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Preity Zinta secures court order against AI deepfakes violating personality rights

The Bombay High Court ordered Google, X, and Meta to remove AI deepfakes and morphed content featuring Preity Zinta within 72 hours. Justice Madhav Jamdar ruled that approximately 275 websites violated her personality rights, publicity rights, and moral rights under the Copyright Act, 1957. The court emphasized that these rights stem from constitutional guarantees under Article 19 and Article 21.

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Preity Zinta secures court order against AI deepfakes violating personality rights

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Zhipu AI secures $4 billion in Hong Kong as Chinese AI model developer accelerates spending

Zhipu AI raised approximately $4 billion through a Hong Kong share sale, pricing 19.78 million shares at a 13% discount. The AI model developer plans to use proceeds for research and development, compute infrastructure, and business expansion as China intensifies competition with U.S. firms like OpenAI in the race for AI dominance.

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Zhipu AI secures $4 billion in Hong Kong as Chinese AI model developer accelerates spending

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New Jersey bill threatens to ban Tesla robotaxi over camera-only autonomous driving approach

New Jersey lawmakers are set to vote on legislation requiring autonomous vehicles to use cameras plus two additional sensing technologies like lidar and radar. The measure would effectively block Tesla's camera-only robotaxi from operating in the state unless the company overhauls its hardware approach. A similar bill is pending in New York, potentially creating a regulatory domino effect.

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New Jersey bill threatens to ban Tesla robotaxi over camera-only autonomous driving approach

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Meta's Cheyenne AI Data Center Triggers Wastewater Crackdown Before Even Opening

Meta's $800 million AI data center in Cheyenne, Wyoming hasn't opened yet, but a contractor already contaminated the city's wastewater with a rare bacterium. Officials traced Cupriavidus gilardii to discharge from the facility's cooling system, prompting Cheyenne to permanently ban data center wastewater and overhaul its rules. The incident highlights mounting concerns about environmental impacts of AI infrastructure.

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Meta's Cheyenne AI Data Center Triggers Wastewater Crackdown Before Even Opening

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Meta tests 'super sensing' AI glasses with always-on recording that could bypass privacy light

Meta is testing prototype smart glasses that continuously record audio and capture photos every few seconds, allowing AI to recall a wearer's entire day. The $1.5tn company plans to disable the LED indicator during recording, intensifying privacy concerns as the technology pushes boundaries on surveillance and data collection.

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Meta tests 'super sensing' AI glasses with always-on recording that could bypass privacy light

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OpenAI releases GPT-5.6 models after government review, unveils ChatGPT Work to compete in AI agent race

OpenAI is launching its GPT-5.6 model family—Sol, Terra, and Luna—on July 9 after receiving government approval following weeks of regulatory review. The flagship Sol model delivers 54% better token efficiency on agentic coding tasks and fewer hallucinations than previous versions. Alongside the AI model release, OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT Work, a new AI agent combining ChatGPT and Codex capabilities to compete directly with Anthropic's Claude Cowork in the race to make AI agents useful for everyday consumers.

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OpenAI releases GPT-5.6 models after government review, unveils ChatGPT Work to compete in AI agent race

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Legal AI startup Norm AI raises $120M Series C, reaches $1.2 billion unicorn valuation

Norm AI has secured $120 million in Series C funding led by Khosla Ventures, propelling the legal AI startup to a $1.2 billion valuation. The New York-based company operates an AI-native law firm that deploys AI agents supervised by human attorneys, charging clients based on outcomes rather than billable hours. With clients managing over $30 trillion in assets, Norm AI is building supervisory AI agents that monitor other AI systems in regulated industries.

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Legal AI startup Norm AI raises $120M Series C, reaches $1.2 billion unicorn valuation

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AI companies retreat from safety pledges as industry-wide rankings reveal troubling decline

The Future of Life Institute's latest AI Safety Index shows a troubling trend: no AI company earned an A grade in any category, with top-ranked Anthropic receiving only a C+. Major AI labs including OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Meta have weakened or eliminated earlier commitments to pause development if systems approached danger thresholds, signaling the erosion of voluntary safety frameworks before governments establish durable alternatives.

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AI companies retreat from safety pledges as industry-wide rankings reveal troubling decline

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Bank of England flags AI risks as threat to financial stability amid investor speculation

The Bank of England issued a stark warning about artificial intelligence threatening financial stability as investors pour money into AI companies while cyberattack vulnerabilities mount. The central bank's latest financial stability report highlights concerns about stretched share valuations, heavy borrowing by AI firms, and the rapid growth in AI's capacity for harm, signaling that regulators are watching the sector closely.

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Bank of England flags AI risks as threat to financial stability amid investor speculation

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Nigeria launches probe into Meta, Alphabet, and X over unauthorized news content use and AI training

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has directed the country's competition regulator to investigate major tech firms over alleged anti-competitive practices and unauthorized use of news content. The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission will examine complaints against Meta, Alphabet, X, and generative AI platforms, focusing on how journalistic material is used to train AI models without compensation.

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Nigeria launches probe into Meta, Alphabet, and X over unauthorized news content use and AI training

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European Central Bank gives banks four months to counter AI cyber threats as regulators warn of systemic risks

The European Central Bank has ordered 110 major eurozone banks to submit comprehensive action plans by end-October to combat AI-driven cyber attacks. Banking regulators warn that frontier AI models like Anthropic's Mythos can exploit vulnerabilities at unprecedented speed, posing systemic risks to the financial system and potentially triggering widespread disruption.

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European Central Bank gives banks four months to counter AI cyber threats as regulators warn of systemic risks

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ByteDance and Alibaba Pull AI Companions as China Enforces Strict Humanlike AI Regulations

China implements the world's first dedicated regulatory framework targeting AI services that simulate human emotions and personalities. ByteDance's Doubao and Alibaba's Qwen are disabling custom agent features ahead of July 15 enforcement. The regulations address concerns about AI addiction, mental health harm, and emotional attachment, with research showing one in seven young adults now uses AI romantic companions.

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ByteDance and Alibaba Pull AI Companions as China Enforces Strict Humanlike AI Regulations

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CISA deploys Anthropic Mythos to hunt bugs in government code amid White House tensions

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is using Anthropic's AI model Mythos to audit government software for vulnerabilities that could expose systems to foreign spies and cybercriminals. The deployment comes as Anthropic navigates a contentious relationship with the White House over AI safeguards and national security concerns.

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CISA deploys Anthropic Mythos to hunt bugs in government code amid White House tensions

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Illinois becomes first state to require annual third-party audits for AI companies

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act into law, establishing the nation's first requirement for annual third-party audits of AI systems. The legislation targets companies generating over $500 million in revenue and follows similar laws in California and New York, creating a state-driven push for AI regulation amid federal inaction.

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Illinois becomes first state to require annual third-party audits for AI companies

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Utah's AI Prescription Pilot Sparks Medical Debate as Doctronic Bypasses Traditional Licensing

Utah has become the first US state to allow an AI chatbot called Doctronic to renew prescriptions without direct doctor involvement, using a regulatory sandbox that waives traditional licensing laws. The January launch blindsided the state's medical licensing board, which called for the pilot to be halted in April over safety concerns, but state officials refused. The case exposes a federal-state regulatory vacuum around AI in medicine.

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Utah's AI Prescription Pilot Sparks Medical Debate as Doctronic Bypasses Traditional Licensing

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