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LibGen: The Controversial Digital Library That Tech Giants Can't Resist

LibGen: The Controversial Digital Library That Tech Giants Can't Resist

When Meta needed books to train its AI, it turned to an unlikely source: Library Genesis, or LibGen, an underground digital library. The company downloaded 81 terabytes of books without permission. But what exactly is LibGen, and why did one of the world's richest tech companies choose it

EU Slaps Google and Apple with New Tech Rules, Trump Fumes

EU Slaps Google and Apple with New Tech Rules, Trump Fumes

Google and Apple face fresh EU pressure to play by the rules. Brussels hit both tech giants with warnings about their market dominance, threatening Google with fines while pushing Apple to loosen its grip on iPhones. Google caught heat for pushing its own services in search results and blocking app

Xi's message to China: Innovate or stagnate

Xi's message to China: Innovate or stagnate

Xi Jinping wants China to beat its rivals in tech - and he won't let mere economic troubles get in the way. At China's annual legislative meeting, he pushed for dominance in AI, biotech, and advanced weapons despite mounting local debt and a sluggish economy. The

The Great Chip Heist: How Huawei Outsmarted U.S. Export Controls

The Great Chip Heist: How Huawei Outsmarted U.S. Export Controls

Huawei obtained millions of advanced AI chips from TSMC through shell companies last year, bypassing U.S. export controls. TechInsights and TSMC uncovered the scheme, which let China's tech giant get technology it wasn't supposed to have. The numbers tell the story. Huawei got two million

US Officials Wary as DeepSeek's AI Gets Deep into Government Devices

US Officials Wary as DeepSeek's AI Gets Deep into Government Devices

The White House is eyeing a crackdown on DeepSeek, China's latest AI sensation that's been a bit too eager to make friends with U.S. government devices. Officials aren't thrilled about the chatbot's cozy relationship with servers in China – a digital pen

From Russia, With Artificial Love: How AI Chatbots Became Putin's Latest Pawns

From Russia, With Artificial Love: How AI Chatbots Became Putin's Latest Pawns

Remember when we worried about humans falling for fake news? Those were simpler times. Now, artificial intelligence has joined the ranks of the gullible, with leading AI chatbots parroting Russian propaganda like eager students who didn't check their sources. A groundbreaking audit by NewsGuard reveals that top AI

Meme Machine: How Trump's White House Bypasses the Press

Meme Machine: How Trump's White House Bypasses the Press

Trump's White House now operates as a meme factory. His digital team floods social media with provocative content at lightning speed. They've abandoned staid press releases for viral videos and attack graphics. The strategy works. When Selena Gomez posted a tearful video about deportations, Trump'