Meta launches ‘Vibes,’ a short-form video feed of AI slop

In a move no one asked for, Meta is introducing “Vibes,” a new feed in the Meta AI app and on meta.ai for sharing and creating short-form, AI-generated videos. Think TikTok or Instagram Reels, but every single video you come across is essentially AI slop. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced …

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The Circleville Letters – CBS News

The Circleville Letters – CBS News Watch CBS News An anonymous letter writer threatens to expose a town’s rumored secrets. Is anyone safe? “48 Hours” correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.

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Thousands of Indian bank transfer records found online

A data spill from an unsecured cloud server has exposed hundreds of thousands of sensitive bank transfer documents in India, revealing account numbers, transaction figures, and individuals’ contact details. Researchers at cybersecurity firm UpGuard discovered in late August a publicly accessible Amazon-hosted storage server containing 273,000 PDF documents relating to …

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In India’s Mumbai, the largest slum in Asia is for sale

Bipinkumar Padaya (C) live in a one-storey home crammed into a tangle of alleys. Photo: Indranil MUKHERJEE / AFPSource: AFP Stencilled just above the stairs, the red mark in Mumbai’s Dharavi slum is tantamount to an eviction notice for residents like Bipinkumar Padaya. “I was born here, my father was …

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Trump signs executive order to facilitate TikTok deal

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that essentially approves the sale of TikTok’s U.S. operations to an American investor group in order to keep the social media app operational in the country. Vice President JD Vance said that the deal would value TikTok US at “around $14 billion.” …

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Canada signs historic free trade agreement with Indonesia

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto called the agreement a “historic moment” during an official visit to Ottawa. Photo: Dave Chan / AFPSource: AFP Canada has signed a bilateral free trade agreement with Indonesia, which aims to eliminate or reduce tariffs on over 95 percent of Ottawa’s exports to its largest market …

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Inside the Box: Aaron Levie on reinvention at Disrupt 2025

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, Box CEO and co-founder Aaron Levie takes the Disrupt Stage for a candid conversation on what invention really looks like inside a public company, what AI is changing (and not changing) in enterprise software, and why staying …

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Microsoft cuts cloud services to Israeli military unit over Palestinian surveillance

Microsoft has cut off the Israel Ministry of Defense’s access to some of its tech and services after an internal investigation found the organization appeared to be using its tech to store surveillance data on phone calls made by Palestinians.   The tech giant announced on Thursday that it made the decision to “cease and disable” certain subscriptions from the Israeli military. This affects subscriptions …

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