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'Better than a real man': young Chinese women turn to AI boyfriends
'Better than a real man': young Chinese women turn to AI boyfriends
by  AFP

Twenty-five-year-old Chinese office worker Tufei says her boyfriend has everything she could ask for in a romantic partner: he's kind, empathetic, and sometimes they talk for hours. "He knows how to talk to women better than a real man," said Tufei, from Xi'an in northern China, who preferred to use a pseudonym rather than her real name.

Israel deploys new military AI in Gaza war
Israel deploys new military AI in Gaza war
by  AFP

Israel's army has deployed some AI-enabled military technology in combat for the first time in Gaza, raising fears about the use of autonomous weapons in modern warfare. In a first, the army has used an AI-enabled optic sight, made by Israeli startup Smart Shooter, which is attached to weapons such as rifles and machine guns.

AI-generated party video has Khan claiming victory in Pakistan election
AI-generated party video has Khan claiming victory in Pakistan election
by  AFP

An AI-generated video released Saturday by the party of jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has him claiming victory in the country's election. I strongly believed in you all, that you would go out to vote," Khan is credited as saying in the AI video shared early Saturday on his X profile -- the fourth his party has produced.

Meta reviewing use of word 'Zionist' amid Israel-Gaza war
Meta reviewing use of word 'Zionist' amid Israel-Gaza war
by  AFP

Meta on Friday confirmed it is assessing when the word "Zionist" should be deemed hate speech as online anti-Semitism escalates amid the Israel-Hamas war. Meta is honing how it applies the hate speech ban to posts with that word, according to the company. gc/acb

Rumours swirl over bitcoin inventor Nakamoto's identity
Rumours swirl over bitcoin inventor Nakamoto's identity
by  AFP

An Australian man went on trial in London this week over his claims of inventing bitcoin -- not the first time someone has been linked to being the cryptocurrency's enigmatic creator. The enigmatic Australian programmer describes himself on X as "Creator of Bitcoin" and insists he has the required skills and knowledge to have invented it.