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Google AI agents can spend money without approval, and current systems cannot prove who authorised what
A new US Senate bill highlights a gap in AI agent accountability: when an agent makes an unauthorised …
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Flock Safety faces growing backlash over surveillance network as valuation hits $8.3bn
Flock Safety, the $8.3bn surveillance startup backed by a16z and Tiger Global, faces mounting criticism over privacy concerns, …
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Vodafone Business deploys smart energy management for Iulius Group
Vodafone Business, acting as an ICT integrator, has delivered a full digital ecosystem for intelligent energy management to …
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Iranian hackers shut down UK power plant for four days
A UK power plant was forced to shut down for four days after a major cyber attack attributed …
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Nvidia customers told of AI server price rises above 15%
Nvidia has informed major customers that servers containing its AI chips will cost more than 15% extra from …
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Startup outbids Google for Spirit Airlines data in AI training deal
A startup has outbid Google's $10 million offer for Spirit Airlines' operational data, which experts say is valuable …
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AI’s three-body problem: no single force can dictate the outcome
The AI economy in 2026 resembles a chaotic three-body system, with frontier labs, open-weight models, and application companies …
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Apple’s foldable iPhone set for September launch alongside iPhone 18 Pro
Apple is expected to unveil its first foldable iPhone at its September event, with the iPhone 18 Pro …
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Southeast Asia risks missing out on AI boom as gains concentrate in North Asia
Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are posting surging export growth from AI hardware demand, but economists warn …
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Unitree CEO says humanoid robots are years away from a ‘ChatGPT moment’ despite stock surge
Unitree CEO Wang Xingxing said humanoid robots may still be 2 to 10 years away from a breakthrough …
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GTA 6 Leaker Appears to Show Playable Build in Latest Footage
A leaker known as CyberLeek has posted new Grand Theft Auto VI footage that appears to demonstrate access …
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The Air Force Wants an AI Layer Over Minuteman III’s Legacy Data
A proposed defence-software project would federate roughly 60 maintenance and engineering sources, with hard targets for coverage, accuracy …
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UPSA Turns Eclipse Ephemerides Into a Browser Platform
The Ukrainian agency’s newest public service combines a 457-event dataset, city-level visibility indexing and client-side rendering — a …
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Spotify Puts an Opt-In Gate on Algorithmic Growth for AI Personas
Virtual artists can stay on the platform, but they will lose default access to recommendation traffic — turning …
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Claude Watermarking Turns EU Compliance Into Product Infrastructure
Anthropic is putting machine-readable provenance into supported Claude outputs. For businesses building on the model, the change adds …
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Moscow Teen Case Exposes the Governance Gap Between Facial Recognition and Police Action
A family says an 85–90% AI match led officers to the wrong 15-year-old. The technology claim is unconfirmed, …
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Russia’s Rassvet Is an Industrial Test, Not a Starlink Clone
A few hundred satellites could provide persistent regional coverage, but Russia’s real hurdle is manufacturing and launch cadence …
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Ukraine’s 1C/BAS problem is now a software-governance test
Legacy ERP skills remain visible in military and government hiring while Ukraine’s prohibited-software list expands. The challenge is …
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Chinese startup turns LiDAR and lasers into mosquito-control hardware
Photon Matrix is pitching a sensor-heavy consumer device that tracks small flying insects and fires a precision laser. …
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EuroMillions £84m jackpot results released after Tuesday night's draw
The EuroMillions draw on Tuesday, August 4 offered an estimated £84m jackpot, with the winning numbers published after …