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Jul 11, 2026

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·TechCrunch

Meta removes controversial AI feature on Instagram after backlash

Meta removed an Instagram AI feature that allowed people to generate or modify images by @-mentioning public accounts as references. The company said the tool missed the mark after...

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·The Verge

Meta turns off the Instagram feature that let users make AI deepfakes of public accounts

Meta is turning off a newly announced Instagram feature that allowed users to create AI images by tagging public accounts as references. The feature drew backlash because it could...

Meta turns off the Instagram feature that let users make AI deepfakes of public accounts
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·The Verge

The FCC is cracking down on DJI tech that dodged the foreign drone ban

The FCC is fining eight companies $25,000 each over suspicions they acted as DJI front companies to sell restricted drone and camera technology in the US. The agency has given them...

The FCC is cracking down on DJI tech that dodged the foreign drone ban
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·brown.edu

Brown chemists find Einstein’s relativity reshapes triple bonds in heavy elements like bismuth

Brown University researchers report direct experimental evidence that classic triple-bond theory breaks down for heavy elements. Using photoelectron spectroscopy, they found that c...

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·TechCrunch

Bluesky’s interim CEO, Toni Schneider, drops the ‘interim’

Bluesky has made Toni Schneider its permanent CEO after he had been serving in the role on an interim basis. Schneider, formerly CEO of Automattic and a partner at True Ventures, s...

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·The Verge

Apple sues OpenAI for allegedly stealing hardware secrets

Apple alleges OpenAI employees who previously worked at Apple stole trade secrets to support the AI company’s hardware ambitions. The lawsuit also names Jony Ive’s IO Products, acq...

Apple sues OpenAI for allegedly stealing hardware secrets
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·TechCrunch

Apple sues OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft

Apple filed a lawsuit accusing OpenAI of stealing trade secrets. The complaint alleges the misconduct was directed by OpenAI senior leadership, including a former longtime Apple em...

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