Month: June 2026

Government announces plans to invest billions, but questions linger over how its proposals on chips, social media and more will work Ownership of the commanding heights of the AI economy is a political talking point around the world, as countries seek to assert some control of a technology dominated by the US and China. London …

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These young people recognise dangers of ‘addictive’ social media but have differing views on a total crackdown Nine in 10 parents in the UK support an under-16 social media ban, but the feeling among the children it would affect is more mixed. Or at least it is for a group of 10 preteens and teenagers …

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Geert Wilders’ PVV altered sketch of jailed Syrian brothers to make them look more menacing A Dutch court artist has received damages after an MP for the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) used one of her drawings without permission and manipulated it with AI to make the subjects look more menacing. Petra Urban, a court …

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Unidentified officer removed from frontline duties in the first known case of its kind in the UK A police officer is under criminal investigation over the alleged use of artificial intelligence and has been removed from frontline duties in the first known case of its kind in the UK. The officer, who has not been …

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Australian Human Rights Commission has called for a digital duty of care to prevent social media algorithms from incentivising ‘racist’ content Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast For the past week and half, the social media feeds of many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have been flooded with clips …

Online racism is significantly impacting mental health, First Nations people say: ‘It’s like carrying a bully in your pocket’ Read More »

Former xAI engineer Devin Kim alleges he was illegally fired for trying to implement safety mechanisms for the chatbot A former engineer at Elon Musk’s xAI who now heads a thinktank focused on AI safety filed a lawsuit claiming he was fired from the SpaceX subsidiary for raising concerns about the risks artificial intelligence poses …

Musk’s xAI fired engineer for raising concerns about Grok chatbot, lawsuit claims Read More »

Long-abandoned formats such as cassettes and VHS tapes are finding new life as consumers seek a digital detox Ten years after the last video recorder manufacturer ceased production, the first straight-to-video movie for two decades – This Is How the World Ends – was released this month. The resurgence of vinyl began long ago; sales …

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Suit filed in US alleges chatbot told Alice Carrier, 24, ‘maybe this is just the end’ as she struggled with suicidal thoughts A Canadian mother sued OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, in US court on Thursday, alleging that ChatGPT encouraged her daughter to kill herself. The lawsuit is the latest in a slew accusing …

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Location scans from the globally popular augmented reality game have helped train AI to recognise and interpret physical spaces Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast An AI model trained on data collected from users of Pokémon Go will potentially help military …

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