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China is drawing a hard line on AI companionship. New government regulations now prohibit AI apps from cultivating emotional dependency in users, and tech giants have already pulled their services. Millions of people are navigating what can only be described as a nationwide virtual breakup — and mental health professionals, perhaps unsurprisingly, say the policy has real merit.
Shifting to security, the FBI is warning that scammers are impersonating the bureau on social media to target people who have already been victims of cybercrime. These fraudsters reach out directly, offering to help recover stolen funds — then steal again. The bureau is clear: a real federal agent will not slide into your messages with an unsolicited offer to help.
And on the crypto front, Russia is two legislative votes away from passing its first comprehensive cryptocurrency law. The bill would license exchanges, cap retail investors at roughly three thousand eight hundred dollars annually, and create a legal channel for Russian companies to pay foreign partners in digital currency — a move widely seen as a deliberate workaround to Western sanctions.
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