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'I applied to be pope': Losing grip on reality while using ChatGPT

Tom Millar thought he had unlocked the secrets of the universe.

Musk 'wanted 90%' of OpenAI, Altman says in high-stakes trial

Elon Musk was obsessed with trying to control OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company's CEO Sam Altman said Tuesday at a blockbuster trial pitting some of the world's wealthiest tech titans against each other.

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Maine governor nixes data center moratorium in state

The governor of Maine on Friday vetoed a temporary ban on building large data centers that aimed to rein in rampant construction driven by the AI race.

Anthropic says Google to pump $40 bn into AI startup

Google is planning to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic, the artificial intelligence firm confirmed Friday, expanding a long-standing alliance between the two companies.

AI united Altman and Musk, then drove them apart

Elon Musk and Sam Altman bonded over artificial intelligence in a project that became OpenAI, but a clash of visions will see the polarizing figures face off in court in a trial that opens next week.

China's DeepSeek releases long-awaited new AI model

Chinese startup DeepSeek released a new artificial intelligence model with "drastically reduced" costs Friday, more than a year after it stunned the world with a low-cost reasoning model that matched the capabilities of US rivals.

Five things to know about Chinese AI startup DeepSeek

As DeepSeek releases its first major new artificial intelligence model in over a year -- DeepSeek-V4 -- here are five things to know about the Chinese startup:

'Clearly me': AI drama accused of stealing faces

Christine Li is a model and influencer, but not an actor, so when she saw herself playing a cruel character in a Chinese microdrama she felt bewildered, then angry and afraid.

YouTube offers deepfake detection to Hollywood

YouTube is offering Hollywood celebrities and entertainers a free detection tool to help combat their deepfakes, expanding the Google-owned video platform's efforts to guard against AI-driven impersonations.

Chinese EVs look to sideline foreign brands at Beijing auto show

The world's biggest auto show opens in Beijing on Friday, as Chinese manufacturers solidify their status as industry innovators and foreign brands face ferocious competition in the country's giant car market.

NASA unveils new space telescope to give 'atlas of the universe'

NASA unveiled a new telescope on Tuesday to scan vast swathes of the universe for planets outside our solar system and probe the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy.

Anthropic probes unauthorized access to Mythos AI model

American AI developer Anthropic said Tuesday it was investigating unauthorized access to Mythos, its powerful model which the company itself worries could be a boon for hackers.

SpaceX partners with AI startup Cursor, may buy it for $60 bn

SpaceX on Tuesday announced a partnership with AI coding company Cursor, saying the alliance comes with an option to buy the startup for $60 billion later this year.

Unregulated AI like speeding with no steering wheel: AI godfather Hinton

Artificial Intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton insisted Tuesday on the need to strictly regulate the technology, warning that it remained unclear if humanity could co-exist with super intelligent AI.

Singapore's Tang gets second term at UN's patent agency

Singapore's Daren Tang was reappointed Tuesday for a second six-year term in charge of the United Nations' patent and innovation agency.

Rover discovers more building blocks of life on Mars

A NASA rover has discovered more building blocks of life on Mars after carrying out a chemistry experiment never before conducted on another planet, scientists said Tuesday.

Romanian AI music sensation Lolita sparks racism debate

The sultry songs of Lolita Cercel, an AI-generated singer, are a sensation in Romania, racking up millions of views online -- but angering real-life musicians and drawing criticism from the Roma minority as a racist cliche.

New Report Reveals Widespread Misunderstanding of Consumer Messaging App Security Across Government and Critical Infrastructure

83% report WhatsApp is used for sensitive discussions, despite widespread misunderstanding of what encryption protects98% rely on platforms unable to deliver the sovereign control they say they want90% of organizations say they are crisis-ready, yet only 49% have unified crisis communications platforms

Graid Technology Launches Agentic AI Storage Portfolio to Eliminate KV Cache Bottlenecks

From edge inference to NVIDIA STX, purpose-built KV cache infrastructure for consistent performance at scale.

Blue Origin probing rocket's failure to deliver satellite

The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it is requiring Blue Origin to conduct a "mishap investigation" after the space company's New Glenn rocket failed to deliver a communications satellite into the correct orbit.

Desmond Morris: from 'Naked Ape' to watching 'Big Brother'

Celebrated British zoologist Desmond Morris, who died Sunday aged 98, shook up the world in 1967 when his book "The Naked Ape" posited that humans are essentially primates still captive to evolutionary impulses.

'Save humanity': Four figures battling it out to lead embattled UN

Four contenders are squaring up to succeed Antonio Guterres as leader of the United Nations, which faces unprecedented global instability, wars and its own crushing budget crisis.

GA-ASI Completes MQ-9B 'Flight Into Known Icing' Flight Tests

Global RPA Leader Is Certifying MQ-9B for FIKI

Key Atlantic current could weaken more than expected: study

A key Atlantic Ocean current system that helps regulate the planet's climate could weaken more than expected by 2100, with potentially devastating consequences worldwide, a new study has found.

Back on Earth, Artemis II crew still finding their footing

Nearly a week after their Pacific splashdown, the astronauts who crewed the Artemis II mission that flew around the Moon told reporters Thursday they have yet to fully grasp the magnitude of the moment.

Thai farmers pin hopes on microbes to end annual burning crisis

Rice farmers Siriporn and Amnat Taidee used to burn their paddy fields between plantings -- a common method of clearing crop residue partly blamed fortoxic smog that blankets much of Thailand every spring.

AI expansion drives up profits at bullish tech giant ASML

Dutch tech giant ASML, which makes cutting-edge machines to manufacture semiconductor chips, said Wednesday that rapidly expanding AI-related investments had pushed up net profits as it also hiked its sales forecast for 2026.

AI-driven chip shortage slowing efforts to get world online: GSMA

A memory chip crunch fuelled by the artificial intelligence boom is hindering efforts to bring more people online worldwide, the head of the GSMA telecoms industry association told AFP.

Trump allows LGBTQ pride flag to fly again at Stonewall

The Trump administration has given the green light for the LGBTQ rainbow flag to once again fly above New York's Stonewall, a US national monument to the struggle for gay equality, a rights group that sued for its return said Monday.

Norwegian effectively cured of HIV after transplant from brother

A Norwegian man has been effectively cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant from his brother, doctors announced on Monday.

Artemis crew urges unity on 'lifeboat' Earth

Artemis II astronauts expressed awe on Saturday over their record-setting lunar flyby mission, urging unity on Earth after witnessing the planet's isolation like a "lifeboat" in space.

After Artemis II, NASA looks to SpaceX, Blue Origin for Moon landings

With Artemis II successfully completing its historic lunar mission on Friday, NASA is banking on billionaires Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk for the next step: landing astronauts on the Moon.

Artemis II lunar mission draws flood of conspiracy theories

From false claims that a historic lunar fly-by was staged in a movie studio to unfounded narratives that footage of the crew was AI-generated, the Artemis II mission has been clouded by a blizzard of misinformation.

'A perfect mission': Artemis II astronauts return to Earth

The NASA spacecraft carrying four astronauts splashed down as planned Friday off the California coast, capping the US space agency's successful crewed test mission around the Moon, the first such flyby in more than 50 years.

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