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Tim Sweeney calls Valve's Steam AI disclosures irresponsible as Unreal Engine doubles down on AI

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has sharply criticized Valve's requirement for AI disclosures on Steam, calling it irresponsible and claiming it makes success much harder for game developers. The comments come as Epic unveils AI integrations in Unreal Engine 5.8 and the upcoming Unreal Engine 6, intensifying the debate over AI in game development and transparency in the gaming industry.

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Tim Sweeney calls Valve's Steam AI disclosures irresponsible as Unreal Engine doubles down on AI

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Florida Congresswoman denies staff used Claude AI to draft defense bill after viral screenshot

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna faced scrutiny after a viral screenshot showed 'Claude responded:' in a National Defense Authorization Act amendment summary. The Florida Republican initially said staff used AI to 'correct' text but later clarified it was only for spellcheck, insisting no legislation is ever drafted with AI despite growing concerns about AI chatbot use in legislative workflows.

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Florida Congresswoman denies staff used Claude AI to draft defense bill after viral screenshot

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AI's voracious appetite for energy threatens climate goals as data centers consume record power

A new United Nations report reveals AI's environmental impact extends far beyond carbon emissions. Data centers consumed 448 terawatt-hours globally in 2025 and could require 2.5 trillion gallons of water by 2030. Experts warn that AI energy consumption is undermining decarbonization efforts, with ChatGPT alone processing 2.5 billion queries daily.

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AI's voracious appetite for energy threatens climate goals as data centers consume record power

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TECNO EllaClaw AI Agent Gets Cross-App Intelligence, 40+ Smart Skills in Closed Beta

TECNO has unveiled major upgrades to EllaClaw, its beta-stage mobile AI agent that can now shop, book rides, and manage device performance. The AI agent operates across multiple apps using persistent memory and includes over 40 Smart Skills for device optimization. Built under TECNO's Practical AI vision, EllaClaw uses a confirmation-first model to keep users in control while handling everyday tasks.

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TECNO EllaClaw AI Agent Gets Cross-App Intelligence, 40+ Smart Skills in Closed Beta

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Superhuman acquires GPTZero to merge AI writing tools with detection capabilities

Superhuman has acquired GPTZero, the AI detection startup that helps identify AI-generated content. The deal brings together GPTZero's 19 million users and $30 million in annual recurring revenue with Superhuman's AI writing platform. The acquisition aims to build trust and transparency in AI workflows, though critics note the irony of an AI writing company buying an AI detector.

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Superhuman acquires GPTZero to merge AI writing tools with detection capabilities

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Cate Blanchett Launches Human Consent Registry to Protect Identity From AI Systems

Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett unveiled the Human Consent Registry at the European Parliament, a free tool allowing anyone to control how AI systems use their name, image, voice, and likeness. Backed by Hollywood stars including Javier Bardem, Meryl Streep, and Tom Hanks, the registry offers three consent levels and aims to establish identity as intellectual property in the AI age.

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Cate Blanchett Launches Human Consent Registry to Protect Identity From AI Systems

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UN launches transparency initiative demanding AI firms reveal full environmental impact by 2030

UN Secretary-General António Guterres launched the AI Environmental Transparency Initiative at London Climate Action Week, calling on AI companies to publicly disclose their carbon emissions, water and land use. By 2030, data centers could consume more power than all but five countries and enough water to meet the basic needs of 1.3 billion sub-Saharan Africans for a year.

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UN launches transparency initiative demanding AI firms reveal full environmental impact by 2030

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Major gas stations face AI price-fixing lawsuit as California drivers seek damages for inflated fuel costs

A proposed class action lawsuit filed in California accuses BP, Walmart, 7-Eleven, and other major operators of using AI-driven pricing software to coordinate fuel prices, allegedly pushing costs up by 30 cents per gallon. The suit targets over 1,700 gas stations and claims violations of California's new anti-algorithmic price-fixing law, AB 325, which took effect in January 2026.

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Major gas stations face AI price-fixing lawsuit as California drivers seek damages for inflated fuel costs

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Indonesia embeds AI in Prabowo's $15bn free-meal program to reach 83 million people

Indonesia plans to integrate artificial intelligence into President Prabowo Subianto's flagship $15 billion free-meal program, which aims to feed 83 million children and pregnant women. A presidential regulation draft reveals AI will monitor kitchens, predict food demand, and detect irregularities as Jakarta targets 12% GDP growth by 2030.

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Indonesia embeds AI in Prabowo's $15bn free-meal program to reach 83 million people

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Brands Deploy AI-Generated Influencers on Social Media Without Clear Disclosure to Consumers

An investigation by The Guardian reveals brands are quietly using AI-generated influencers to promote products on social media, with content appearing to show genuine customers who aren't real. Consumer group Which? found 70% of people can't identify deepfakes, raising concerns about transparency and consumer trust as regulatory loopholes persist in the UK.

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Brands Deploy AI-Generated Influencers on Social Media Without Clear Disclosure to Consumers

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Microsoft researcher builds goat-powered neural network in Age of Empires II to challenge LLM consciousness

A Microsoft AI researcher constructed a functioning neural network inside Age of Empires II using goats, grass, and bridges to illustrate the absurdity of assuming LLMs possess human-like consciousness. Adrian de Wynter's experiment demonstrates that over 57% of recent computer science papers incorrectly assume chatbots have anthropomorphic traits without proper experimental protocols.

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Microsoft researcher builds goat-powered neural network in Age of Empires II to challenge LLM consciousness

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Instacart's AI Shopping Carts Track Your Location and Serve Targeted Ads in Real-Time

Instacart is rolling out AI shopping carts equipped with cameras and location tracking systems across Weis Markets stores in Pennsylvania. The Caper Carts promise convenience with real-time pricing and faster checkout, but they also monitor customer behavior and deliver targeted ads based on store location, sparking privacy concerns as deployments triple nationwide.

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Instacart's AI Shopping Carts Track Your Location and Serve Targeted Ads in Real-Time

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AI Detection Tools Fail as Students Use Humanizers and Autotypers to Evade Academic Checks

AI detection tools promised to solve academic dishonesty but deliver false negative rates as high as 99.6%. Meanwhile, humanizers and autotypers marketed on TikTok help students evade detection software entirely. Some companies sell both the detection tools and the means to beat them, exposing the unreliability of AI detection tools and forcing educators to reconsider their approach.

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AI Detection Tools Fail as Students Use Humanizers and Autotypers to Evade Academic Checks

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Retailers push to exempt AI-generated ads from EU transparency rules as August deadline looms

European retailers including Amazon, H&M, and Ikea are lobbying to carve out AI-generated advertising from the EU AI Act's transparency requirements. The regulation, which takes effect August 2, requires companies to label AI-generated or modified content as deep fakes. Eurocommerce argues that routine promotional material poses minimal risk to consumers and shouldn't face the same compliance burden, especially when retailers like Zalando have already cut content costs by 90% using AI.

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Retailers push to exempt AI-generated ads from EU transparency rules as August deadline looms

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Google AI Overviews mistakes SCP Foundation horror fiction for documented fact in 20+ cases

Google AI Overviews presented fictional monsters from the SCP Foundation as real entities in at least 20 cases, according to a Futurism investigation. The AI-generated summaries described fan-fiction horror creatures like a crawling human head and a haunted toaster without acknowledging they're invented stories, raising fresh concerns about AI misinformation in search results.

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Google AI Overviews mistakes SCP Foundation horror fiction for documented fact in 20+ cases

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