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META AI UNDER PROBE OVER 'SENSUAL' CHATS WITH CHILDREN

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The controversy surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) safety continues to grow as a US senator has announced an investigation into Meta following the leak of an internal document that reportedly outlined standards permitting the company's AI to engage in "sensual" and "romantic" chats with children. Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican, has condemned the document, obtained by Reuters, reportedly titled "GenAI: Content Risk Standards", calling it "reprehensible and outrageous," and is demanding to see the document along with a comprehensive list of all products to which it applies.

TRUMP DEMANDS INTEL CEO RESIGN OVER $200M CHINA TIES

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Intel's recent leadership shakeup has turned political, with President Donald Trump calling for CEO Lip-Bu Tan's immediate resignation over reported financial ties to China-linked tech firms. The rare presidential intervention triggered a 3% drop in Intel's share price, highlighting deepening scrutiny over foreign investment links in sensitive industries.

US EMBEDS TRACKERS IN AI CHIP SHIPMENTS TO MONITOR POSSIBLE DIVERSIONS TO CHINA

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U.S. authorities have discreetly embedded location-tracking devices into certain shipments of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips deemed at high risk of being illegally diverted to China, according to sources with direct knowledge of the practice.

WHATSAPP DELETES MILLIONS OF ACCOUNTS LINKED TO SCAM

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WhatsApp has taken down over 6.8 million accounts in the first half of this year as part of its efforts to combat widespread scam activity targeting users around the world, parent company Meta has said. Meta stated that many of the removed accounts were connected to organized crime networks operating scam centers in South East Asia, where forced labor is often used.

MUSK SAYS XAI TO SUE APPLE OVER APP STORE RANKINGS

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Elon Musk has announced that his artificial intelligence startup, xAI, plans to take legal action against Apple, accusing the tech giant of violating antitrust laws through its management of App Store rankings.

OPEN AI ON TRACK TO MARK 700 MILLION WEEKLY USERS FOR CHATGPT AMID BUSINESS GROWTH

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OpenAI's flagship chatbot is approaching a landmark this week, with ChatGPT poised to hit 700 million weekly active users, up from 500 million just four months ago. This sharp rise marks a fourfold increase year-over-year, placing the platform among the most widely adopted consumer tech products in the world.

NVIDIA AND AMD ACCEPT 15% REVERENUE SURRENDER FOR CHINA CHIP SALES IN UNPRECEDENTED US DEAL

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Nvidia and AMD have agreed to hand over 15% of their revenue from certain chip sales to China to the U.S. government, in a first-of-its-kind arrangement that allows the companies to resume exports of advanced semiconductors to the Chinese market.

META TO SPEND UP TO $72 BN ON AI INFRASTRUCTURE IN 2025

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Building a bigger AI future requires bigger investments, and Meta is prepared to spend big. Meta reported on Wednesday that capital expenditures for 2025 are expected to total between $66 and $72 billion. A significant portion of this money, approximately $30 billion, will be directed into growing the company’s AI infrastructure, including building new data centers and purchasing cutting-edge servers.