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Radio Free Asia announces it is halting operations amid government shutdown, funding cuts
The news agency said the decision marks the first time in its 30-year history that it has gone dark. It was created in 1996 to provide free and accurate news and information to Asian audiences following Tiananmen Square. Read More.
Microsoft Teams' new feature will let bosses know when you leave the office
The update will enable the platform to automatically update a worker’s location status based on whether their device connects to their company’s Wi-Fi network. Read More.
Musk's new Grokipedia crashes on launch day, hosts nearly 900K articles
Grokipedia crashes hours after launch as Elon Musk's Wikipedia rival debuts with 885,279 articles, many appearing to be copied directly from Wikipedia itself. Read More.
White House claims 9th war ended under Trump as GameStop declares end to Console Wars
GameStop responded with an edited image of President Donald Trump shaking hands with Spartan-117 aka "Master Chief," the main character of the Halo franchise. Read More.
Student used AI tool to create fake nude photos of underage classmate in NJ: lawsuit
The lawsuit states that a male classmate used an AI program called ClothOff to generate altered images that kept her face but digitally removed her clothing. Read More.
Larry Ward on The Real Story: San Fran AI School - Will Humans Serve AI or AI Serve Humanity?
Market Rithm President and AI expert Larry Ward joins Riley Lewis on The Real Story to discuss the controversial Alpha School in San Francisco, where AI has replaced traditional teachers. Read More.
Larry Ward: California's AI Regulations Have "No Heat," Won't Address Real Concerns
Market Rithm President Larry Ward breaks down California's new AI law regulating frontier platforms and explains why it falls short of addressing real threats like election deepfakes. Read More.
Amazon's secret strategy to replace 600,000 American workers with robots
Amazon allegedly wants to avoid using words that remind people of 'robots.' Read More.
Trans gamer wins $78,000 in Fortnite championship at 'Milk Cup' women's-only tournament
“It felt crazy to lift that trophy, to prove people wrong in a sense, and really show that anybody can participate in esports.” Read More.
Disney announces major plans to commemorate America's 250th anniversary
Disney launches "Disney Celebrates America" from Veterans Day through Independence Day weekend, featuring new Soarin' Across America attraction. Read More.
Florida launches criminal investigation into Roblox over failure to protect kids from predators
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said Roblox has become a “breeding ground” for child predators to “solicit information, locations, and ultimately abuse kids.” Read More.
Amazon cloud computing service has major outage, online activity slowly coming back online
“We can confirm global services and features that rely on US-EAST-1 have also recovered,” AWS said Read More.
Major mobile payment services, video platform experience widespread outages within 24 hours
Major PayPal and Venmo outage happened Thursday, with YouTube also experiencing video playback issues Wednesday night. All platforms later confirmed problems were fixed. Read More.
NBC cuts diversity verticals, lays off 150 staffers
The layoffs target about 7% of the total newsroom of 2,000 workers and 2% of the NBCU News Group at large. Read More.
Chinese SIM farms are radicalizing Americans and destabilizing society, intel experts say
‘There’s a chatbot that can pretend to be 27 personalities and is designed to groom you.’ Read More.
