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What ‘Pacing the Frontier’ reveals about the U.S. AI industry | Explained
The U.S. AI industry boasts of a short yet rich tradition of open letters signed by tech companies, but do these efforts lead to any meaningful results?
OpenAI finds evidence other AI agents escaped containment as it widens hacking probe
The discovery of additional rogue behaviour at OpenAI, even if limited in nature, could feed growing appetite for regulation coming out of the White House and elsewhere
$2m crime novel deal collapses amid questions over AI use
Agents withdraw Jerry Falade’s hotly anticipated debut after saying they can no longer authenticate ‘how the manuscript evolved’A high-profile publishing deal for a debut crime novel has collapsed after doubts emerged o...
Snapchat joins other popular platforms in fight against 'AI slop'
Snapchat, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Substack are trying to combat the proliferation of fake AI content.
Elon Musk’s xAI sues Minnesota over its first-in-the-nation law banning ’nudification’ technology
Elon Musk’s company xAI is suing Minnesota over the state’s first-in-the-nation law that bans “nudification” technology on websites and apps
OnePlus N6x debuts in India with a massive 7,000mAh battery: Price, specs and features
The OnePlus N6x will go on sale in India on August 4 and OnePlus is offering an instant discount of ₹1,500 on its first sale.
AI firms must answer for rogue bots, says boss of hacked company
Clement Delangue said he didn't want cyber attacks on other companies to become "normalised".
AI labels to be compulsory on authentic-looking content under EU rules
Companies must ensure people know when they are interacting with artificially generated images, audio and text designed to look realFrom apparently conspiring to steal elections to abusing staff or performing embarrassi...
BP to sell North Sea business; AI companies lead record surge on Korea’s stock market – business live
Live, rolling coverage as British oil company looks for buyer amid political dispute over future drilling licencesGood morning, and welcome to our live coverage of business, economics and financial markets.BP has put it...
Anthropic’s AI Claude escaped testing environment and hacked organizations
Company says it discovered unauthorized access during ‘proactive review’ after rival OpenAI revealed rogue agentAnthropic said on Thursday its AI Claude model hacked systems of three organizations during testing, days a...
Three things we learned about AI from Big Tech earnings
Billions of dollars are being poured into a new wave of AI technology. But will it pay off?
Anthropic says AI models hacked three firms during tests
It comes just days after rival OpenAI said rogue AI agents had breached other firm's networks.
India wants to join the strawberry superpowers
Indian strawberry farmers rely on varieties imported from the US and Europe, but that could change.
The deaths linked to OpenAI’s GPT-4o | Explained
Multiple suicides and violent deaths have been linked to an OpenAI model that is no longer accessible, raising questions about how AI companies can be held accountable for fatal product failures in the past
Latest Pixel 11 Pro teaser gives us a better view at the new camera bar and Pixel Glow feature
Google's latest Pixel 11 Pro teaser has sparked fresh Pixel Glow theories, with many expecting deeper Gemini integration alongside smart visual alerts.
Xbox tech boss says 'unacceptable' outage should not have affected disc games
The outage meant Xbox users had trouble signing into their accounts, seeing their game library and launching games
Crackdown on claims companies sending spam car finance texts
Officials raided homes and businesses and seized laptops, phones and paperwork in clampdown on nuisance firmsLaptops, mobile phones and documents have been seized after officials carried out search warrants in a crackdo...
Embattled German chancellor chooses papal pageturner for his beach read
With his popularity at historic lows, Friedrich Merz seeks spiritual guidance from Pope Leo’s encyclical on AIEurope live – latest updatesSummer is normally thought of as the time for pacy potboilers and brain-soothing...