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A look at Backstory, an experimental AI image authentication tool

A look at Backstory, an experimental AI image authentication tool from Google DeepMind, offered for testing to journalists, researchers, and other fact checkers

TL;DRGoogle DeepMind created Backstory, an AI tool that helps verify if images are real or manipulated.

Why it matters: As deepfakes proliferate, automated authentication tools become critical infrastructure for journalism and public trust.

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OpenAI builds safety system that catches misuse without storing

OpenAI detects model misuse without keeping customer data on file.

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London-based Callosum, whose software matches AI tasks with different

London startup Callosum raised $100M to match AI tasks with optimal models and hardware.

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Amazon delivery drone dumps Texas woman's parcel straight into her

Amazon delivery drone dropped a package into a pool during Prime Air expansion announcement.

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Binance now lets AI agents trade, but keeping them in check is largely

Binance lets AI agents execute trades with minimal built-in safeguards.

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China now has its own AI circular financing scheme

Chinese robot maker's valuation inflated by circular scheme between state buyers and manufacturers.

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LG’s new OLED breakthrough can boost display lifespans

LG's new OLED process makes displays brighter, last longer, and use less power.

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Support networks aim to help kids through the polycrisis

Support networks are helping children cope with multiple interconnected crises like climate change and conflict.

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Agentic AI in government just hit the hard part: deciding what

UAE grapples with defining which decisions AI systems can legally make in government.

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Salmonella Is Everywhere

Multiple food products recalled due to salmonella contamination; basic hygiene helps prevent illness.

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Terence Tao says AI could trigger math's biggest crisis since Gödel

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