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AI News

Meta pulls controversial Instagram AI feature after backlash over privacy and misuse concerns

Meta has pulled a controversial artificial intelligence feature on Instagram that let users modify photos from public accounts without notifying the original poster, the company confirmed Friday. The feature, which was part of the newly announced Muse Image AI generator, allowed individuals to generate images by @-mentioning public Instagram accounts they wanted to reference. The […]

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AI News

Meta jumps into the AI coding race with Muse Spark 1.1, taking on OpenAI and Anthropic

Meta officially entered the increasingly competitive AI coding market on Thursday with the launch of Muse Spark 1.1, a multimodal AI model designed for agentic coding tasks. The company is charging $1.25 per million input tokens and $4.25 per million output tokens, positioning itself directly against established rivals OpenAI and Anthropic. Meta released Muse Spark […]

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Bitcoin News

Kraken to revamp app with AI assistant that recommends trades based on user goals

Crypto exchange Kraken is integrating artificial intelligence into its mobile app, introducing a financial assistant that recommends trades and tailors the user experience around personal financial goals. The move signals a broader push by trading platforms to offer more personalized services beyond basic buy-and-sell functionality. How the AI-powered app will work According to a company […]

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Ethereum News

Bitmine Acquires 20,500 ETH From Galaxy, Treasury Nears 5% of Total Supply

Bitmine, one of the largest publicly traded cryptocurrency mining firms, has acquired 20,500 Ether (ETH) from Galaxy Digital in an over-the-counter transaction, pushing its total Ethereum treasury toward approximately 10 million ETH — nearly 5% of the entire circulating supply, according to data from Etherscan and company disclosures. Bitmine has purchased 20,500 Ether (ETH) from […]

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AI News

OpenAI unveils GPT-5.6 family: Sol, Terra, Luna target coding, cybersecurity, and cost savings

OpenAI released its GPT-5.6 family of models on Thursday, introducing three distinct variants — Sol, Terra, and Luna — in a bid to reclaim the narrative in an increasingly competitive AI market. The launch follows similar announcements this week from SpaceXAI and Meta, but OpenAI’s messaging is squarely aimed at its primary rival, Anthropic. OpenAI […]