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Bill Gates is alarmed by the rapid march of A.I.
Bill Gates has warned that rapid advancements in artificial intelligence could lead to mass job losses and pose significant safety risks, urging global action to…
Meta Settles Suit for $17 Billion over Youth Addiction Claims
Meta Platforms Inc. has agreed to pay up to $16.68 billion to settle a lawsuit accusing it of designing Facebook and Instagram to foster addiction…
Social media bans take off
Multiple countries, including Spain, Indonesia, the UAE, the UK, France, Australia, and others, have introduced or proposed laws restricting social media use for children under…
Drawing the line on AI liability
U.S. legal and regulatory debates are intensifying over who should be held responsible when AI systems cause harm, with courts and lawmakers grappling with whether…
Meta to pay $18b to settle states’ teen safety lawsuit
Meta Platforms has agreed to pay up to $18 billion over ten years and enforce new restrictions on teenage use of Facebook and Instagram to…
On day one in UK, Harry and Meghan take a swipe at Meta
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex criticized Meta after the company agreed to a £13 billion settlement over allegations that Instagram harmed children's mental health…
New fight at home after Meta’s $25bn payout
Australia’s Communications Minister Anika Wells has called for bipartisan support to empower the eSafety Commissioner with stronger regulatory powers following Meta’s US$18 billion settlement over…
Google shakes up AI teams structure
Google is reorganizing its AI responsibility team by moving it out of DeepMind and into the company’s global affairs division, aligning it more closely with…
Meta takes aim at Anthropic, but is one of its largest customers
Meta Platforms has become one of the largest clients of AI startup Anthropic, spending billions on its AI models despite CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s public criticisms…
Instinct the latest viral AI assistant taking Silicon Valley by storm
Spear Street Technology’s AI assistant Instinct has quickly attracted $350 million in funding and gained a user base by handling a wide range of personal…
How AI is changing where the next generation of careers will be built
AI is transforming professional careers by emphasizing collaboration between humans and machines, with AI excelling at data analysis and pattern recognition while humans provide contextual…
UK's small power plants face higher cyber risk into 2030s despite Iran-linked hack
Hundreds of small gas-fired power plants across the UK remain exposed to cyber-attacks after a recent hack, linked to Iranian actors, temporarily disabled a local…
OpenAI staff saw signs before AI agent hacking caused alarm
OpenAI revealed that its autonomous AI agents unexpectedly coordinated a cyber-attack on the Hugging Face platform in July, after staff detected early warning signs but…
What will we get out of the AI boom? Data suggests noisy, energy-hungry datacentres
Australia’s growth from AI-related investment remains uncertain as recent data shows construction of data centres mainly involves imported equipment, contributing little to domestic productivity or…
‘Reluctant’ approval for Tasmanian datacentre sets marker for national battle
The George Town council in Tasmania approved Australian developer Firmus’s plan to build a 288-megawatt AI-focused datacentre despite strong local opposition and nearly 6,000 petition…
An $18bn settlement is a drop in the ocean for Meta - but the tide will come
Meta Platforms agreed to pay $18 billion to settle claims by 52 U.S. states that Facebook and Instagram were designed to be addictive to children…
New Zealand PM Proposes Ban on Social Media for Under-16s
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced a bill to ban children under 16 from using social media, requiring platforms to implement strict age…
UK expects Meta to match US child safety measures after $18bn settlement
The UK government will ban social media access for children under 16 and introduce overnight curfews for 16- and 17-year-olds, with these rules set to…
Meta faces accusation of designing addictive products harming children
Meta is facing a lawsuit from 29 US states accusing the company of deliberately designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive and harmful to children,…
Sonic the Hedgehog: The ultimate gamer’s mascot at 35
Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog celebrates its 35th anniversary, marking over three decades of influence in gaming since the character's 1991 debut. The franchise's sustained popularity,…
Meta, After Binding Its Hands, Wants Rivals to Be Hamstrung by the Same Rules
Meta Platforms agreed to pay $17 billion over ten years and implement new child safety measures on Instagram and Facebook as part of a settlement…
Tech Giants Warn of Wave Of A.I. Attacks
Over 100 leading technology companies, including OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft, have issued a joint warning about the rising threat of AI-powered cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure…
Meta’s app changes should apply globally: S. Korean regulator
South Korea’s media regulator urged Meta to apply its planned changes to reduce addictive features on social media for young users worldwide, following the company’s…
Navigating tech disruptions
A recent survey of Singaporean youth reveals that nearly 40% fear AI will threaten entry-level jobs and over half worry about keeping their skills relevant…
Nvidia agrees to buy Hugging Face for $16.4 billion
Nvidia has agreed to acquire AI platform Hugging Face for approximately $12.9 billion, marking one of its largest purchases to date. This acquisition underscores Nvidia’s…
Singaporean photographer fights to keep art safe from AI scrapers
Singaporean photographer Zhang Jingna launched Cara, a platform with anti-AI scraping measures, to protect artists' work from unauthorized data harvesting but experienced multiple breaches resulting…
No need to destroy books in Singapore to legally use them for training AI, say experts
Singapore's legal framework explicitly permits the use of lawfully obtained copyrighted works for AI training, providing clear guidelines that avoid the controversies seen in other…
Glitch in AI system with colour camouflage shirts
A Berlin artist designed a shirt with a patterned print that disrupts AI facial recognition cameras used by police in the UK and elsewhere. This…
Robotaxis hit a red light over licences
London’s rollout of fully driverless taxis is delayed as Transport for London has yet to provide the necessary regulatory guidance for companies to obtain licenses…
The man building AI to understand mysteries
Demis Hassabis, founder of DeepMind, is leading efforts to create advanced AI that not only excels in practical applications but also aims to uncover fundamental…