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Character.AI Gave Up on AGI. Now It’s Selling Stories

“AI is expensive. Let’s be honest about that,” Anand says. Growth vs. Safety In October 2024, the mother of a teen who died by suicide filed a wrongful death suit against Character Technologies, its founders, Google, and Alphabet, alleging the company targeted her son with “anthropomorphic, hypersexualized, and frighteningly realistic experiences, while programming [the chatbot]…

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Minneapolis Democratic socialist Omar Fateh vows to protect illegal immigrants from 'hostile' Trump admin

Democratic socialist and Minneapolis mayoral hopeful Omar Fateh says his first priority in office would be protecting illegal immigrants from President Donald Trump’s “hostile federal government.” Fateh made the statement during an interview with KARE 11 News in Minnesota, doubling down on his identity as a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, but denying…

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Two Pwnie Awards, One Crucial Lesson: What Our OpenSSH Research Reveals About Cyber Defense in 2025

We’re honored that the Pwnie Awards recognized the Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU) with two wins at Black Hat/DEF CON this year—Best RCE for regreSSHion (CVE-2024-6387) and Epic Achievement for our multi-year work uncovering issues in OpenSSH, including CVE-2025-26465. Awards are nice; what matters is what the research means for defenders. The Pwnie Awards, held…

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Men being over-treated for prostate cancer, says charity

The NHS is over-treating men for prostate cancer, a charity says, with around 5,000 a year undergoing treatment for cancers unlikely ever to cause harm. While most prostate cancer cases need treatment, around one in four are so slow growing men can opt for regular monitoring instead, avoiding the side-effects of surgery and radiotherapy such…

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