Month: May 2026

OpenAI, Google, Nvidia and others agreed to ‘any lawful use’ of their tech. Anthropic, feuding with Pentagon over potential AI misuse, was not included Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The Pentagon said on Friday it had reached agreements with seven leading artificial intelligence (AI) companies: …

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Loaded with extras and produced at a cut price, the crossover SUV has overtaken rival cars from US, Japanese and Korean firms The UK is no stranger to foreign cars. The bestseller lists in recent years have been dominated by the US’s Ford Puma, Japan’s Nissan Qashqai, Korea’s Kia Sportage and occasionally even Tesla’s Model …

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Meeting ‘my people’ – video gamers with very long memories – took me back to an era of machine play that lacked megabytes but had far more tangible presence I want to tell you about the game that has made me the happiest this month. It’s a game I didn’t complete. It’s a game I …

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Green checkmark will appear on artist profiles to signal they meet the platform’s standard for authenticity Spotify on Thursday unveiled a new verification system designed to help listeners distinguish human musicians from AI-generated content, as people flood streaming platforms with a growing volume of synthetic tracks made with artificial intelligence. The Swedish streaming giant said …

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Trial continues after heated back-and-forth during OpenAI’s cross-examination of the Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s court case against Sam Altman continued on Thursday, after a day of contentious exchanges during OpenAI’s cross-examination of the Tesla CEO. Musk faced more combative questioning throughout the morning, in a glimpse of what may await other prominent witnesses set to …

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Company details $111.2bn in revenue in first earnings report after announcement of Cook’s pending departure Apple blew past Wall Street expectations in its first earnings report since it announced CEO Tim Cook would be stepping down. Cook shared his thoughts about the leadership transition on Thursday, saying: “There’s no one on this planet I trust …

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People describe awkward and unnatural process as survey finds nearly half of job seekers have been interviewed by AI Nearly half (47%) of UK job seekers have had an AI interview, research from the hiring platform Greenhouse has found. In its survey of 2,950 active job seekers, including 1,132 UK-based workers, with additional respondents from …

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