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'They're playing with our lives': AI researcher quits Anthropic
Sep 09, 2026 (AFP)
An artificial intelligence researcher who left OpenAI to join Anthropic has decided to leave the industry, accusing both US companies of "playing with our lives...
Generative AI a new tool in Mali's information war: study
Sep 09, 2026 (AFP)
Generative AI is increasingly used for information warfare in Mali, according to a study released Wednesday, with the conflict's factions mastering the technolo...
New CEO unveils Apple's first foldable iPhone
Sep 09, 2026 (AFP)
Apple unveiled its first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, on Wednesday, kicking off the era of new CEO John Ternus.
Meta tests fact-check replacement in Latin America
Sep 09, 2026 (AFP)
Meta said Wednesday it had begun testing Community Notes in 16 Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, a step toward replacing the professional fact-checki...
Meta tests fact-check replacement in Latin America
Sep 09, 2026 (AFP)
Meta said Wednesday it had begun testing Community Notes in 16 Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, a step toward replacing the professional fact-checki...
EU faces revolt over social media ban for children
Sep 09, 2026 (AFP)
The European Union is poised for a big reveal of its plans to keep minors safe online -- but proposals to restrict their social media access and force age check...
Rein in social media not children, say over 130 groups, experts
Sep 08, 2026 (AFP)
The European Union should force tech giants to make social media safe before children use them instead of banning minors from their platforms, over 130 groups a...
OpenAI says AI solved one of math's hardest problems in days
Sep 08, 2026 (AFP)
OpenAI said Tuesday that one of its unreleased artificial intelligence models had solved a mathematical puzzle that has defeated humans for generations, in a cl...
OpenAI says AI solved one of math's hardest problems in days
Sep 08, 2026 (AFP)
OpenAI said Tuesday that one of its unreleased artificial intelligence models had solved a mathematical puzzle that has eluded mathematicians for generations, i...
White House pulls Tetris-style 'Build the Wall' game
Sep 08, 2026 (AFP)
The White House on Tuesday pulled a Tetris-style game called "Build the Wall" from its new online arcade, four days after a warning by the classic game maker th...
EU probing OpenAI agents' takeover of German site
Sep 07, 2026 (AFP)
The European Union on Monday said it was "looking into" an incident revealed last week during which thousands of autonomous AI agents built by OpenAI defied the...
AI could pose 'existential risk to humanity': UN rights chief
Sep 07, 2026 (AFP)
The United Nations rights chief warned Monday that artificial intelligence could pose an "existential threat to humanity", demanding immediate action to reduce ...
Don't ban children from social media, Estonia tells EU
Sep 07, 2026 (AFP)
The European Union should make social media platforms change instead of banning children from using the apps, Estonia's digital minister told AFP Monday, just o...
Massive AI spending 'exactly the opposite' of a bubble, Blackstone says
Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
Huge investments in AI data centres and other infrastructure are not fuelling a stock market bubble, a top Wall Street firm insisted after a commitment to spend...
Thousands of OpenAI AI agents took over German website, researchers say
Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
Thousands of autonomous AI agents built by OpenAI defied their instructions and took over a German website, according to research released Friday, amid fears th...
Tetris distances itself from controversial White House 'arcade' games
Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
Tetris said on Friday that it did not give permission for the White House to use the game's iconic imagery for a controversial online arcade that the Trump admi...
Thailand moves to tighten data centre rules
Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
Thailand said Friday it would introduce clearer rules on AI data centres to regulate the fast-growing sector, and urged almost 50 sites currently under construc...
Nvidia to buy AI platform Hugging Face for $12.9 bn
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Nvidia announced Thursday it will buy artificial intelligence platform Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, as the chipmaking giant seeks to diversify its hold on th...
Apple faces £2 bn lawsuit in UK over app privacy feature
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Apple faces a £2 billion ($2.7 billion) lawsuit brought by UK app developers who accused Thursday the US tech giant of giving its own advertising services an u...
OpenAI begins rollout of new powerful AI model GPT-6 Astra
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Thursday it would begin rolling out its newest and most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) model to select customers, saying it had...
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