**π Today’s Tech & AI News Digest π**
π Security Issues in Software
Multiple security vulnerabilities discovered in GNU Screen affecting release 5.0.0 and setuid-root installations.
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/12/1
π§Ή Robot Vacuum Innovations
Robot vacuums and mops are advancing, providing more effective floor cleaning options with new models and deals available.
https://www.theverge.com/tech/625409/best-robot-vacuum-mops
π Elon Musk’s AI and Government Moves
Elon Musk’s AI company xAI missed a safety report deadline, while his Copyright Office takeover attempt backfired.
π€ AI Partnerships and Expansions
Apexon partners with Dataiku to drive AI in regulated industries, expanding services for enterprise AI adoption.
π AI Tool Harvey Switches Models
Popular legal AI tool Harvey moves to use Anthropic and Google’s foundation models, diversifying beyond OpenAI.
π οΈ Learning and Developing in Rust
Tips for easing the learning curve in Rust, focusing on adopting new mental models and understanding lifetimes, ownership, and traits.
https://corrode.dev/blog/flattening-rusts-learning-curve/
π AI in Fleet Management
Penske’s Catalyst AI leverages data points and models to deliver advanced fleet intelligence and real-time diagnostics.
ποΈ AI Regulation Ban Proposal
Republicans propose a decadelong ban on states regulating AI, aiming to halt efforts to enforce laws on automated computing systems.
https://www.theverge.com/news/666288/republican-ai-state-regulation-ban-10-years
π± TikTok’s AI Features
TikTok launches ‘AI Alive,’ an image-to-video tool that transforms static photos into dynamic videos with creative effects.
βοΈ Legal Battles in AI
WhatsApp wins $167 million against NSO Group in a lawsuit over spyware hacking, highlighting vulnerabilities in chat apps.
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