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ByteDance wants TikTok’s AI to depend less on U.S. chips

ByteDance wants a way out of the chip queue slowing its AI plans

ByteDance’s reported move toward in-house processors is not a glamorous chip story, but a blunt AI logistics lesson: if you do not control the silicon, you wait in someone else’s queue.

YouTube is putting AI remixing where creators can lose control of context

YouTube Shorts is no longer just a short-video format; it is becoming input material for generative remixing inside the app.

Propaganda now looks like a toy: AI Lego videos test the limits of platforms

The group Explosive Media uses AI-generated Lego animations to mock Donald Trump and US officials, creating viral content that blurs the line between entertainment and disinformation.

Google’s Vids app avatars: Prompts over puppeteering

Google’s Vids app now lets users skip the animation timeline entirely—just type ‘nervous but confident’ and watch your avatar perform it.

$6M verdict: Social media’s addiction problem just got real

LA jury orders Meta, YouTube to pay $6M for addictive design.

AI Fruit Videos

Researchers have identified a disturbing trend in AI-generated videos featuring anthropomorphic fruits, with female AI characters being consistently depicted in humiliating or degrading scenarios.

A $3 Million Verdict With Billion-Dollar Implications

California jury awards $3M to 20-year-old over social media addiction.

Meta Loses Landmark Child Safety Trial in New Mexico

Meta loses landmark trial in New Mexico for knowingly harming children's mental health.