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New hemp standards for research and industry
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Apple files motion to dismiss DOJ antitrust lawsuit, citing harm to innovation and user experience
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Speeding Mercedes driver sparks East Harlem chain-reaction crash that killed a 51-year-old man
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Cross-industry standards for data provenance in AI
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Apple keeps pushing AI industry forward with more open-source models
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First “Miss AI” contest sparks ire for pushing unrealistic beauty standards
Influencer platform's controversial contest awarded prizes to three nonexistent people. Enlarge / An AI-generated image of "Miss AI" award winner "Kenza Layli" (left) and an unidentified AI-generated woman beside her. (credit: Ke.....»»