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Matthew McConaughey is getting in the fight over unauthorized AI likenesses. The actor is filing trademark applications to prevent AI companies from stealing his likeness. Eight have been approved so far. Read more from [@Engadget](
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Matthew McConaughey fights unauthorized AI likenesses by trademarking himself
Matthew McConaughey filed trademark applications to prevent his likeness from being used by AI companies without permission, and the US Patent and ...
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OpenAI has decided it’s time to start making money via ads at the bottom of user conversations with ChatGPT. Read more from [@Techcrunch](
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ChatGPT users are about to get hit with targeted ads | TechCrunch
OpenAI says that users impacted by the ads will have some control over what they see.
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Technology and power are inextricably linked — a fact that the U.S. government has known since the 1980s. Canadian journalist @npub157rh...8pny writes about how now, more than ever, Canada needs to reduce its dependence on the U.S. when it comes to tech, and pursue true digital sovereignty. "We have an opportunity to think bigger and to challenge those fundamental assumptions that were crafted in the 1990s to convince us digital technology had to be left to the private sector," he writes.
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Escaping the trap of US tech dependence
Canada needs real digital sovereignty, not our own digital colonizers
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In 2025, Americans "detoxed" from social media. In 2026, they’re quitting altogether. Straight Arrow News reports on a recent American Psychiatric Association poll:
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In 2025, Americans ‘detoxed’ from social media. In 2026, they’re quitting altogether
About half of all Americans cut back on social media usage in 2025, and even more said they plan to in 2026.
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APA Polling Shows Half of Adults Have Cut Back on Social Media Usage in 2025
According to new polling from the American Psychiatric Association (APA), Americans’ relationship with technology is complicated: even as 62% of ...
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