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Meta patented LLM that would post for users after they die

mashable - Meta recently won a patent for an LLM that would simulate users' accounts and post, like, and comment on their behalf, including for the accounts of people who have died.

#ai #techpolicy #meta #aiethics #genai #law #contentmoderation #intellectualproperty #digitalprivacy

Meta’s “After You Die” AI Just Got Patented

16 days / theresanaiforthat / There's An AI For That

Meta patented LLM that would post for users after they die

17 days / mashable

Meta patents AI that could continue posting on social media on behalf of deceased users

17 days / techspot

Meta patents AI that lets dead people post from the great beyond

17 days / fastcompany / Chris Morris

Back to Top / Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 3:21 pm / permalink 19312 / 4 stories in 17 days


CFTC's Selig opens legal dispute against states getting in way of prediction markets

Jesse Hamilton / coindesk - Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Mike Selig fired a legal warning shot defending his agency's jurisdiction over the event contract space.

#fintech #techpolicy #government #finance #us #commodities #law #litigation #regulation #polymarket

CFTC claims exclusive federal authority over prediction markets in new brief, clashing with states

17 days / theblock / Sarah Wynn

Federal Appeals Court Rejects Kalshi Bid to Pause Nevada Enforcement

17 days / decrypt / Sebastian Sinclair

State officials have filed two dozen suits against prediction market operators, trying to protect traditional casino revenue and stop underage gambling. The Trump administration’s message to them: Drop dead. www.semafor.com/article/02/1...

17 days / bsky / @newnarrative.bsky.social / newnarrative.bsky.social

Ethereum Creator Starting to Think This Whole Prediction Market Thing Might be Gambling

17 days / gizmodo / AJ Dellinger

CFTC Asserts Authority to Police Prediction Markets

17 days / pymnts / PYMNTS

CFTC to states: hands off prediction markets

17 days / semafor / Rohan Goswami

CFTC's Selig opens legal dispute against states getting in way of prediction markets

17 days / coindesk / Jesse Hamilton

'See You in Court': CFTC Chair Defends Jurisdiction as States Fight Prediction Markets

17 days / decrypt / Stacy Elliott

Back to Top / Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 1:21 pm / permalink 19307 / 8 stories in 17 days


Qualcomm iPhone modem cost inflation suit in UK ends with undisclosed agreement

appleinsider - A long-running UK challenge to what Qualcomm charged Apple for smartphone modems has concluded, as the consumer group that filed the case has chosen to end it after years of litigation.UK group drops Qualcomm royalty lawsuitBritish consumer group Which? i…

#apple #antitrust #stockmarket #iphone #uk #law #semiconductor #telecommunications #qualcomm #litigation

UK Case Claiming Qualcomm Inflated iPhone Prices to Be Withdrawn

17 days / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

Qualcomm iPhone modem cost inflation suit in UK ends with undisclosed agreement

17 days / appleinsider

Qualcomm(QCOM) Stock: Surges as UK Lawsuit Against the Company Is Withdrawn

17 days / parameter / Yasmin Werner

UK consumer group to withdraw Qualcomm collective action

17 days / globalcompetitionreview / Rashid Baxter

UK Case Claiming Qualcomm Inflated iPhone Prices to Be Withdrawn

17 days / macrumors / Hartley Charlton

Back to Top / Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 12:20 pm / permalink 19300 / 5 stories in 17 days


Three Gemini top executives leave in “big shakeup,” shares plummet

Yaël Bizouati-Kennedy / sherwood - COO Marshall Beard, CFO Dan Chen, and CLO Tyler Meade are all out as of today.

#crypto #stockmarket #business #governance #jobs #law #gemini #crypto

Gemini Stock Drops 15% After Senior Executives Announce Departures - MoneyCheck

17 days / moneycheck

Gemini Stock Dives as Winklevoss-Led Crypto Exchange Dumps Executives

17 days / decrypt / Logan Hitchcock

Gemini’s Stock Falls 15% as It Parts Ways with Major Executives - The Crypto Times

17 days / cryptotimes

The Daily: Logan Paul sells previously tokenized Pokemon card for $16M, Gemini parts ways with top execs, Strategy’s latest bitcoin buy, and more

17 days / theblock / James Hunt

Gemini Space Station Announces Departure of 3 Top Executives. The Stock Falls 13%. - Barron's

17 days / barrons

Winklevosses’ Gemini Says Executives Leave Months After IPO - Bloomberg.com

17 days / bloomberg

Three Gemini top executives leave in “big shakeup,” shares plummet

17 days / sherwood / Yaël Bizouati-Kennedy

Gemini ousts COO, CFO and Chief Legal Officer after international exit and 25% staff cuts - CoinDesk

17 days / coindesk

Gemini stock plunges after it parts ways with COO, CFO and Chief Legal Officer months after IPO

17 days / coindesk / Olivier Acuna

Gemini exchange parts ways with CFO, COO and CLO in ‘big shakeup’

17 days / theblock / Kyle Baird

Back to Top / Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 10:21 am / permalink 19286 / 10 stories in 17 days


Europe probes Shein's addictive app design and illegal product sales

Andre Revilla / engadget - The European Commission (EC) has opened an investigation into low-cost fast fashion retailer Shein. EC officials are concerned about the sale of illegal products, including child sexual abuse material, as well as the potentially addictive design of its sh…

#ecommerce #techpolicy #business #apps #europe #law #contentmoderation #eu #algorithm #safety

Shein’s ‘addictive design’ and illegal sex dolls under investigation

17 days / theverge / Jess Weatherbed

Europe probes Shein's addictive app design and illegal product sales

17 days / engadget / Andre Revilla

EU launches DSA probe into Shein over sale of child-like sex dolls

17 days / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

Shein faces EU investigation over illegal products and addictive design features

17 days / go

Back to Top / Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 7:20 am / permalink 19271 / 4 stories in 17 days


Ireland's Data Watchdog Joins Global Regulators Probing X Over AI Image Risks

Vismaya V / decrypt - The probe will examine Grok’s AI image processing for lawful use, built-in safeguards, and impact assessments.

#ai #dataprivacy #techpolicy #aiethics #genai #gdpr #law #contentmoderation #grokai #safety

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17 days / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

Irish data protection authority opens investigation into AI-generated deepfakes on Musk's X

17 days / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

EU launches probe into xAI over sexualized images

17 days / arstechnica / Hannah Murphy, Financial Times

Ireland now also investigating X over Grok-made sexual images

17 days / bsky / @infosec.skyfleet.blue / infosec.skyfleet.blue

EU launches second investigation into Grok's nonconsensual image generation

17 days / engadget / Sarah Fielding

Pedro Sánchez calls for probe into tech giants over child sex abuse material

17 days / politico / Milena Wälde

Ireland joins regulator smackdown after X's Grok AI accused of undressing people

17 days / theregister / Connor Jones

Ireland's Data Watchdog Joins Global Regulators Probing X Over AI Image Risks

17 days / decrypt / Vismaya V

Ireland now also investigating X over Grok-made sexual images

17 days / bleepingcomputer / Sergiu Gatlan

212 NexT invests in advanced chemistry startup Aepnus

17 days / tech / Tamara Djurickovic

Ireland investigates X over Grok AI ‘nudification’ debacle

17 days / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

Back to Top / Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 5:20 am / permalink 19267 / 11 stories in 17 days


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