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Bot Crisis 101: Community Colleges Overrun by AI-Driven Financial Aid Scams #1814

Community colleges, especially Southwestern College in California, are battling a surge of AI-driven bot students who fraudulently enroll in online classes to collect financial aid. Professors are overwhelmed with vetting enrollees, while administrators scramble to respond. Despite some institutional efforts,…

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Google Is A Monopolist In Online Advertising Tech, Judge Says

Google Is A Monopolist In Online Advertising Tech, Judge Says

Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in some online advertising technology, a federal judge ruled on Thursday, adding to legal troubles that could reshape the $1.88 trillion company and alter its power over the internet, The New York Times…

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JenThorpe
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OpenAI Launches o3, It’s Most Advanced Reasoning Model

OpenAI Launches o3, It’s Most Advanced Reasoning Model

A mere two days after announcing GPT-4.1, OpenAI is releasing not one but two new models.The company today announced the public availability of o3 and o4-mini. Of the former, OpenAI says o3 is its most advanced reasoning model yet, with…

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Trump Exempts Phones, Computers, And Chips From New Tariffs

Trump Exempts Phones, Computers, And Chips From New Tariffs

President Donald Trump exempted smartphones, computers, and other tech devices and components from his reciprocal tariffs, new guidance from U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows, CNBC reported. The guidance, issued late Friday evening, comes after Trump earlier this month imposed…

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