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'Bending of reality': US liberals stoke political conspiracies
'Bending of reality': US liberals stoke political conspiracies
by  AFP

From false claims of a "staged" assassination attempt on Donald Trump to a viral joke about his running mate having sex with a couch, American liberals have taken a page from the far-right's playbook in pushing wild conspiracy theories ahead of US elections.

UN cybercrime text faces new scrutiny from tech firms, rights groups
UN cybercrime text faces new scrutiny from tech firms, rights groups
by  AFP

UN member states meet Monday seeking to finalize an international treaty on the fight against cybercrime, a text strongly opposed by an unlikely alliance of human rights groups and big technology companies. Now, the draft text will finally come up for a vote by member states at the end of a two-week session.

AI startups swap independence for Big Tech's deep pockets
AI startups swap independence for Big Tech's deep pockets
by  AFP

It's the case of the vanishing startup: some of Silicon Valley's most promising names in the fast-developing generative AI space are being gobbled up by or tied to the hip of US tech giants. Breaking from typical Silicon Valley legend, generative AI won't be developed out of some founder's garage.