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An AI-generated image depicting a fake Hollywood sign on fire. Even with "Hollywood" spelled wrong, the image created panic as it spread across social media.

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  • National

LA's wildfires prompted a rash of fake images. Here's why

"It's not just that you're perpetrating a fraud" by spreading bogus images, expert Hany Farid says. The fakes also sow confusion about an ongoing catastrophe.

January 16, 2025
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
John Deere is accused of illegally restricting farmers' ability to repair tractors and other equipment in a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission along with two states.

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  • Business

John Deere faces U.S. lawsuit over farmers' ability to repair tractors

The Federal Trade Commission and two states accuse Deere of costing farmers time and money by unfairly limiting software access and forcing the use of only authorized dealers.

January 16, 2025
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, called RedNote in English, is attracting scores of Americans ahead of TikTok's potential shutdown in the U.S.

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  • Technology

What to know about RedNote, the Chinese app that American TikTokkers are flooding

With TikTok's days in the U.S. potentially numbered, many American users are moving to another Chinese social media app: RedNote, a heavily censored platform similar to Instagram. Here's what to know.

January 15, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
A sign for The New York Times hangs above the entrance to its building, Thursday, May 6, 2021, in New York.  The New York Times filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023, seeking to end the practice of using published material to train chatbots.

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  • Business

'The New York Times' takes OpenAI to court. ChatGPT's future could be on the line

In three consolidated suits, publishers allege that OpenAI broke copyright law by copying millions of articles without permission or payment. OpenAI counters that the fair use doctrine protects them.

January 14, 2025
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
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  • Technology

Net neutrality is struck, ending a long battle to regulate ISPs like public utilities

A U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati ruled that the FCC did not have legal authority to restore the net neutrality rules first implemented in 2015.

January 14, 2025
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By:
  • Andrew Mambo
The Supreme Court is considering whether to block a law that effectively bans TikTok in the U.S. starting January 19.

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  • Technology

A TikTok ban could hit the U.S. in days. What to know — and how to prepare

Even if the controversial U.S. ban on TikTok does take effect on Jan. 19, the app won't automatically vanish from phones. Here's what would change, plus preparations and potential work-arounds.

January 13, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Clockwise from the top-left: Grand Theft Auto 6, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Split Fiction, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.

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  • Series: Join The Game

Our 25 most-anticipated games of 2025 including Grand Theft Auto 6 (maybe)

Will GTA6 actually come out this year? Is a new Nintendo console coming? Huge games are creeping on the horizon, including a high-stakes Assassin's Creed title and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.

January 13, 2025
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By:
  • James Perkins Mastromarino
Meta's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. in a 2022 file photo. The Facebook parent company announced this week that it will end its work with fact-checkers in the U.S. and change its speech rules after years of criticism from Republicans.

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  • Technology

Meta built a global fact-checking operation. Will it survive?

The company's policy reversal comes as the U.S. is diverging sharply from other countries over regulating social media.

January 11, 2025
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By:
  • Huo Jingnan and
  • Shannon Bond
In a Supreme Court emergency hearing on Friday, lawyers for TikTok are expected to argue that banning the app will violate the free speech of 170 million American users. The Justice Department is expected to argue that the app is a national security risk.

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  • Business

TikTok challenges its U.S ban at the Supreme Court. Here's what to know

Lawyers for TikTok argued that banning the app will violate the free speech of 170 million American users. The Justice Department contended that the app is a national security risk.

January 10, 2025
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifying during the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in January 2024. Zuckerberg announced on Jan. 7, 2025 that the company would no longer work with third-party fact checking organizations.

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  • News

The latest on the Southern California wildfires. And, Meta is ending fact-checking

At least three wildfires have burned thousands of acres of land in Southern California. Here's what we know. And, why Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is ending fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram.

January 08, 2025
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By:
  • Brittney Melton
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifying during the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in January 2024. Zuckerberg announced on Jan. 7, 2025 that the company would no longer work with third-party fact checking organizations.

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  • Technology

Meta says it will end fact checking as Silicon Valley prepares for Trump

CEO Mark Zuckerberg called the company's previous content moderation policies "censorship," repeating talking points from President-elect Donald Trump and his allies.

January 07, 2025
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By:
  • Huo Jingnan,
  • Shannon Bond,
  • and 1 more
This undated photo, provided by the Las Vegas Police Department shows the Tesla Cybertruck involved in an explosion outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas.

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  • National

Man who exploded Cybertruck in Las Vegas used ChatGPT in planning, police say

The highly decorated soldier who exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas used generative AI including ChatGPT to help plan the attack, Las Vegas police said Tuesday.

January 07, 2025
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White speaks at an election night event for President-elect Donald Trump in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Nov. 6. Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta has named White to its board of directors.

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  • Technology

Meta taps Trump ally and UFC CEO Dana White to join its board

White's election as a Meta director two weeks before Trump takes office comes as Silicon Valley is courting the incoming administration.

January 07, 2025
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
A U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati on Thursday ruled that the FCC did not have legal authority to restore the net neutrality rules first implemented in 2015.

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  • Technology

Net neutrality is struck, ending a long battle to regulate ISPs like public utilities

A U.S. Court of Appeals this week ruled that the FCC did not have legal authority to revive the so-called net neutrality rules that were first introduced a decade ago under the Obama Administration.

January 04, 2025
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By:
  • Emma Bowman
Craig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president of Software Engineering, speaks about Siri during an announcement of new products at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, Calif., June 4, 2018.

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  • Business

Apple to pay $95 million to settle lawsuit accusing Siri of eavesdropping

Apple isn't acknowledging wrongdoing in the settlement, which still must be approved by a U.S. District judge. Lawyers in the case have proposed scheduling a Feb. 14 court hearing to review the terms.

January 03, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
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