AI bot News: 6 August 2025 - 13 August 2025

Unmasking Russia’s Troll Farm Empire: Inside the Kremlin’s Global Disinformation Machine
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Unmasking Russia’s Troll Farm Empire: Inside the Kremlin’s Global Disinformation Machine

The Internet Research Agency (IRA), Russia’s flagship troll farm, is based in St. Petersburg and was founded around 2013, growing to about 400 staff by 2015 working 12-hour shifts. IRA staff operated under strict quotas: 5 political posts, 10 non-political posts, and
August 17, 2025
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG): The Search‑Enhanced AI Revolution in Chatbots and Enterprise Applications
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Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG): The Search‑Enhanced AI Revolution in Chatbots and Enterprise Applications

RAG stands for Retrieval-Augmented Generation, a hybrid AI approach that combines a large language model with a search engine or database to fetch external knowledge for grounded, up-to-date answers. In 2025, RAG has emerged as a strategic imperative for modern AI, powering
August 13, 2025
No-Code AI Revolution: How Non-Techies Are Building Machine Learning Models
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No-Code AI Revolution: How Non-Techies Are Building Machine Learning Models

No-code machine learning enables non-technical users to build, train, and deploy ML models through visual interfaces, creating a new class of citizen data scientists. Leading platforms—Google Cloud AutoML (Vertex AI), Microsoft Azure ML, DataRobot, Akkio, Obviously AI, and Amazon SageMaker Canvas—automate data
August 10, 2025

Technology News

  • Punkt unveils MC03 privacy-focused smartphone at CES
    January 9, 2026, 2:40 AM EST. Swiss minimal phone maker Punkt returns with the MC03, a privacy-focused touchscreen that follows 2023's MC02. The device keeps Punkt's privacy-first ethos, running the AphyOS fork of Android Open Source Project. The UI adds a Light Phone-style shortcut row. Data are split into The Vault, a vetted, secure enclave for privacy-focused apps (including Proton's suite), and Wild Web, which lets users install any Android app. Ledger provides granular permission controls to curb data exposure. Hardware is modest but solid: OLED display at 120Hz, removable 5,200mAh battery, 64MP camera, IP68 rating. European shipments begin this month; price is €699 / CHF699 / £610. Like prior models, MC03 uses a subscription model-one year included, then €9.99/CHF9.99/£8.99 per month, with multi-year plans saving up to 60%.