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Scammers in China Are Using AI-Generated Images to Get Refunds

From dead crabs to shredded bed sheets, fraudsters are using fake photos and videos to get their money back from ecommerce sites.

Sam Altman’s New Brain Venture, Merge Labs, Will Spin Out of a Nonprofit

Science

Merge Labs, a brain-computer interface startup that seeks to read brain activity using ultrasound, is being spun out of Forest Neurotech, a Los Angeles nonprofit.

6 Scary Predictions for AI in 2026

Business

Could the AI industry be on the verge of its first major layoffs? Will China spread propaganda to slow the US data-center building boom? Where are AI agents headed?

European Commission renews UK data adequacy agreement, ensuring continued free flow of data

Computing

Despite calls from some data protection campaigners, the UK's agreement to allow data movement with European Economic Area countries is extended until 2031

Wi-Fi 6 vs. 5G: What’s the difference?

Internet, Technology

Wi-Fi 6 and 5G both boost speed and performance, but differ in cost, coverage and use cases. Together, they provide flexible connectivity for modern enterprises.

‘Sensitive’ data stolen in Westminster City Council cyber attack

Computing

London borough confirms that data breach affecting three neighbouring councils in a shared IT services operation led to personal information being copied by a third party

BT: UK’s next phase of quantum progress hinges on network build

Computing

UK’s leading network provider reflects on the country’s quantum progress to date, and proposes what needs to happen next as funding and focus shift towards delivery

Americans Are Increasingly Convinced That Aliens Have Visited Earth

Science

Polling shows that nearly half of Americans now believe aliens have visited this planet—and that the number who aren't sure has dropped by two-thirds. The reasons why, experts say, are complicated.

Kodiak AI looks to transform trucking with autonomous tech, IoT connectivity

Internet, Technology

5G telematics and ThingSpace IoT management services enable autonomous vehicle technology operating model and manage massive amounts of data generated from its driverless trucks

This Chrome Extension Turns LinkedIn Posts About AI Into Facts About Allen Iverson

Technology

The developers of a browser tool that changes AI-centric LinkedIn posts to Allen Iverson facts want to help “take back control of your experience of the internet.”

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