YouTube channels are being sold and repurposed to spread scams and disinformation, says new research

A new study finds that 1 in every 400 YouTube channels has been sold and often repurposed to promote scams, disinformation, and spam. YouTubers dedicate their lives to building a following in hopes of creating and sustaining a livelihood. For top creators, the rewards are immense: MrBeast, the world’s biggest YouTuber, is estimated to be…

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Annabel Gutherz Reflects on “Summer’s Here,” Live Recording and Artistic Growth

As the season stretches into its golden haze, Montreal-based singer-songwriter Annabel Gutherz returns with a track that feels like summer bottled in sound. Her new single, “Summer’s Here,” is a gently shimmering offering, which feels warm and wistful, wrapped in breezy guitars, intimate vocals and lyrics that trace the contours of memory and impermanence. Recorded…

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Anthropic’s Claude 4 Chatbot Suggests It Might Be Conscious

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Today we’re going to talk about an AI chatbot that appears to believe it might, just maybe, have achieved consciousness. When Pew Research Center surveyed Americans on artificial intelligence in 2024, more than a quarter of respondents said they interacted with AI “almost constantly” or…

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Google rolls out Gemini Deep Think AI, a reasoning model that tests multiple ideas in parallel

Google DeepMind is rolling out Gemini 2.5 Deep Think, which, the company says, is its most advanced AI reasoning model, able to answer questions by exploring and considering multiple ideas simultaneously and then using those outputs to choose the best answer. Subscribers to Google’s $250-per-month Ultra subscription will gain access to Gemini 2.5 Deep Think…

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CHRIS BROWN’S BREEZY BOWL TURNS INTO A MINI CELEB KID REUNION WITH ROYALTY, SHAI MOSS, AND LAIYAH BROWN

Chris Brown kicked off his North American tour on Wednesday night at Miami’s LoanDepot Park, bringing out heavy hitters like Summer Walker and Bryson Tiller. But while the main stage was packed with talent, the real scene-stealers were spotted backstage. Royalty Brown, the singer’s 11-year-old daughter, was front and center supporting her dad at the…

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Crypto wave is catching on in Asia as businesses warm up to stablecoins

Businesses across Asia are increasingly warming up to stablecoins for cross-border transactions — a trend set to accelerate further as Hong Kong moves to legalize the use of digital tokens, experts told CNBC. From online travel agencies and luxury goods resellers to high-end hotels, companies are embracing stablecoin for payments, citing both speed and cost-efficiency…

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