Federal prosecutors arrested two men for making explicit deepfakes of celebrities

Two men have been officially charged with a federal crime after they were caught generating and publishing AI deepfakes of female celebrities. Federal prosecutors arrested two men in conjunction with a criminal complaint that both separately made sexually explicit AI content that was viewed by millions of users online. The content featured female politicians, musicians,…

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The best Kindles 2026: I compared every model head-to-head, but the Paperwhite is still my favorite

{ container.appendChild(contentItem); });”> Read our full review of the Kindle Scribe (3rd Generation). { container.appendChild(contentItem); });”> If, looking through your bookshelf, your books have dog-eared pages, highlighted lines, and scribbles in the margins, your instinct might be that an e-reader isn’t for you, but I’d like to introduce you to the Kindle Scribe. It’s the…

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Peec, one of Berlin’s rising startups, more than doubled annualized revenue in months to $10M, sources say

One of Berlin’s rising-star, early stage startups, Peec AI, just crossed $10 million in annualized revenue, according to internal dashboard data seen and verified by TechCrunch. Peec AI raised its $21 million Series A six months ago. While CEO Marius Meiners wouldn’t disclose its valuation to me at that time (only revealing that it was…

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