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Meta is installing tracking software on employees’ computers to capture mouse movements and keystrokes for AI agent training


The move, disclosed in an internal memo seen by Reuters, is framed as a way to teach AI agents how humans navigate software. Critics say it is workplace surveillance under a different name. Meta is installing new tracking software on US-based employees’ work computers to capture mouse movements, clicks, keystrokes, and occasional screenshots, which will […]



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Bond wants AI to cure your doomscrolling, then monetise your memories


In short: Bond, a new “post-feed” social network founded by former Index Ventures principal Dino Becirovic and ex-Google DeepMind researcher Arthur Brazinskas, launched on 21 April with no infinite scroll and no algorithmic feed, instead using AI trained on users’ photos, videos, and audio to recommend real-world activities. The app enters a growing “healthier social […]



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These Trump Allies Are Now Apologizing for Supporting Him and Aiding the National Decline

Former MAGA Architects and Loyalists Admit Their Support Fueled a National Crisis

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Anthropic’s most dangerous AI model just fell into the wrong hands

Anthropic's Mythos AI model, a powerful cybersecurity tool that the company said could be dangerous in the wrong hands, has been accessed by a "small group of unauthorized users," Bloomberg reports. An unnamed member of the group, identified only as "a third-party contractor for Anthropic," told the publication that members of a private online forum […]

Meta projected $16 billion in scam ad revenue. Now the lawsuits are piling up.


In short: Meta faces a convergence of lawsuits across the US, Australia, and the UK alleging the company knowingly profited from scam ads on Facebook and Instagram, with its own internal documents projecting that 10% of 2024 revenue, roughly $16 billion, came from fraudulent advertising. The cases span a $500 million pump-and-dump scheme, deepfake celebrity […]



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