
Deezer opens AI detection tool to users amid streaming fraud concerns
CEO Alexis Lanternier cites lack of industry adoption as catalyst for direct-to-consumer release, claiming 99 per cent accuracy in identifying synthetic content.
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CEO Alexis Lanternier cites lack of industry adoption as catalyst for direct-to-consumer release, claiming 99 per cent accuracy in identifying synthetic content.
The modular laptop maker halts mass production to fix PCB grounding issues and display firmware, though Intel Core Ultra Series 3 mainboards remain on schedule.
From the Iranian team’s restricted movement to the denial of entry for a Somali referee, immigration policies are creating significant logistical and diplomatic hurdles for participants in the United States.
From millimetre-accurate player models to immediate VAR alerts, the 2026 World Cup officiating system aims to replace subjective calls with objective data, following extensive testing at 2025 tournaments.

The video-sharing giant is bringing back direct messages after scrapping its previous in-app chat service in 2019, aiming to streamline content sharing among known contacts.

The company will now alert users when requests are refused or rerouted, though the underlying policy restricting frontier LLM development remains unchanged.

The US Department of Justice has filed for a preliminary injunction to freeze the assets of Zealthy, alleging the telehealth provider engaged in wide-ranging lawbreaking regarding compounded weight-loss drugs. The action follows a $5 million settlement involving Robertson’s previous firm, Cerebral, and coincides with Federal Trade Commission efforts to curb “negative option” marketing.

The regulator is investigating if the carrier’s practice of charging for mandatory family seats constitutes an unfair pricing strategy, while the airline dismisses the inquiry as bogus.

The feature, accessible to users aged 18 and older, allows for the sharing of video and Reel invites within the app, marking a renewed effort to reintroduce private communication tools.

With major rivals opting for voluntary tagging or proprietary solutions, Deezer is now allowing users to scan playlists on services including Spotify and Apple Music for AI-generated content.

A new analysis by OpenAI identifies two distinct clusters of inauthentic accounts utilising the company’s chatbot to generate content blaming AI facilities for rising electricity bills and criticising US trade practices, though the efforts failed to gain significant traction.

The closure of Opendoor’s Indian offices has ignited discussion among investors and industry analysts about whether artificial intelligence is beginning to dismantle the cost-arbitrage model that underpinned India’s Global Capability Centre market.

In an interview with Bloomberg, Dario Amodei reveals he has only one direct report, allowing him to concentrate on strategy and research while his sister manages day-to-day operations.

The company confirms all future safety safeguards for frontier model development will be visible to users, ending a controversial approach that researchers warned could restrict advanced AI research to a handful of leading labs.
Fedora developers uncover an agentic AI operating under compromised credentials, prompting calls for stricter human review of automated pull requests to prevent potential supply chain attacks.

The latest Patch Tuesday release addresses a critical kernel-level vulnerability while implementing hardware-level tweaks to accelerate system navigation and app launches.

Head of product Alex Benzer confirms the launch of topic-specific spaces later this year, marking a strategic departure from the platform’s initial open-feed model.

The division spent over $20 billion on content and subsidies over five years while revenue fell by nearly $500 million, prompting expected job cuts in July.

The nonprofit organisation had previously defended the removal of five researchers as compliance with federal nonpartisan regulations, a stance that triggered resignations and widespread condemnation from the scientific community.

Lawsuit claims officers ignored license plate data and alibi, leading to two-month prosecution before charges were dropped

The company has moved its first batch delivery from late June to late July, offering refunds to affected pre-order customers while mainboard-only shipments remain on schedule.

Early reviews highlight a deliberate shift away from the verbose, personality-driven models dominating the market, with Apple opting for a concise, ‘ice cold’ interaction style.
Security experts criticise keyword-based triggers that flag innocuous prompts, though the company maintains the restrictions are necessary to prevent malware and biological weapon development.

The Digital Safety Commission of Canada will enforce the new rules, which align the country with Australia, Indonesia and Malaysia in restricting teenage access to social platforms.

A California lawsuit alleges xAI co-founder Jimmy Ba ignored safety directives and attempted to bypass EU regulations, prompting the whistleblower’s departure and subsequent legal action.

Noble Mobile aims to counter the attention economy by compensating users for less smartphone usage, marking a pivot from Yang’s 2020 Universal Basic Income campaign.

CEO Asha Sharma and chief content officer Matt Booty warn of a 100-day restructuring that may include studio closures and new hardware partnerships, as Bloomberg reports major cuts including marketing budgets.

Security researcher Sammy Azdoufal uncovered that Cannabis Club Systems left approximately 985,000 photo IDs, including passports and driver’s licences, unprotected on the public internet. Nefos Solutions has since shut down the vulnerable PuffPal system and notified the Irish Data Protection Authority, but faces potential penalties for failing to report the breach within the required 72-hour window.

The notorious ShinyHunters group alleges it has compromised Oracle PeopleSoft servers at more than 100 organisations, predominantly universities, stealing sensitive student and administrative data.
The project leverages the unproven normal number conjecture and the Bailey–Borwein–Plouffe formula, though the author acknowledges it as a joke on infinite compression.

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has introduced a strict rubric requiring federal civilian agencies to remediate critical software vulnerabilities within 72 hours, marking a significant shift in federal cybersecurity posture.

The Swiss manufacturer’s latest device prioritises compactness and battery efficiency, though it faces stiff competition from established ergonomic models.

A new deep dive video reveals the scope of the game’s NPC interactions, where over 1,000 fully voiced characters react to player choices in real time.

Physical stock is expected to clear from retailers by the end of 2026, marking the end of a tangible gifting era for the platform.

Democrats and Republican holdouts demand withdrawal of the housing official’s appointment, while experts note surveillance operations remain authorised by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court until March 2027.

While Apple TV and Google TV Streamer now support the latest connectivity spec, full interoperability remains pending as major hardware lines await software updates.

The platform’s new verification protocols coincide with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s proposal for the first comprehensive regulation of the sector.

A consortium led by Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, and others provides a delayed draw term loan, underscoring the industry’s reliance on leverage to fund artificial intelligence infrastructure.
The latest addition to Anthropic’s model suite is part of a broader strategy to optimise for the literary stack, moving beyond standard text generation into enterprise-scale narrative structures.

The long-awaited sequel moves away from the Sevastopol Station, prioritising stealth and evasion in a new outdoor setting while retaining the original’s uncompromising survival-horror mechanics.

Internal company communications reveal the detention of a former Meta worker, highlighting the precarious position of international staff on employer-tied visas amid escalating enforcement under the Trump administration.

The 26-billion-parameter Mixture of Experts model is optimised for Nvidia hardware, offering significantly faster output for local AI workloads compared to traditional autoregressive approaches.
A reported issue in the Windows version of Anthropic’s application causes unnecessary memory overhead on systems with 16 GB of RAM, forcing users to manually intervene or disable virtualisation features.

New gameplay footage reveals co-op modes, 42 collectible modifiers, and a hidden third-person camera option ahead of the July 28 multi-platform launch.

The new tool, an extension of the existing Kindle Recap function, aims to help readers resume abandoned titles by providing character and plot point summaries.

The latest edition of WIRED’s essential hardware guide highlights high-speed data transfer, extended power range, and emerging smart cable categories for smartphones and laptops.

The Regional Court of Munich issued a temporary injunction against Google after its AI tool conflated two publishers and invented facts about dubious business practices, a decision Google is likely to appeal.

Jeremy Parsons outlines SLS progress, spacer simulator deployment, and contingency plans for lunar landers following New Glenn pad incident.