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Chinese gang caught using AI in Malaysia bungalow for Spanish job scam

A scam syndicate has been renting a bungalow in an upmarket area in Malaysia’s Johor state and using AI to carry out job scams all the way in Spain. Police uncovered their activities when they arrested a total of 35 Chinese nationals during a raid at the bungalow in Gelang Patah at 11.50pm on May 1...

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Left / center-leftSteven Soderbergh Defends Using AI in John Lennon Documentary: “I’m a Believer in Exploration”

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South China Morning PostNews report · May 22, 2:41 AM

Chinese gang caught using AI in Malaysia bungalow for Spanish job scam

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A scam syndicate has been renting a bungalow in an upmarket area in Malaysia’s Johor state and using AI to carry out job scams all the way in Spain. Police uncovered their activities when t...

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Vanity FairNews report · May 21, 6:51 PM

Steven Soderbergh Defends Using AI in John Lennon Documentary: “I’m a Believer in Exploration”

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His new film, John Lennon: The Last Interview, uses archival photos and AI-generated videos as visuals to go along with a revealing radio interview that Lennon and Yoko Ono did on the day o...

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NPR NationalNews report · May 20, 6:22 PM

Meta slashes 8,000 jobs as it pivots towards AI

Facebook and Instagram's parent company has been investing huge sums of money in AI, but it lags behind competitors.

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NPR EducationNews report · May 20, 6:22 PM

Meta slashes 8,000 jobs as it pivots towards AI

Facebook and Instagram's parent company has been investing huge sums of money in AI, but it lags behind competitors.

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