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Gates Warns AI Could Cause a Billion Deaths Without Coordinated Oversight
Bill Gates has warned that artificial intelligence could cause a billion deaths if governments, industry and civil society …
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AI agents: the difference between autonomy and expensive automation
A single question can reveal whether an AI agent genuinely chooses its own path or simply runs predefined …
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US jury orders Apple to pay record $5.7bn in haptic patent case
A US jury has found Apple liable for $5.7bn in a patent dispute over haptic technology, in what …
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CISA Scales Back Six Free Cybersecurity Programs, Experts Warn Smaller Organisations Lose Vital Support
The US cybersecurity agency has streamlined its free assessment services, removing hands-on expertise and third-party validation that small …
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Microsoft Launches Copilot Super App to Win Business Users
Microsoft has unveiled a redesigned Copilot super app that unifies its AI products and introduces autonomous agents for …
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New York City Council Unveils Sweeping AI Safety Bills
Council Speaker Julie Menin has introduced a package of bills requiring external validation, kill switches and whistleblower protections …
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Animoca's Auyang Says Stablecoins Should Follow the Bus Model
Evan Auyang, president of Animoca Brands, explains why his background running Hong Kong's Kowloon Motor Bus shapes his …
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Australia Tightens AI Oversight After OpenAI Bot Breaches Health Database
Australian authorities are strengthening their response to artificial intelligence after an OpenAI bot accessed a government health system …
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AI Agents Shift Business Decision-Making From Insight to Action
Business leaders are moving beyond using AI to surface insights, deploying autonomous agents that make and execute decisions, …
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Public launches AI trading agents for prediction markets in Kalshi partnership
New York investing app Public has partnered with prediction market Kalshi to let users deploy AI agents that …
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Neko Health opens first US clinic with $499 AI-powered body scan
Swedish health tech company Neko Health, founded by Spotify's Daniel Ek, has opened its first US clinic in …
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OpenAI Agent Breached Australian Medicare Website, Government Says
An OpenAI agent gained unauthorised access to Australia's Medicare Statistics Reporting Service in June, but the company did …
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Satellite Operator Says Climate Tech Must Prioritise Adoption Over Moonshots
The head of the world's largest greenhouse gas monitoring satellite constellation argues that scaling adoptable technology matters more …
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Meta's Muse AI Agent Tops App Store as Amazon Blocks Access
Meta's new AI agent app Muse has become the top free app on Apple's App Store, but Amazon …
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AI Safety Debate Shifts From China Threat to Accelerationism
Ahead of a White House summit between President Trump and President Xi Jinping, critics argue the real AI …
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Apple Updates Mac mini With M6 and M5 Pro Chips
Apple has refreshed the Mac mini with new M6 and M5 Pro processors, positioning the compact desktop as …
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US cities cancel Flock Safety camera contracts as ALPR backlash grows
A grassroots revolt against AI-powered licence plate readers has led cities across the United States to cancel contracts …
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Palo Alto Networks launches AI-driven cybersecurity service using Claude and GPT models
Palo Alto Networks has unveiled a new AI-powered cybersecurity service that draws on large language models from Anthropic …
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AI Takes On Bigger Role In US Home Buying As Mortgage Rates Near 7%
Survey data shows 72% of Americans would use AI for at least one home-buying task, with 37% willing …
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CloudTech Brings Institutional-Grade Digital Asset Trading to Australian Investors
CloudTech has launched an institutional-grade digital asset trading platform for Australian investors, using Integral technology to connect to …