How a ‘nudify’ site turned a group of friends into key figures in a fight against AI-generated porn

A group of friends in Minnesota last year learned that a man they knew had used their social media photos to create pornographic deepfakes.
Startup founders share how they bounced back from failure: ‘I lost a lot of my identity’

“When you exit through an unsuccessful business, you really start to question: what are you good at?” one founder told CNBC Make It.
Miracle under threat: South Korea’s birth rate collapse could undo decades of growth

A shrinking population could lead to a permanent recession by the 2040s, according to the Bank of Korea.
Musk, Thiel, Bannon named in partially redacted Epstein documents released by Democrats

In partially redacted files released by House Democrats appeared the names of Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Steve Bannon.
Trump calls for the firing of Lisa Monaco, Microsoft president of global affairs

Microsoft is facing pressure from President Donald Trump for hiring a Biden law enforcement official.
Spirit Airlines is halting 40 routes, hires ex-Amazon network planning exec

Spirit said it is halting 40 routes to focus on stronger markets.
Markets won’t care if Trump fires Fed Governor Cook, DOJ tells Supreme Court

Governor Lisa Cook has urged the Supreme Court not to let President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire her take effect while her lawsuit against him plays out.
Santoli’s Friday market wrap-up: Firm finish to week keeps S&P 500 pullback to a minimum

With every excuse to retreat — technical overbought conditions, unfriendly seasonal patterns, higher Treasury yields — the S&P 500 only fell 0.3% this week.
Wall Street will need another ‘goldilocks’ number out of next week’s jobs report, with stocks vulnerable into October

The September nonfarm payrolls report, which comes out Friday, is expected to have a bigger impact than usual for the market.
Bitcoin, ether end the week lower following the release of crucial inflation data: CNBC Crypto World

On today’s episode of CNBC Crypto World, major cryptocurrencies end the week lower after a new read on the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge showed costs rose in line with expectations. At the same time, positive jobless claims data released on Thursday and an upward revision to GDP raised concerns the Fed could rethink additional rate […]