vehicles

cnbc.com Ryan Browne 2025-11-27 21:38:30

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang attends a round table discussion at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France, June 11, 2025. Autonomous vehicles and robotics are going to take off in a big way in the years ahead, according to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. "This is going to be the decade of AV [autonomous vehicles], robotics, autonomous machines," Huang told CNBC's Arjun Kharpal Thursday at the Viva Tech conference in Paris

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These new batteries are finding a niche

technologyreview.com Casey Crownhart 2025-11-27 21:00:00

One researcher I spoke with at the time suggested that sodium-ion batteries might not compete directly with lithium-ion batteries but could instead find specialized uses where the chemistry made sense. Two years later, I think we’re starting to see what those are. One growing segment that could be a big win for sodium-ion: electric micromobility vehicles, like scooters and three-wheelers. Since these vehicles tend to travel shorter distances at lower speeds than cars, the lower energy density o

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Are we ready to hand AI agents the keys?

technologyreview.com Grace Huckins 2025-11-27 21:00:00

The flash crash is probably the most well-known example of the dangers raised by agents—automated systems that have the power to take actions in the real world, without human oversight. That power is the source of their value; the agents that supercharged the flash crash, for example, could trade far faster than any human. But it’s also why they can cause so much mischief. “The great paradox of agents is that the very thing that makes them useful—that they’re able to accomplish a range of tasks—

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Breaking: One UI 8 beta 2 starts rolling out for the Galaxy S25 series

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-27 18:28:49

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has begun rolling out the second One UI 8 beta for the Galaxy S25 series. The second beta is available to users in South Korea, UK and Germany, but the program has also expanded to India and Poland. We’ve not yet heard reports about users in the US getting the second beta update, even though they were part of the first wave of release. Samsung released the first One UI 8 beta late last month for Galaxy S25 devices, giving users a glimpse of what’s

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I didn’t think I needed a robot lawnmower until I tried this one

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-27 18:35:59

MAMMOTION YUKA mini 800 The Mammotion Yuka Mini 800 functions reliably, runs silently, and gets the job done all on its own. I had fairly low expectations going into reviewing the Mammotion Yuka Mini 800, mainly because my understanding of robot grass mowers was outdated. The last time I had checked, they were all too expensive for me to seriously consider getting one for my suburban backyard. I also thought that these machines required guide wires to define the areas you want mowed, something

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Samsung scores a win in Galaxy S22 throttling saga, but it still deceived customers

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-27 18:56:50

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR A Korean court has ruled that Samsung wasn’t liable for damages after it throttled Galaxy S22 phones. However, the court acknowledged that Samsung engaged in “deceptive labeling and advertising that was likely to mislead consumers.” Samsung throttled S22 phones out of the box back in 2022 and didn’t let users disable this functionality at first. Samsung made headlines for all the wrong reasons in early 2022 when it turned out that the company was throttl

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I tried Google’s secret, open source, offline AI app to see if it’s better than Gemini

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-27 21:30:56

Andy Walker / Android Authority Google has pumped out so many AI products in recent years that I’d need my fingers, toes, and the digits of several other people to keep count. Its current public-facing headliner is Gemini, which also doubles as its virtual assistant on its myriad products. But, if you’re willing to lift its development rock to peek at the creepy crawlies beneath, you’ll find AI Edge Gallery. Hidden away on GitHub — where few Google-made products have ever resided — AI Edge Gal

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First PS3 emulator hits the Play Store, goes open-source (kind of)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-27 21:36:51

Nick Fernandez / Android Authority TL;DR PS3 emulator aPS3e is now available on the Google Play Store. From the mysterious Chinese developer aenu, it’s based on the RPCS3 source code. The project now proclaims to be open-source, but may not be meeting requirements. It’s been a few months since the first PS3 emulator launched on Android, and what a busy few months it’s been. The sudden appearance (and disappearance) of aPS3e brought forth a renewed interest in PS3 emulation on Android, with o

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It’s been 84 years, but my dream of ‘MagSafe’ on a Pixel is almost here

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-27 22:00:32

Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority I am an Android and a Pixel fan who has been heralding MagSafe as the coolest and most useful smartphone accessory improvement since sliced bread — or USB-C to stay within the metaphor. So when Qi2 was announced with a hint of MagSafe backwards compatibility, I was in nerd heaven. Finally — finally! — I’d be able to dip into a large ecosystem of accessories and use them on my Pixel phones. But Qi2’s announcement came and went, and the weeks, months, and years

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A ton of Google Home upgrades flew under the radar amidst the Android 16, iOS 26 chaos

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-27 22:01:42

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google has announced a slew of features and improvements coming to Google Home. These additions include new types of Favorite tiles, easier automations, and a more powerful web version. Google TV Streamer owners can also use picture-in-picture support to keep an eye on the camera feed while watching TV. Google announced a handy addition to Google Home earlier this week, allowing users to set different Favorites on each device. However, it turns out t

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Missing Android 16’s Pixel VIPs widget? You’re not alone (Updated: Rolling out)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-27 22:05:38

Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR Google’s new Pixel VIPs widget launched with the release of Android 16. However, some Pixel owners report that the widget is missing. An update to the Contacts app is likely needed before the widget becomes available. Update, June 12, 2025 (07:05 AM ET): Users report that the Pixel VIPs widget now shows up correctly on their device. If you still don’t see it with the June Pixel Feature Drop installed, ensure your Google Contacts app is up to date thro

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6 big features missing on Android 16

