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California first lady’s Miss Representation: Rise Up studies the backlash against women in the era of algorithms and deepfakes Life moves pretty fast. It is Monday lunchtime when Jennifer Siebel Newsom drops into the Guardian’s office in Washington, just a couple of blocks from the White House, for an interview to promote her new film. Less than two hours later her husband, the California governor, Gavin Newsom, announces that the couple are under investigation by the justice department. One strand of the investigation specifically targets Siebel Newsom’s taxes and the California Partners Project, a gender equity non-profit she co-founded that received $4.3m in donations solicited by her husband. Gavin Newsom denounced the move as a “personal vendetta” directed by Donald Trump because the governor is considering running for US president. Continue reading...
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OpenAI has recruited two high-profile figures as it prepares for its public market debut: Noam Shazeer, one of the foundational architects of modern generative AI, and Dean Ball, a former Trump White House AI policy official. Shazeer announced his departure from Google DeepMind on Wednesday after more than two decades at the company, interrupted only […]
Guardian readers in the US share concerns about how the SpaceX IPO and AI boom affect their retirement accounts Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire last week after SpaceX debuted on the stock market with a valuation of $1.77tn. Millions of Americans could soon become indirect investors in SpaceX and other emerging AI-focused companies as US markets increasingly shift toward AI-driven investments. Continue reading...
Guardian report ties Farage’s push against a retail CBDC to industry lobbying as a Tether‑linked group warns Britcoin could crowd out stablecoins; stakes rise.
After California, where next? Paris of course, for Legal Innovators Europe, on June 24 and 25 in the City of Light, and also the city ...
State-level regulation of prediction markets could reshape the industry, challenging platforms to navigate diverse legal frameworks and consumer protections. The post California, Minnesota AGs question CFTC’s ability to regulate prediction markets appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
The US-Iran peace deal could stabilize Middle East geopolitics, boost global economic confidence, and shift financial activity from crypto to traditional banking. The post White House briefs Congress on initial US-Iran peace deal as Bitcoin pushes past $65K appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
The World Cup is well underway across North America, bringing its usual mix of spectacular goals, historic upsets and colourful stadium crowds. But alongside the genuine celebrations, a wave of manipulated media is flooding social media. From a fake Hitler lookalike to hyper-realistic female football enthusiasts designed exclusively to bait clicks, FRANCE 24's Maya-Anaïs Yataghène investigates these viral supporters in this edition of Truth or Fake.
