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Google says its Gemini AI model hacked three other companies
Disclosure comes after OpenAI and Anthropic hacks amid fears that tech firms unable to control powerful AI models In a first for Google, the company confirmed that its AI model, Gemini…
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Uber ordered to pay $40m over death of woman ejected by driver on freeway
California judge finds company ‘vicariously liable’ for driver’s negligence in death of Emily Normandin-Parker Uber was ordered to pay $40m to the parents of a 23-year-old woman who was…
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Would Australians support a smart glasses ban?
As Australia considers barring the use of smart glasses in government offices, the BBC asks people in Sydney what they think.
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Despite calls for Congress to take action on AI, the House went home early
In spite of growing calls for Congress to take action on AI, the House went home early and won't be back until after this November's midterm elections.
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The Robot Report
The picks-and-shovels strategy behind the robotics boom
The real robotics opportunity isn’t a humanoid in every home—it’s packaging robots for the jobs businesses need done today. The post The picks-and-shovels strategy behind the robotics boom…
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The Guardian
Why Europe has been absent from the great AI safety debate
Though Europe has measures that address how consumers might encounter AI, technology will impact them if the worst scenarios bear Europe’s dilemma over AI was rendered in stark terms this…
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The Robot Report
SoftBank agrees to acquire Robotics and AI Institute
The deal has been rumored for a couple of months, but it is now being reviewed by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. The post SoftBank agrees to acquire Robotics and…
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The Guardian
Sensitive UK police data vulnerable to ‘compromise’ by US government and foreign actors
Exclusive: Official UK security assessment found Microsoft cloud platform storing files was at potential risk from hostile hackers Vast troves of highly sensitive police data are lying on…
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F-Prime Capital to give insights on the state of robotics investments at RoboBusiness
Sanjay Aggarwal and Betsy Mulé of F-Prime Capital will unveil the firm's State of Robotics Investments report at RoboBusiness. The post F-Prime Capital to give insights on the state of…
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Your AI doomsday questions answered: ‘Why aren’t these companies being held to account?’
After a week of alarming warnings about artificial intelligence’s potential to destroy the world as we know it, our technology reporters answered your questions on the reality of the AI…
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IEEE Spectrum
Video Friday: Two Birotors Make a Quadrotor
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the…
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The Guardian
Australia claims it is a global pioneer in preventing online harm – should other countries follow suit?
As Anthony Albanese heads to the US to discuss social media reform, he has shown a level of leadership not always expected from a smaller country Get our new political email , free app or…
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Swedish teenager jailed for attempted murder, rape and assault committed online, with victims in Germany and Australia
Eighteen-year-old known as Chai was active in networks notorious for their sadistic exploitation of young people A Swedish teenager known as Chai has been sentenced to more than 10 years in…
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‘A critical moment’: concern UK is not up to speed in acting on AI risks
Andy Burnham’s focus on immediate domestic problems leads some to fear issue has dropped off government’s radar Towards the end of Keir Starmer’s time in office, his senior ministers…
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The Robot Report
Neptune Medical earns FDA clearance for its Triton 1 robotic system
Neptune said Triton can elevate any endoscopist's capabilities for screening, surveillance, and diagnostic colonoscopies. The post Neptune Medical earns FDA clearance for its Triton 1…
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The Robot Report
Icarus Robotics flies ISS-bound robot in microgravity for the first time
This is the last major test of the system before Icarus Robotics will be sending JOY the the ISS in early 2027. The post Icarus Robotics flies ISS-bound robot in microgravity for the first…
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The Guardian
Is Trump’s AI obsession walking the world into disaster? | Politics Weekly America
Tech bosses have called for a slowdown in artificial intelligence and formal guardrails to be introduced by the US government. But President Trump is not moved by the doomsday predictions…
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The Guardian
Andrew Hastie says AI advised him to reply ‘congratulations!’ to man who planned to end life with assisted dying
Liberal MP speaks of AI’s shortcomings as cyber chief tells inquiry the tech is needed to fend off ‘highly capable malicious cyber actors’ Get our new political email , free app or daily…
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NPR
How Google is drafting AI chatbot laws around the country
As states push to regulate chatbots, tech companies are trying to write safety rules in ways that exempt some of their key products.
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The Guardian
‘Brutal’: thousands of T-shirt designs stolen and listed on Temu, Sydney label claims
Warwick Levy, who runs Lonely Kids Club, says AI may have been used to scrape his entire website and replicate designs Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast After 15…
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The virtual worlds where robots are trained
Training systems that allow robots to negotiate the real world are getting more sophisticated.
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NPR
With AI, what's more important for the U.S. — winning or safety?
Everyone is talking about the spectre of AI catastrophe. Can the U.S. and China agree on guardrails to blunt the biggest risks when their leaders meet next week?
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Residents file lawsuit challenging noise pollution from Elon Musk's data center
The loud noise from massive gas turbines never stops at Elon Musk's data center near Memphis. Residents are suing.
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