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-27 22:30:26

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority Google’s big Android 16 update has arrived a tad early in the year — and that’s good news as we get to play with new software a little ahead of schedule. It also means that the upcoming Pixel flagships will likely ship with the latest Android update out of the box, unlike last year. While the Pixel 10 series may get Android 16 at launch, the latest version still misses several noteworthy features in the stable release. Android 16 brings a lot of under-the-hoo

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One UI 8 beta 2 fixes Samsung’s supersized widgets

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-27 22:56:25

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung’s first One UI 8 beta allowed larger widgets (4×4) on the home screen, but the feature had inconsistent functionality. The second beta version resolves these issues, making resizing to the full widget size reliable and smooth. One UI 8 may not feel like a big update over One UI 7, but it is a big update for your home screen widgets, quite literally. Samsung lets users adjust the size of their home screen widgets to a maximum of three rows high, but

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What were your favorite announcements in the WWDC 2025 keynote?

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-11-25 12:59:07

While Apple quickly dismissed major Siri improvements as coming next year, the company still announced a lot at WWDC 2025. From a whole new look across all Apple devices to full-on windowing on iPads, it was a fast-paced event with a lot to cover. Here’s a roundup of all the major announcements – please take our poll on your favorites of these, and share your reactions in the comments … Liquid Glass All Apple devices get a new look and feel, through a design language Apple calls Liquid Glass.

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In iOS 26, the Safari browser on iPhone has three different toolbar layouts to choose from

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-11-27 22:00:06

The iOS 26 Safari browser on iPhone evokes the new design system featuring Liquid Glass, with floating toolbars and buttons that shine through the web page content behind them as you scroll. Ever since the controversial iOS 15 Safari redesign, iPhone Safari has offered two layout modes ‘Tab Bar’ and ‘Single Tab’. In iOS 26, these are renamed to ‘Bottom’ and ‘Top’ respectively, and there’s a brand new default called ‘Compact’. While it should still feel familiar, all modes have received design c

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Craig Federighi explains why it took so long to make the iPad more Mac-like

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-11-27 22:04:13

iPadOS 26 arguably brings the biggest update to the iPad ever seen, turning it into something much more Mac-like in both UI and capabilities. But since iPads have been using the same chips as Macs since 2021, why did it take so long? That’s the question Apple’s software head Craig Federighi sets out to answer in a new interview … iPadOS 26 is so ground-breaking that I argued Apple has finally turned the device into something worthy of the term ‘computer.’ The biggest change by far is proper w

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Apple enables smart home apps to cut your electricity bills

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-11-27 22:48:47

A new Apple framework makes it easy for developers of smart home apps to help cut your electricity bills. While EnergyKit is currently limited to thermostats and EV chargers, it’s the first step toward optimizing energy usage throughout your entire home. Some smart home devices can already help you reduce power usage and costs, like the Ecobee and Nest thermostats, but EnergyKit takes this much further … There are currently three main ways you can use smart home devices to save money. First,

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Apple's Liquid Glass is Windows Vista done well

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-25 21:19:54

It's hard to look at Apple's new "Liquid Glass" aesthetic and not think about Windows Vista, Microsoft's much-maligned OS which also touted transparencies and glass-like effects as a bold new vision for computing. You can see the similarities between Apple's UI and Vista's "Windows Aero" design language everywhere, from the glassified app icons in iOS 26 and macOS Tahoe 26 which look a lot like VIsta's glossy icons, to the transparent backgrounds used in drop down menus, which hearken back to VI

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iOS 26 screenshots could be an intriguing preview of Apple's delayed Siri rework

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-27 02:30:05

When it launched, Apple 's Visual Intelligence feature allowed you to point your compatible phone's camera at things around you and either perform a Google Image Search or ask questions via ChatGPT. At WWDC 2025, the company showed off updates to broaden the usefulness of Visual Intelligence, largely by embedding it into the screenshots system. To quote the company's press release, "Visual intelligence already helps users learn about objects and places around them using their iPhone camera, and

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Meta cracks down on nudify apps after being exposed

Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft — and people are paying anyway

Researchers confirm two journalists were hacked with Paragon spyware

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The OLED Burn-In Test: 15-Month Update

The OLED Burn-In Test: 15-Month Update

Shaquille O'Neal settles long-running FTX investor lawsuit for $1.8 million

China's racing to build its AI chip ecosystem as U.S. curbs bite. Here's how its supply chain stacks up

Huawei 'has got China covered' if the U.S. doesn't participate, Nvidia CEO tells CNBC

Meta files lawsuit against developer of CrushAI 'nudify' app

Gecko Robotics raises $125 million in deal valuing critical infrastructure startup over $1 billion

Nvidia CEO says this is the decade of robotics and autonomous vehicles

These new batteries are finding a niche

Are we ready to hand AI agents the keys?

Breaking: One UI 8 beta 2 starts rolling out for the Galaxy S25 series

I didn’t think I needed a robot lawnmower until I tried this one

Samsung scores a win in Galaxy S22 throttling saga, but it still deceived customers

I tried Google’s secret, open source, offline AI app to see if it’s better than Gemini

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One UI 8 beta 2 fixes Samsung’s supersized widgets

What were your favorite announcements in the WWDC 2025 keynote?

In iOS 26, the Safari browser on iPhone has three different toolbar layouts to choose from

Craig Federighi explains why it took so long to make the iPad more Mac-like

Apple enables smart home apps to cut your electricity bills

Apple's Liquid Glass is Windows Vista done well

iOS 26 screenshots could be an intriguing preview of Apple's delayed Siri rework

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