February 8, 2025
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Meta Reports Strong Q4 Earnings, Zuckerberg Highlights AI and Ad Growth

Meta Platforms (META, Financials) reported fourth-quarter 2024 earnings that exceeded expectations, driven by strong advertising revenue and continued investment in artificial intelligence. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg underlined Meta’s AI goals during the earnings call of the firm, stressing that 2025 would be a crucial year for Meta AI and the company’s more general AI

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AI-Generated Songs Can’t Be Copyrighted, But Tools Fair Game: Report

A new federal report on artificial intelligence says that merely prompting a computer to write a song isn’t enough to secure a copyright on the resulting track — but that using AI as a “brainstorming tool” or to assist in a recording studio would be fair game. In a long-awaited report issued Wednesday (Jan. 29),

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Authors Accuse Anthropic of Building AI on Pirated Content

In a legal twist that’s catching the attention of both the tech and literary worlds, a group of authors has taken a stand against Anthropic, an AI startup, accusing the company of using pirated books to train its artificial intelligence models. The lawsuit, filed in a California court, claims that Anthropic unlawfully exploited copyrighted works

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Weaponized ‘AI girlfriends’ built with ‘malicious’ design can steal cash from victims as experts warn over shocking scam

ARTIFICIAL intelligence lovers could be “weaponized” by cyber-criminals – and used to steal from you. Security experts have told The U.S. Sun how the dangers of AI boyfriends and girlfriends are growing. 2 Experts have warned us about the dangers of chatting with virtual AI loversCredit: Getty Plenty of AI chatbot apps now allow people

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The Hidden Cost of Inefficient Cash Application

The key to success for many businesses lies within their finance departments. And the key to success within many finance departments is the embrace of efficient cash application processes. Traditionally, cash application — the process of matching incoming payments to outstanding invoices — was relatively straightforward. “Fifteen years ago, most payments in the U.S. were

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US Copyright Office calls for ‘prompt federal action’ to combat AI deepfakes

The United States Copyright Office says that artificial intelligence (AI)-generated deepfakes pose a serious threat to Americans and called on Congress to urgently formulate a new law for the sector. The Office was charged by Congress with conducting research and collecting public views on the best way to oversee the nascent AI sector, especially since

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