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Elon Musk's X botched its security key switchover, locking users out

Elon Musk's X botched its security key switchover, locking users out: As part of an effort to retire the old Twitter.com domain, X is requiring passkey and security key users to re-enroll — but are getting stuck in endless loops and unable to finish. Read More

Court rules that OpenAI violated German copyright law; ordered it to pay damages: A German court ruled that OpenAI’s ChatGPT violated the nation’s copyright laws by training its language models on licensed musical work without permission. Read More

Cybersecurity firm Deepwatch lays off dozens, citing move to "accelerate" AI investment: Deepwatch’s CEO told TechCrunch that the layoffs allow the company to accelerate investments in “AI and automation.” Read More

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