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Data centre command hub keeps AI up and running
Sep 20, 2026 (AFP)
A steady nerve is crucial when keeping watch over hundreds of data centres worldwide, facilities essential to the frictionless online banking, messaging and AI ...
Google's Gemini AI carried out cyberattacks, guessed passwords
Sep 19, 2026 (AFP)
Google's consumer AI model Gemini hacked multiple systems through guessing login credentials, the company told AFP on Friday, the latest case of rogue AI cybers...
California governor signs order to explore AI 'kill switch'
Sep 18, 2026 (AFP)
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Friday directing state officials to explore the feasibility of imposing a mandatory "kill switch" for...
California governor signs order to explore AI 'kill switch'
Sep 18, 2026 (AFP)
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Friday directing state officials to explore the feasibility of imposing a mandatory "kill switch" for...
Disney taps Character.AI CEO as first tech chief
Sep 18, 2026 (AFP)
Disney on Friday named the CEO of artificial intelligence startup Character.AI as its first chief technology officer, a year after sending the company a cease-a...
AI doomsday warnings unlikely to slow IPOs but questions linger
Sep 18, 2026 (AFP)
Anthropic is expected to beat rival OpenAI to the public markets with a blockbuster IPO later this year despite recent doomsday warnings, but questions remain a...
Anthropic says AI systems moving towards building themselves
Sep 18, 2026 (AFP)
Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic said on Thursday that AI systems are increasingly capable of building future versions of themselves, adding to mounting ...
Researchers used Claude to breach OpenAI's internal systems
Sep 18, 2026 (AFP)
A security research company said Friday it managed to break into OpenAI's internal systems using the latest software from Anthropic, exposing how quickly the te...
OpenAI's Sam Altman to brief UN Security Council next week
Sep 18, 2026 (AFP)
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will brief the United Nations Security Council next week during the annual gathering of world leaders for the UN General Assembly, the com...
NYT alleges Microsoft, OpenAI knew using news content was theft
Sep 18, 2026 (AFP)
OpenAI committed "an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions" when it used millions of news articles to train its artificial intelligence models, the New...
Anthropic picks Accenture for in-house AI safety evaluation
Sep 18, 2026 (AFP)
Anthropic said Friday it is partnering with consulting giant Accenture to have outside evaluators work inside the AI company, a step toward fulfilling a pledge ...
Oversight Board blasts 'inadequate' Meta safeguards for AI deepfakes
Sep 17, 2026 (AFP)
Meta on Thursday moved to remove AI-generated videos targeting two women, including a British politician, after the tech giant's Oversight Board blasted its "fu...
Kids and social media: what would change under new EU law
Sep 17, 2026 (AFP)
The EU laid out plans Thursday for strict age limits for children to access social media, games and AI assistants -- and on forcing companies to make platforms ...
NYT alleges Microsoft, OpenAI knew using news content was theft
Sep 17, 2026 (AFP)
OpenAI committed "an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions" when it used millions of news articles to train its artificial intelligence models, the New...
Modi pitches India as global chipmaking hub
Sep 17, 2026 (AFP)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched India as a new global hub for semiconductor production on Thursday, urging technology firms to invest in what he called a "...
Kids and social media: what would change under new EU law
Sep 17, 2026 (AFP)
The EU laid out plans Thursday for strict age limits for children to access social media, games and AI assistants -- and on forcing companies to make platforms ...
UN chief calls for global coordination on AI risks
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for coordinated international action to address AI risks as fears rise about the dangers of the fast-e...
EU chief to unveil social media, gaming curbs for under-15s
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen will on Wednesday unveil long-awaited plans to protect children from online harm by curbing access to social media, video-sharing ...
Countries move to ban social media for children
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
The European Union unveiled proposals on Wednesday to ban social media for children under 13, as a growing number of countries look to restrict children's acces...
EU to ban social media for under 13s, curb access until 15
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
The European Union will ban social media for children under 13 and allow only limited, supervised access until the age of 15 under plans unveiled Wednesday by E...
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