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DeepSeek has ripped away AI’s veil of mystique. That’s the real reason the tech bros fear it

While privacy fears are justified, the main beef Silicon Valley has is that China’s chatbot is democratising the technology

The Guardian - UK

Hafta letters: Paywall content, crowd at Kumbh, development of Ahmedabad

NaveenTime-sensitive letter.Great work. Keep upping the game. I want to know: There is so much hype on electoral bonds and Hindenburg report. I want to know why no one is talking about, following up and its consequences. I understand the rest of the media, I want to know why Newslaundry isn’t…

Newslaundry

China’s DeepSeek AI is full of false and dangerous information, researchers warn

Deep scrutiny of the market-roiling DeepSeek is uncovering big safety problems.

Fortune

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Ted Cruz Demands Microsoft Explain Partnership With 'Orwellian Censorship Project'

Ted Cruz has called on Microsoft to provide transparency regarding the tech giant's relationship with NewsGuard, a media tool conservatives criticize as biased.

Latin Times

Incoming FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's Beef With NewsGuard Is Legally Dubious and Empirically Shaky

The company, which says it takes an "apolitical approach" to rating news outlets, faces regulatory threats and a congressional probe because of its perceived bias against conservatives.

Reason

After Trump's Victory, US Election Falsehoods Shift Left

Right-wing falsehoods about voter fraud fell off a cliff after Donald Trump's victory in the US election, but American liberals took a page from their playbook to push wild conspiracy theories that have fueled doubt about the democratic process.

International Business Times

Beware: US Election Disinformation Masked As 'Breaking News

The misuse of the term, typically deployed by media outlets to relay major news developments, is part of a persistent assault on reality across tech platforms that researchers say have relaxed their guardrails against false information in a crucial election year.

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Beware: US Election Disinformation Masked As 'Breaking News'

"Breaking" news, screamed an online post by a conservative American influencer as he pushed disinformation about Kamala Harris, illustrating how journalism lingo has been co-opted as a tool to amplify election falsehoods.

International Business Times

How an X account pushed an unsubstantiated Tim Walz abuse allegation

The pro-Trump account claimed a former student of Walz had accused the VP candidate of sexual abuse.

Al Jazeera

Musk boosts misinfo "superspreaders"

Four of the top five accounts Musk interacts with regularly amplify or create baseless conspiracy theories

Salon

Origin of Trump and JD Vance’s lies about Haitian immigrants eating pets revealed

Local Ohio woman posted the wild tale after hearing it from a neighbor, who heard it from a friend, who heard it from their daughter

The Independent UK

Pro-Russia 'News' Sites Spew Incendiary US Election Falsehoods

Pro-Kremlin sites masquerading as US "news" outlets have dished out unfounded claims that Democrats plotted to assassinate Donald Trump, a prime example of how phony AI-powered portals are spewing inflammatory falsehoods in a high-stakes election year.

International Business Times

What’s the final score? An overview of Russian disinformation about the 2024 Olympics

Our team has identified at least 38 fake news stories about the 2024 Paris Olympic Games that circulated online since the start of the year, most of them thought to have been manufactured by Russia – from made-up terrorist threats to fictional attacks on athletes to fake media reports. Even…

France 24

So much for the Conflict Games: French security forces award themselves gold

Despite the muted political protests, railway sabotage, gender furore and Russian fake news, Paris’s Olympics have played out peacefully

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The Independent UK

Russian disinformation slams Paris and amplifies Khelif claims to undermine the Olympics

Russia is using online disinformation to spread false information about the 2024 Olympics and portraying Paris as a crime-ridden cesspool

The Guardian - US

Deluge of ‘pink slime’ websites threaten to drown out truth with fake news in US election

US sites pushing misinformation are proliferating, aiming to look like reliable sources as local newspapers close down

Top News

House Oversight Committee Launches Investigation Into News-Rating System

House Oversight Committee investigates NewsGuard's news-rating system for potential government influence and censorship concerns.

The Independent UK

Faking an honest woman: Why Russia, China and Big Tech all use faux females to get clicks

When it comes to online scams and foreign disinformation, it pays to be female

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International Business Times

Phony 'News' Portals Surpass US Newspaper Sites, Researchers Say

Partisan websites masquerading as media outlets now outnumber American newspaper sites, a research group that tracks misinformation said Tuesday, highlighting a local news crisis in a year of high-stakes elections.

The Guardian - UK

How China is using AI news anchors to deliver its propaganda

News avatars are proliferating on social media and experts say they will spread as the technology becomes more accessible

The Guardian - UK

‘Inceptionism’ and Balenciaga popes: a brief history of deepfakes

What began as a primitive tool has spawned hyperrealistic fakes with the potential to disrupt elections around the world

International Business Times

Proliferating 'News' Sites Spew AI-generated Fake Stories

A sensational story about the Israeli prime minister's "psychiatrist" exploded online, but it was AI-generated, originating on one of hundreds of websites researchers warn are churning out tech-enabled fiction masquerading as news.

International Business Times

Musk's X Feeds Monetization Of Wartime Misinformation

Influencers on X are monetizing misinformation about conflicts in the Middle East, leveraging the platform's contentious policies that researchers say prioritize engagement over accuracy.

The Independent UK

Viral hate and misinformation amid Israel-Hamas crisis renew fears of real-world violence

A six-year-old boy was fatally stabbed by a landlord fearing a ‘day of jihad.’ Watchdogs and civil rights groups are warning platforms and politicians against Islamophobic and racist rhetoric

The Guardian - US

Israel-Hamas war poses early disinformation test for Meta’s Threads

Young app seems to have few viral falsehoods, perhaps because it’s still small and used differently from competitors

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