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• AI Conquers YouTube: Nearly 33% of Your Feed Is Now Fake Content

  29-12-2025 21:17 via eweek.com
  YouTube’s algorithm has been quietly conquered by artificial intelligence… and the numbers are more jaw-dropping than you think.
  Research research published on Dec. 29 by The Guardian reveals that between 21-33% of content in fresh user feeds now consists of AI-generated material, fundamentally reshaping what millions of viewers see every single day.
  Upon creating a new YouTube account, researchers discovered that 104 of the first 500 videos were AI-generated, per The Guardian. Anot
  
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• How Perplexity Is Quietly Rewriting the Rules of Search

  29-12-2025 18:28 via eweek.com
  Perplexity AI is no longer just a clever alternative to Google Search or a favorite tool among AI power users. Its recent moves solidify it as a company that is intent on reshaping who holds power on the internet.The clearest example of Perplexity’s ambition came in August, when the company made an unsolicited $34.5 billion offer to buy Google Chrome. The proposal shocked observers, as Perplexity’s valuation is well below that figure, and few people seriously believed Google would vo
  
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• Best AI Tools for Dating Advice

  29-12-2025 17:47 via eweek.com
  AI is now in nearly every aspect of our digital lives, from work and shopping to learning and communication. It was only a matter of time before it showed up in the dating scene, too. Writing the perfect opening message, keeping conversations engaging, and figuring out what to say next can feel surprisingly stressful, especially in a world where most connections start on a screen. AI dating coaches promise to help people communicate more clearly, avoid awkward moments, and feel more co
  
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• Bernie Sanders Sounds Alarm on AI, Calls Out Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos

  29-12-2025 17:14 via eweek.com
  Artificial intelligence is racing ahead, and Sen. Bernie Sanders says Congress is barely keeping up — if at all.In an interview on CNN’s State of the Union, the Vermont independent delivered a warning about AI’s growing power, arguing that wealthy tech elites are driving the technology. At the same time, lawmakers fail to confront its economic and social consequences.Speaking with CNN anchor Jake Tapper, Sanders described AI in stark terms, saying, “This is the most conse
  
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• The Robot Olympics Are Here: PI’s π0.6 Robot Takes on Doors, Keys, and a Greasy Pan

  29-12-2025 16:49 via eweek.com
  When you’re scanning social media for robot news every day, you start to get to know the typical robotics comment-section script by heart:
  Robot does something flashy → everyone says “cool, now wash the dishes.”Robot tries to wash the dishes → everyone says “not like that.” Physical Intelligence decided to stop arguing in circles and turn the whole thing into a test. Their new Robot Olympics is basically the Olympics of household chores: same tasks, s
  
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• LangChain AI Vulnerability Exposes Millions of Apps

  29-12-2025 16:11 via eweek.com
  LangChain AI Vulnerability Exposes Millions of Apps
  Millions of AI apps trust LangChain to handle sensitive data. That trust just took a serious hit.
  A critical security flaw has struck LangChain, one of the most widely used AI frameworks in the world, exposing millions of applications to potential secret theft and malicious code injection.
  Security researchers say the vulnerability allows attackers to exploit LangChain’s core serialization logic to extract environment variables and execut
  
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