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In San Francisco's Chinatown, a group of people attacked a Waymo driverless car (AI taxi). They smashed its windshield and covered it in spray paint, before setting it on fire with fireworks. Despite the swift arrival of the fire department, the vehicle was beyond saving.

The Indian government has raised an alarm over the proliferation of AI-generated fake content on social media and other digital platforms, particularly concerning its impact on the country's massive online user base of over 600 million people. Officials are wary of the unpredictable public response to such misinformation.

In El Salvador, only 12% of the population reportedly used Bitcoin for payments of goods and services in the past year, marking a 12.4% decline from the 2022 statistics. This information comes from a study conducted by the Central American University José Simeón Cañas, based on face-to-face interviews with 1,280 people.

Amanda Pritchard, the Chief Executive Officer of NHS England, has noted a significant rise in the number of people seeking help for issues related to cryptocurrency betting and trading.

CiberInteligenciaSV, the hacking group behind the security breach of El Salvador's state-run Bitcoin wallet Chivo, has started leaking portions of the app's source code. They had already disclosed the personal information of almost all adult users in El Salvador (5.1 million people) who downloaded the wallet.

People raised concerns about Binance selling user data on the dark web.

In New Hampshire, where the Republican primary for presidential candidates is underway, voters received automated calls with an AI-generated voice mimicking Joe Biden. The voice urged people to stay away from polling stations and to disregard the primaries altogether.