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Elon Musk is making a massive play for an AI company.

Musk in $155b bid for AI startup

Billionaire Elon Musk is reportedly leading a $155 billion push to take over the artificial intelligence company OpenAI, 'to ensure it is a force for good'.

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TPG confirmed they are working to resolve the disruption.
David Schwimmer says there has not been "sufficient outrage" over Kanye West's X posts.

Friends star pleads with Musk to ban rapper from X

One of the much-loved Friends cast has emplored billionaire Elon Musk to remove ‘deranged’ rapper Kanye West from X after vile anti-Semitic posts.

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The real lesson of DeepSeek is that America’s approach to AI safety and regulations — the concerns espoused by both the Biden and Trump administrations, as well as by many AI companies — was largely nonsense.

The dangerous AI nonsense that Trump and Biden fell for

The real lesson of DeepSeek is that America’s approach to AI safety and regulations — the concerns espoused by both the Biden and Trump administrations, as well as by many AI companies — was largely nonsense.

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Apps on your partners phone can be a sign they are cheating.

Apps to beware of on your partner’s phone

You may think your spouse would never cheat on you. But statistics say the odds your partner is keeping something from you are higher than you might like.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook stands in front of a display of Apple MacBook Air computers.

What an investment in Apple 10 years ago is worth today

Despite a recent slide, Apple’s stock has delivered a solid return over the past 12 months, underscoring its status as one of the US market’s steadier performers.

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NASA's two stuck astronauts cleaned the outside of the International Space Station. (AP PHOTO)

‘Here we go’: NASA's stranded astronauts step out into space

NASA’s two stuck astronauts have taken their first spacewalk together, exiting the International Space Station almost eight months after moving in.

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In this show, Ben Harvey explains why the billionaire tech nerd herd are AI hypocrites who have no right to whinge about DeepSeek

Why billionaire nerds have no right to whinge about DeepSeek

In this show, Ben Harvey explains why the billionaire tech nerd herd are AI hypocrites who have no right to whinge about DeepSeek because the real data mining threat is in your garage, not on your phone.

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The world’s richest man Elon Musk has reacted to online condemnation after he admitted to cheating at video games.

Does Elon Musk cheat at video games? An investigation

The world’s richest man has paid to boost his online warriors into global leaderboards, raising questions about his prowess — and his continued need for digital praise.

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“I created a deepfake sex video of myself. It led to vile abuse and cast a shadow over my marriage... but I have no regrets”: former Geordie Shore star reveals the truth behind sick porn on the internet.

Why former Geordie Shore star made a deepfake porn video

‘I created a deepfake sex video of myself. It led to vile abuse and cast a shadow over my marriage... but I have no regrets’: former Geordie Shore star reveals the truth behind sick porn on the internet.

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DeepSeek’s trillion-dollar hit on Nvidia suggests the Chinese app has breached a Silicon Valley fortress.

What Fortress Nvidia’s hit means for its massive margins

DeepSeek has dealt the premier chipmaker a $1 trillion blow, but don’t count it out just yet.

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DeepSeek chief Liang Wenfeng, a 40-year-old Chinese billionaire hedge funder, has unveiled an AI system which, with certain caveats, matches the achievements so far of America’s most advanced chatbots.

How this geek with a terrible haircut trumped Silicon Valley

DeepSeek – run by nerdy Chinese billionaire hedge funder Liang Wenfeng – has destroyed US confidence in the same way the Soviet Union did back in 1957 by launching Sputnik-1.

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Donald Trump has tasked Elon Musk with returning two stranded NASA astronauts to Earth.

Major development for two NASA astronauts stranded in space

Donald Trump has issued a personal request that could see NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore returned to Earth after spending more than 238 days stranded in space.

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Clare O’Neil said while there were opportunities for AI, users needed to be cautious about the information they pass on.

Minister urges ‘caution’ over using China’s DeepSeek AI model

Federal ministers have called for people not to provide personal details to new Chinese AI model DeepSeek, as it becomes the most popular app in Australia.

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US tech stocks have tumbled after new Chinese competitor DeepSeek emerged. (EPA PHOTO)

Is China’s new AI app DeepSeek safe to use?

It’s the new artificial intelligence chatbot that’s sending shock waves through Wall Street, Silicon Valley and Washington. But how safe is the Chinese-owned app?

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