Microsoft deletes blog telling users to train AI on pirated Harry Potter books

The blog recommended that users learn to train their own AI models by downloading the Harry Potter dataset and then uploading text files to Azure Blob Storage. It included example models based on a ...
The Guardian

EU launches inquiry into X over sexually explicit images made by Grok AI

Investigation comes after Elon Musk’s firm sparked outrage by allowing users to ‘strip’ photos of women and children The European Commission has launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s X over the ...
The New York Times

Elon Musk’s X Faces European Inquiry Over Sexualized A.I. Images

Regulators said the company’s lack of controls had led to the widespread use of deepfakes created with the chatbot Grok. By Adam Satariano Reporting from London European Union regulators on Monday ...
BBC

Sturgeon denies using pressure to open Glasgow hospital early

The QEUH replaced three older hospitals in Glasgow when it opened in 2015 Nicola Sturgeon has denied applying pressure to open Scotland's largest hospital early or that she had any knowledge of safety ...
CNBC

Meta announces new AI parental controls following FTC inquiry

Meta announced new safety features that will allow parents to see and manage how their teenagers interact with the company's AI characters. Parents will be able to turn off chats with AI characters ...
WESH

Florida man arrested of using AI to create child pornography, deputies say

COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS OF OFFICER JEWELL. A MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN MARION COUNTY AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY CREATED AI GENERATED CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE BELIEVES HE WAS USING PHOTOS. HE GOT ...
GitHub

Database driver Microsoft SQL Server

This guide provides instructions on how to set up and use SQL Server with DBeaver. Before you start, you must create a connection in DBeaver and select SQL Server. If you have not done this, please ...
IEEE

Next-Generation Database Interfaces: A Survey of LLM-Based Text-to-SQL

Abstract: Generating accurate SQL from users’ natural language questions (text-to-SQL) remains a long-standing challenge due to the complexities involved in user question understanding, database ...
The New York Times

Trump Administration Quietly Seeks to Build National Voter Roll

In a quest to bolster a long-running claim from President Trump concerning undocumented immigrants illegally voting, the Justice Department is seeking detailed voter roll data from over 30 states. By ...
PBS

Fact-checking Trump's claim the U.S. is the 'only country' that uses mail-in voting

This article originally appeared on PolitiFact. President Donald Trump vowed to take action against voting by mail, which he said makes the United States an outlier. "We are now the only Country in ...
GeekWire

Concrete goes green: UW and Microsoft use seaweed to create novel carbon-trapping cement

Sustainability: News about the rapidly growing climate tech sector and other areas of innovation to protect our planet. SEE MORE by Lisa Stiffler on Jul 8, 2025 at 8:00 am July 8, 2025 at 3:36 pm Meng ...