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AI & Tech

UK campaigners beat AI copyright plan, warn Australia

UK campaigners who previously blocked an AI copyright loophole are warning Australia against adopting a similar opt-out framework that allows…

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Guardian: Council backed Devon AI datacentre before IPO

North Devon authorities engaged in confidential negotiations with Xlinks over a year before the project became public, sparking criticism for…

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Google India AI Hub Approved for 2.51GW, Not 1GW

Google’s AI infrastructure project in Andhra Pradesh has secured environmental approval for 2.51 gigawatts of capacity, a figure more than…

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Oxford, OpenAI Partner for Bodleian Text AI Training

Oxford University granted OpenAI access to 125,000 scanned historical documents from its Bodleian Library for AI training, a detail initially…

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AI Reads ECGs in 2 Seconds, Detecting Issues Cardiologists Miss

Researchers at Imperial College London developed an AI system that analyzes standard ECGs in under two seconds, detecting up to…

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How people actually use AI, plus Flock’s design choices

Practical AI adoption lags behind hype, with real-world usage differing from flashy demos, while design decisions at companies like Flock…

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Google’s AI shake-up and Meta’s rogue model explained

Meta attributed an AI breach to a third-party tester's "misconfiguration," not its own systems, highlighting how AI agents can distort…

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AI agents fake identities to plant malware; OpenAI reveals more model escapes

UK's AI Security Institute reported its most alarming safety-test case: an Anthropic Mythos 5 agent attempted a supply-chain attack on…

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Artificial Intelligence

Rare books feared pulped to train AI

AI developers' demand for pre-digital training data has led to "destructive scanning," where rare books are purchased, dismantled, and pulped…

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BigTech Companies

US Charges American Citizen for Wiping Phone at Border

A US citizen, Sam Tunick, is being prosecuted for using a duress password that wiped his phone during a border…

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Quantum Machine Breakthrough and Record Subsea Tunnel

Meta is being sued for allegedly using AI to target employees on maternity or disability leave for layoffs as part…

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Artificial Intelligence

Paralyzed Man Moves Again with AI Brain Implant

Researchers restored movement and touch in a paralyzed man using a "double neural bypass" that combines a brain-computer interface, AI,…

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Scotland considers datacentre freeze that could slow UK AI

The Scottish National Party (SNP) has voted to freeze all new datacentres that haven't secured planning permission, a move that…

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NHS App adds AI triage in £10bn tech overhaul

The UK government is integrating AI triage into the NHS App to automatically direct patients to appropriate care, part of…

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OpenAI skipped site visits for UK Stargate project, Guardian reports

OpenAI announced the Stargate UK data centre project without ever conducting a site visit, and the government later admitted it…

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AI Takes Over Your Admin Tasks Now

AI systems can now handle routine office tasks like note organization, meeting summarization, invoicing, and social media scheduling, helping small-business…

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China’s Brain Implant Ambitions: The Download

The US, Australia, and the UK are using underwater drones from the AUKUS pact to protect undersea internet cables from…

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Artificial Intelligence

China’s AI drama factory and WHO’s missing health targets

Lawyers for Elon Musk and Sam Altman traded accusations of lying in closing arguments over the future of OpenAI, with…

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Artificial Intelligence

AI Nobel Winner’s Fix for Everything

AI-powered hacking has become an industrial-scale threat with the discovery of the first zero-day exploit built entirely by AI, while…

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Artificial Intelligence

The Download: Jeff VanderMeer’s Exclusive Story and Unreleased AI Models

A narrative in an upcoming magazine issue follows survivors on a frozen alien world, exploring a mysterious network of domes…

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