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Get AI models 'under control', EU tells tech firms after hacks
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Top tech firms need to get their powerful artificial intelligence models "under control", the European Union warned Friday after a series of hacks by AI agents.
Top math prize winners warn AI race is threat to field
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Twenty-five winners of the Fields Medal, the highest honor in mathematics, warned in a joint letter Friday that the rush by AI companies to solve famous unsolve...
California governor signs law to limit children's social media risks
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed more than a dozen new laws on Thursday that address various aspects of children's safety online, including one that proh...
Roblox to launch wallet to pay creators faster and will allow off-platform gaming
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
The American company behind the wildly popular gaming platform Roblox announced on Friday that it is launching a new digital wallet to make it easier for creato...
Roblox to launch wallet to pay creators faster and will allow off-platform gaming
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
The American company behind the wildly popular gaming platform Roblox announced on Friday that it is launching a new digital wallet to make it easier for creato...
Doomsday tech: could AI really kill us all?
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Stark warnings from artificial intelligence researchers that advanced forms of the technology could wipe out humanity have raised questions over whether governm...
Latin America could see fresh disinformation after Meta changes
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
As Meta moves to scrap fact-checking for Facebook and Instagram posts across Latin America, experts predict the change will lead to sharply degraded public deba...
Latin America fact-check group asks Meta not to replace verification practice
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
A Latin American fact-checking network on Thursday asked Meta not to replace the verification practice with Community Notes after the company said it was testin...
In shift, OpenAI calls for US rules on powerful AI
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
OpenAI is calling for binding safety requirements on the most powerful artificial intelligence systems, a reversal for a company that has resisted calls for reg...
EU to unveil child social media 'delay' plans Wednesday
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday she will reveal next week how the European Union plans to shield children from social media dangers with a "delay" o...
Kill the cookie banner, digital rights groups urge EU
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
It's time for the European Union to kill those pesky cookie banners seeking users' consent on websites, nearly 20 groups and academics demanded on Thursday.
EU testing Mythos AI model after Anthropic grants access
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
The EU's cybersecurity agency has gained access to Mythos 5 and is currently testing the powerful artificial intelligence model developed by AI firm Anthropic, ...
Latin America fact-check group asks Meta not to replace verification practice
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
A Latin American fact-checking network on Thursday asked Meta not to replace the verification practice with Community Notes after the company said it was testin...
Meta share price surges after personal AI agent release
Sep 09, 2026 (AFP)
Meta shares surged more than six percent on Wednesday, a day after the company unveiled a personal AI agent that it says can book travel, send emails and make p...
Apple unveils its first foldable smartphone iPhone Duo
Sep 09, 2026 (AFP)
Apple unveiled its long-awaited first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, on Wednesday, at the company's first launch event since CEO John Ternus took the rein...
Google unveils 13 bn euro AI expansion in Finland
Sep 09, 2026 (AFP)
Google will invest at least 13 billion euros in data centres and other digital infrastructure to power its AI ambitions in Finland, in what the US tech giant ca...
New Apple CEO to face first test with foldable iPhone launch
Sep 09, 2026 (AFP)
Apple is expected to unveil a slew of new and updated devices, including a long-rumored foldable iPhone, when it holds its annual late-summer hardware event on ...
Google to invest 13 bn euros in AI infrastructure in Finland
Sep 09, 2026 (AFP)
Google said Wednesday that it would invest at least 13 billion euros ($15 billion) in digital infrastructure, including data centres to power artificial intelli...
CORRECTED: 'Gambling 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 "gambling with our live...
'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...
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