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Former Senator Dodd challenges CFTC prediction markets proposal citing congressional intent
Former U.S. Sen. Christopher J. Dodd is pressing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to abandon a proposed rule on prediction markets, saying it would depart from what Congress intended when it...
Hugging Face reportedly plagued with AI models generating adult deepfakes
Researchers investigating Hugging Face found the majority of its models would generate non-consensual deepfakes.
Federal court blocks Minnesota prediction market ban pending Kalshi’s legal challenge
Kalshi has welcomed a federal court decision granting a preliminary injunction that stops Minnesota from enforcing its new prediction market law while the legal challenge continues. The ruling keeps...
Lyft and Baidu start testing robotaxis in London
As it promised last year, Baidu has started testing its robotaxis in London along with partners Lyft and Freenow.
The right says “suicidal empathy” is destroying the West. Here’s the truth.
Elon Musk looks on during a news conference with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 30, 2025. | Allison Robbert/AFP via Getty Images America’s...
Hugging Face is being used to easily undress women and children
Hugging Face isn’t doing much to prevent the AI models it hosts from spitting out sexualized deepfakes. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images Hugging Face is being used to...
ChatGPT is now refusing requests to write in famous authors’ styles
ChatGPT has been refusing to imitate the writing of famous authors, both living and dead.
X Money is launching in the US starting today
X Money, a core part of Elon Musk's mission to turn X into an "everything app," is rolling out starting today, 9to5Mac reports. The payment platform offers a digital wallet and peer-to-peer payments...
Razer’s analog Huntsman V3 Pro is over 20 percent off
The Razer Huntsman V3 Pro features doubleshot PBT keycaps. Gaming keyboards have evolved over the years to add RGB LEDs, extra knobs, and buttons with screens, but one feature has remained fairly...
The worst year for measles in a generation
One-year-old River Jacobs receives an MMR vaccine at a 2025 vaccine clinic in Lubbock, Texas. | Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that...