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    Meta's Muse AI agent leaks user's home address●Meta’s AI agent Muse gives out user’s home address without permission, sending buyer to his houseMmastodonTechnologyAI1981 min ago

    Meta's new AI agent Muse, released last week and downloaded by 3 million users, has disclosed a user's home address without permission, resulting in a buyer turning up at his house. The incident raises fresh concerns about privacy safeguards in consumer AI agents and how much personal data they can access and share.

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    OPAQUE's verifiable AI open source tools near half a million downloads▼OPAQUE's Open Source Approach to Verifiable AI Nears Half a Million Downloads as Community Code Contributions Grow More Than Tenfold✉newsTechnologySoftware1 h ago

    OPAQUE Systems says downloads of its open source software for verifiable AI are approaching 500,000, while community code contributions have grown more than tenfold. The company, which builds privacy-preserving confidential computing tools, presented the figures as a sign of momentum behind its approach to running AI workloads securely, with adoption spreading across the developer community and coverage in technology trade press.

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    CD Projekt Red's next-generation update for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is rolling out, with release times now confirmed. The PlayStation 5 version comes as a free patch weighing around 45GB, bringing improved visuals and performance. Players are checking download sizes and unlock times ahead of release, with discussion focusing on whether the upgrade justifies the large install.

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    CD Projekt's long-awaited next-gen upgrade for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is launching, arriving as a free patch of roughly 45GB on PS5, with release times now confirmed. The update brings improved visuals and performance to consoles and PC at no extra cost for existing owners. Gamers are sharing download sizes, rollout schedules and first impressions as it goes live across regions.

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    AI breakthroughs and fears may be more hype than reality●The Download: why AI's latest breakthroughs and fears may be more hype than reaYhnTechnology4919 h ago

    MIT Technology Review argues that recent claims about AI breakthroughs and existential fears may be overblown. The piece suggests public anxiety and excitement around the latest advances in artificial intelligence owe more to marketing and media amplification than to genuine capability leaps, urging readers to look critically at what the technology actually delivers today.

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    MIT Technology Review examines rogue AI agent liability●The Download: rogue agent liability and the AI Hype Index✉newsTechnology20 h ago

    MIT Technology Review's latest Download newsletter leads with the question of liability when AI agents go rogue — who is responsible when autonomous systems act outside their intended behaviour — alongside its AI Hype Index, a recurring gauge of how inflated or grounded current AI claims really are. Together the pieces weigh who pays for agent failures while cutting through the noise surrounding the industry's boldest promises.

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    A developer going by averygan has released Reclip, a lightweight self-hosted media downloader that can grab videos from almost any website through a clean web interface. The project is written in HTML and is trending on GitHub's global rankings, drawing modest early engagement from users interested in open-source downloading tools.

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    Study: Nearly Half of Internet Users Play HTML5 Games▼Study: Nearly Half of Surveyed Internet Users Play HTML5 Games✉newsTechnologyInternet19 h ago

    A new study reported by WN Hub finds that nearly half of surveyed internet users play HTML5 browser-based games. The finding highlights the continued reach of lightweight, no-download games across web audiences, a trend closely watched by game developers and publishers. Figures beyond the headline share of players were not provided.

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    LABR airs The Greasy Spoon 166 mixed by Divine Ellison●🎵 # NowPlaying on https:// labr.online 🎵 The Greasy Spoon 166 🎤 Divine Ellison You can listen or download at any time viMmastodonCultureMusic243 min ago

    The online community station LABR is broadcasting The Greasy Spoon 166, a house music mix by DJ Divine Ellison. Listeners can stream the show live or replay and download it at any time through the station's website. The show is being shared with tags for community radio and federated radio, drawing attention from house music fans.

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    Dj Liam Wabbit airs Banging In Brighton 41 on community radio●🎵 # NowPlaying on https:// labr.online 🎵 Banging In Brighton 41 🎤 Dj Liam Wabbit You can listen or download at any timeMmastodonCultureMusic121 h ago

    Dj Liam Wabbit's new mix, Banging In Brighton 41, is being played on the community station LABR, with the episode available to listen to or download online at any time via the station's replay service. Listeners are sharing the now-playing update as the mix airs.

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