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Pharma firm urged to share new 'game-changer' HIV drug
Pharma firm urged to share new 'game-changer' HIV drug
by  AFP

More than 300 politicians, health experts and celebrities called Thursday for US pharmaceutical giant Gilead to allow generic versions of a promising new HIV drug to be produced so it can reach people in developing countries most affected by the deadly disease.

Meta says generative AI deception held in check -- for now
Meta says generative AI deception held in check -- for now
by  AFP

Social media giant Meta says its bid to thwart coordinated disinformation campaigns created through ever-improving generative AI is working, despite widespread concerns. Meta said it had seen "threat actors" put AI to work to create bogus photos, videos, and text, but no realistic imagery of politicians, according to the report.

US Democrats call for criminal probe into Big Oil price-fixing
US Democrats call for criminal probe into Big Oil price-fixing
by  AFP

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and nearly two dozen Democrats called on the Justice Department Thursday to investigate the oil and gas industry over allegations of price-fixing. The letter came with Democrats escalating a confrontation with so-called "Big Oil" over high prices and greenhouse gas emissions as the presidential election looms in November.

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