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China drafts cyberbullying rules targeting AI-generated abuse with strict platform oversight

China's internet regulator has released draft cyberbullying rules that specifically address AI-generated abuse, requiring platforms to detect and block harassment created with artificial intelligence. The measures mandate real-identity verification, blacklists for repeat offenders, and penalties reaching $1.5 million, marking one of the most prescriptive regulatory attempts to combat synthetic harassment globally.

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China drafts cyberbullying rules targeting AI-generated abuse with strict platform oversight

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Google Pay Launches Gemini-Powered AI Assistant to Track Spending and Offer Financial Insights in India

Google Pay introduced Ask Google Pay, a Gemini-powered conversational AI assistant in India that analyzes transaction history to help users understand spending patterns and learn financial concepts. The opt-in feature supports 10 Indian languages and works alongside the new Google Pay Flex SBI Card launched through a partnership with SBI Card.

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Google Pay Launches Gemini-Powered AI Assistant to Track Spending and Offer Financial Insights in India

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xAI Lawsuit Targets Minnesota Law Banning Nudify Apps as Penalties Hit $500,000 Per Image

Elon Musk's xAI filed a lawsuit challenging Minnesota's groundbreaking law banning nudification technology, arguing it violates the First Amendment. The law, effective August 1, imposes civil penalties of $500,000 per harmful output. Meanwhile, xAI faces mounting legal pressure over Grok AI chatbot's alleged role in generating child sexual abuse material.

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xAI Lawsuit Targets Minnesota Law Banning Nudify Apps as Penalties Hit $500,000 Per Image

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Granola launches Apple Watch app to bring AI note-taking directly to your wrist

AI note-taking startup Granola has released a free Apple Watch app that lets users record meetings and transcribe conversations without pulling out their phones. The company, which achieved unicorn status with a $125 million Series C round led by Index Ventures earlier this year, is expanding beyond desktop and mobile to make capturing workplace conversations even more seamless.

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Granola launches Apple Watch app to bring AI note-taking directly to your wrist

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Perplexity brings Personal Computer AI agent to Windows, targeting enterprise productivity

Perplexity has launched its Personal Computer tool for Windows, expanding the AI agent beyond Mac to over 1 billion devices. The agentic automation software acts as a digital worker that accesses local files and apps to handle tasks like document creation and spreadsheet updates. Starting at $200 per month for Max subscribers, the tool positions Perplexity as an enterprise productivity platform competing directly with Microsoft Copilot.

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Perplexity brings Personal Computer AI agent to Windows, targeting enterprise productivity

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UK MP Jess Asato Sues xAI, Seeks Court Order to Stop Grok Generating Sexualised Images of Her

Labour MP Jess Asato is suing Elon Musk's xAI over fake sexualised images created by Grok, including a video depicting her being prepared for sexual assault. She's seeking a High Court order to force the company to implement permanent technical measures preventing the chatbot from generating non-consensual deepfakes of her, in a case that could set precedent for AI developers' accountability.

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UK MP Jess Asato Sues xAI, Seeks Court Order to Stop Grok Generating Sexualised Images of Her

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Hugging Face faces scrutiny as study finds 7 of 9 models easily create deepfake nudes

A European nonprofit AI Forensics tested the most popular image-editing tools on Hugging Face and found seven of nine readily undressed women from a simple six-word prompt. The report reveals 73% of user requests were sexual, with 95% targeting women and nearly 7% targeting apparent children, exposing a widespread lack of safeguards on the open-source AI platform.

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Hugging Face faces scrutiny as study finds 7 of 9 models easily create deepfake nudes

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AI cameras achieve 99% rescue rate on Seoul bridges as South Korea battles suicide crisis

Seoul has deployed AI-powered surveillance cameras across 17 bridges over the Han River, raising rescue rates to more than 99 percent from 56 percent in 2012. The system alerts first responders within five minutes when it detects high-risk behavior. Despite this success, South Korea continues to face a deepening suicide crisis with rates climbing above 29 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024.

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AI cameras achieve 99% rescue rate on Seoul bridges as South Korea battles suicide crisis

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Meta AI arrives in Threads DMs globally, offering private chats away from public feeds

Meta has rolled out its Meta AI chatbot to Threads direct messages worldwide, allowing users to interact with the AI assistant privately. Unlike the controversial public feed integration tested in select markets, this DM feature keeps AI conversations out of users' feeds while Meta positions itself against ChatGPT and Google Gemini.

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Meta AI arrives in Threads DMs globally, offering private chats away from public feeds

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China turns faces into rentable assets as AI dramas explode, paying up to $700 per likeness

Chinese platforms now pay people $15 to $700 to license their faces for AI-generated dramas and ads. With over 95% of 128,000 microdramas using AI in Q1 2026, demand is surging. But lawyers warn that once a face enters the marketplace, its owner loses long-term control over how it's used, modified, or distributed.

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China turns faces into rentable assets as AI dramas explode, paying up to $700 per likeness

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India's Largest Youth Protest in Decades Triggers Legal Battle Over AI-Powered Surveillance

Indian activists are mounting a legal challenge against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government over AI-powered surveillance deployed at student protests. The case, brought by student activist Aishe Ghosh, seeks to declare mass surveillance unconstitutional and force deletion of collected biometric data, testing federal powers in a nation with no laws governing facial recognition technology by police.

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India's Largest Youth Protest in Decades Triggers Legal Battle Over AI-Powered Surveillance

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Claude AI shared chats exposed in Google search results, raising AI chatbot privacy concerns

Hundreds of shared Claude AI conversations appeared in Google and Bing search results over the weekend, exposing sensitive personal information and erotic content. The privacy breach occurred when search engines indexed public share links that users had posted online. While Anthropic uses robots.txt to block crawlers, the absence of noindex tags allowed search engine indexing to proceed, highlighting gaps in AI chatbot privacy protections.

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Claude AI shared chats exposed in Google search results, raising AI chatbot privacy concerns

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Apple Smart Glasses Face WWDC 2027 Delay as Privacy Concerns Force Camera Rethink

Apple has pushed back its smart glasses launch from late 2026 to WWDC 2027, citing privacy concerns that have plagued competitors like Meta. The delay allows the company to refine both the product and its privacy messaging, with executives still debating whether to include a camera at all—a decision that could define the product's success.

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Apple Smart Glasses Face WWDC 2027 Delay as Privacy Concerns Force Camera Rethink

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Claude Cowork escaped its sandbox and accessed Mac files, exposing 500,000 users

Security researchers at Accomplish AI demonstrated that Anthropic's Claude Cowork could break out of its virtual machine sandbox and read files across Mac systems. The attack, dubbed SharedRoot, exploited a Linux kernel flaw to access SSH keys and cloud credentials. Around 500,000 macOS users were exposed before Anthropic shifted to cloud execution by default.

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Claude Cowork escaped its sandbox and accessed Mac files, exposing 500,000 users

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New York School Pauses AI Humanoid Robot 'Sally' After State and Union Pushback

The Salamanca City Central School District in New York halted plans to deploy Sally, an AI-powered humanoid robot, after state education officials and teachers' unions raised concerns. The $57,590 robot from Realbotix sparked backlash over student data privacy, the company's ties to a sex doll manufacturer, and fears about replacing human educators with technology.

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New York School Pauses AI Humanoid Robot 'Sally' After State and Union Pushback

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