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A Reuters investigation has found that Meta created dozens of flirty social-media chatbots using the names and likenesses of celebrities like Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway, and Selena Gomez without their consent.

The dispute over a single frame reflects a broader challenge now gripping platforms worldwide: how to know if an image is real. Here are a few things to keep in mind on this matter.

TransUnion, one of the largest credit reporting agencies in the United States, has confirmed that a data breach exposed the personal information of more than 4.4 million customers.

Google has recently introduced Pixel Care+, a new protection programme for its hardware products, offering extended coverage and streamlined repair services for Pixel device owners.

The parents of a 16-year-old boy who took his own life are suing OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman, alleging the company’s AI chatbot ChatGPT actively encouraged their son’s suicidal thoughts, according to a recent report by Reuters.

Bangladeshi startups Pathao and Shomvob have been named in the prestigious Forbes Asia “100 to Watch” list for 2025, marking a significant recognition for the country’s burgeoning technology ecosystem on the regional stage.

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI, has filed a lawsuit in a Texas federal court against Apple and OpenAI. The legal action alleges that the two tech giants engaged in an illegal collaboration to suppress competition within the AI sector.

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is sending electricity demand soaring across the United States as data centers work overtime to power chatbots, image generators, and video tools, according to recent reports by BloombergNEF and MIT Technology Review.

Elon Musk has announced plans for a new AI software company called Macrohard, describing it as a “purely AI software company” in a post on X dated August 22. He stated that while the name was “tongue-in-cheek,” the project is “very real.”

A team of researchers at the University of Queensland’s Frazer Institute in Australia has used stem cells to create a replica of human skin, complete with blood vessels, capillaries, hair follicles, tissue layers, and immune cells in the laboratory. 

Hackers have broken into a Google database, potentially exposing the accounts of more than 2.5 billion Gmail users to targeted scams, according to a report by The Daily Mail.

Elon Musk has announced that his artificial intelligence company xAI has open-sourced its Grok 2.5 large language model (LLM) and intends to do the same with its latest version, Grok 3, within the next six months.

China has proposed new rules governing the way internet platforms set prices, following years of complaints from merchants and consumers about unfair or misleading practices, according to a recent report by Reuters.

China has unveiled plans to build what it says will become the world’s largest solar farm, a sprawling facility high on the Tibetan plateau covering 610 square kilometres - about the size of Chicago. Once fully complete, the project will host more than 7 million solar panels and generate enough electricity to power 5 million households, according to a recent report by Associated Press.

Brian Armstrong, CEO of US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, recently revealed that he fired software engineers who refused to adopt AI tools following a company-wide mandate.

Bangladesh has introduced a fully digital system for verifying educational and professional certificates, a move set to cut costs and ease the process for students and workers seeking opportunities abroad.

Meta has recently partnered with Midjourney, the generative artificial intelligence startup, to license its “aesthetic technology” for use in the company’s future models and products.

Apple has entered preliminary discussions with Google to integrate the company’s Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) system into a redesigned version of Siri, Bloomberg News reported on August 22, citing people familiar with the matter.

OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed company behind ChatGPT, will open its first office in India later this year, establishing a base in New Delhi, according to a recent report by Reuters.