On Tuesday, eBay updated its User Agreement to explicitly ban third-party “buy for me” agents and AI chatbots from interacting with its platform without permission, first spotted by Value Added Resource. On its face, a one-line terms of service update doesn’t seem like major news, but what it implies is more significant: The change reflects...
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(BPRW) Alcorn’s SBDC to host second AI business accelerator cohort graduation
(Black PR Wire) The Alcorn State University Small Business Development Center will host the Mississippi AI Business Accelerator Second Cohort Graduation on Jan. 27 at 6 p.m. at the Mississippi Center for Innovation and Technology in Vicksburg, Miss. The …
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Millions of people imperiled through sign-in links sent by SMS
Websites that authenticate users through links and codes sent in text messages are imperiling the privacy of millions of people, leaving them vulnerable to scams, identity theft, and other crimes, recently published research has found. The links are sent to people seeking a range of services, including those offering insurance quotes, job listings, and referrals...
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Wikipedia volunteers spent years cataloging AI tells. Now there’s a plugin to avoid them.
On Saturday, tech entrepreneur Siqi Chen released an open source plugin for Anthropic’s Claude Code AI assistant that instructs the AI model to stop writing like an AI model. Called “Humanizer,” the simple prompt plugin feeds Claude a list of 24 language and formatting patterns that Wikipedia editors have listed as chatbot giveaways. Chen published...
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(BPRW) Rodney Flowers Unveils Doctoral Study Exploring How Leaders Turn Adversity Into Power
(Black PR Wire) LEONARDTOWN, MD – In a field often dominated by traditional perspectives, Rodney C. Flowers, Ph.D. Candidate, is bringing a fresh, rigorously researched voice to leadership development. Flowers has launched a doctoral study on&n…
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An A.I. Start-Up Says It Wants to Empower Workers, Not Replace Them
Founded by researchers from Anthropic, Google and xAI, the new company, Humans&, is already valued at $4.48 billion.
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Snap Settles Lawsuit on Social Media Addiction, Avoiding a Landmark Trial
The settlement means Snap will avoid a trial where plaintiffs had planned to argue that social media platforms are inherently defective and subject to personal injury liability.
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F.T.C. Appeals Loss in Meta Antitrust Case
The agency is aiming to reverse a setback in the government’s campaign to rein in the power of the biggest tech companies.
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The Rise of Prediction Markets
Billions of dollars are trading hands on sites like Polymarket and Kalshi, where people bet on everything from Taylor Swift’s wedding date to election outcomes.
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Elon Musk Spends $10 Million to Help Nate Morris in Kentucky Senate Race
Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, backed Nate Morris, a Republican businessman, in the primary race to succeed Senator Mitch McConnell in Kentucky.