As AI-generated clip content upends trust and creativity, this week's panel members join forces to unravel whether we're facing a cultural disaster or just the next leap forward (and what anyone online needs to watch out for next). Is the world ready for AI-generated video slop flooding the internet, legal headaches over deepfakes, and million-dollar tech maneuvering?
- Sora 2 is here
- We need to stop the slop of OpenAI's Sora and Meta's Vibes AI video apps before it's too late
- Yahoo nears deal to sell AOL to Italy's Bending Spoons for $1.4 billion, sources say
- One in five Americans now regularly get news on TikTok, up sharply from 2020
- YouTube Bends the Knee
- Apple removes ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE officer sightings, from the App Store; AG Pam Bondi says the DOJ requested its removal
- ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: 'We Are Determined to Fight This'
- How ICE Is Using Your Data — and What You Can Do About It | KQED
- CISA, the key law that helps the federal government guard against cyber threats to US critical systems, expired when the government shut down
- ByteDance to Maintain Control Of TikTok's U.S. Advertising, E-Commerce
- German government must reject chat control
- Swiss government looks to undercut privacy tech, stoking fears of mass surveillance
- Swiss voters back electronic identity cards in close vote
- Apple Shelves Vision Headset Revamp to Prioritize Meta-Like AI Glasses
- Microsoft revamps Xbox Game Pass plans and hikes Ultimate to $29.99 a month
- No suds for you! Asahi brewery attack leaves Japanese drinkers dry
- Revenge of the nerds: Inside the Microsoft Excel UK Championships
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