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  • States rush to police AI deepfakes ahead of midterm elections
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    Plus, Claude-generated text will be watermarked, and federal regulators order Kalshi to continue to operate in NY state. Maria Curi, tech policy reporter at Axios, joins Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino on this week’s “Tech Bytes: Week in Review.”

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  • Gig workers train humanoids on household chores
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    Plus, SpaceX seems to be spending billions on scaling up launches, and MySpace’s owners flirt with the relaunch of the OG social network.

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  • Meta and Microsoft report different AI earnings
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    Plus, AI workers urge the U.S. government to create guardrails for the technology, and Peacock and YouTube announce a streaming partnership. Anita Ramaswamy, columnist at The Information, joins Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino on this week’s “Tech Bytes: Week in Review.”

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  • OpenAI model unintentionally hacks another company's system
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    Plus, France bans children under 15 from social media, and Apple could reportedly rollout a lease-to-own program through Klarna. Will Oremus, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins Marketplace's Meghan McCarty Carino for this week's "Tech Bytes: Week in Review."

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  • The Apple vs. OpenAI legal showdown
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    Plus, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul enacts a moratorium on AI data centers, and Uber tries to slow down the adoption of autonomous vehicles in D.C. Paresh Dave, senior writer at Wired, joins Marketplace's Meghan McCarty Carino for this week's "Tech Bytes: Week in Review."

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  • OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 release raises questions about White House control over new models
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    Plus, China considers curbing overseas access to its models and Meta launches a new AI image generator. Maria Curi, tech policy reporter at Axios, joins Marketplace's Meghan McCarty Carino for this week's "Tech Bytes: Week in Review."

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  • Why SpaceX stock soared, then stumbled
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    Plus, Meta is reportedly developing its own prediction markets app and Google makes an AI-related investment in independent film studio A24. Anita Ramaswamy, columnist at The Information, joins Marketplace's Meghan McCarty Carino for this week's "Tech Bytes: Week in Review."

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    Plus, SpaceX acquires AI coding platform Cursor, and Meta tries to boost employee morale. Paresh Dave, senior writer at Wired, joins Marketplace's Meghan McCarty Carino for this week's "Tech Bytes: Week in Review."

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  • Why Siri AI isn't coming to the EU
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    Plus, the Trump administration’s latest attempts to pass federal AI regulation and guidelines for prediction markets. Maria Curi, tech policy reporter at Axios, joins Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino for this week’s “Tech Bytes: Week in Review.”

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  • SpaceX is reportedly overvalued ahead of its IPO
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    Plus, the White House's new executive order on AI and Florida's lawsuit against OpenAI. Liz Lopatto, senior reporter at The Verge, joins Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino for this week’s “Tech Bytes: Week in Review.”

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