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thehindu.com | 2 min. ago NEW

Apple launches M6 MacBook Pro and iMac, pitches faster on-device AI

Apple said the M6 MacBook Pro delivers up to 30% faster graphics ‌and up to 25% ​faster AI performance than its M5 predecessor

mirror.co.uk | 38 min. ago NEW

AI robots 'hijacked Government consultation on laws to curb vape sales'

Researchers said AI robots accounted for more than three quarters of responses to a Government consultation on plans to restrict the sale of disposable vapes

scmp.com | 1 hrs. 37 min. ago

Chinese circuit board firm Dongshan Precision plunges at Hong Kong debut

Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing Co. slumped in its Hong Kong trading debut after an underwhelming HK$9.9 billion (US$1.26 billion) initial public offering (IPO), as investor sentiment was haunted by the deepening sell-off across China’s artificial intelligence (AI) and tech hardware sectors. Shares of the circuit-board manufacturer, a key supplier of components for AI servers, dropped as much as 6 per cent after its debut in Hong Kong market on Wednesday.

It bounced back slightly with a...

smh.com.au | 3 hrs. 59 min. ago

AI-generated attack ad shows James Talarico defacing a Bible

An AI-generated ad from Texas Republican Ken Paxton shows his opponent James Talarico defacing a Bible.

smh.com.au | 3 hrs. 59 min. ago

AI ad depicts politician dancing with drag queen

An AI-generated ad released by North Carolina Republicans depict a Democratic candidate slow dancing with a drag queen.

economist.com | 4 hrs. 4 min. ago

In an AI blow-up, would insurance pay out?

Credit default swaps are back in vogue amid fears of a debt disaster

dailymail.com | 4 hrs. 4 min. ago

Facebook owner Meta accused of 'digital piracy' over plans to 'steal' British publishers' content to improve its AI models, as calls grow for UK competition watchdog to intervene

The Silicon Valley giant has been warned its sweeping changes could help kill off 'trusted journalism' and replace it with a 'cesspit' of online misinformation.

arstechnica.com | 4 hrs. 12 min. ago

Anthropic IPO warns its AI could blackmail people, become sentient, end humanity

Seven potential AI nightmares pulled from Anthropic's 93-page "Risk Factor" tome.

arstechnica.com | 4 hrs. 12 min. ago

"No human at the helm": Delaware plan would let AI agents run entire businesses

Owners of AI-run firms would evade liability for "reckless" AI, US Rep. Comer says.

theguardian.com | 5 hrs. ago

AI bots flooded 2023 UK government consultation on disposable vapes ban

Three-quarters of all responses were machine-generated in failed attempt to stop bill from passing into law, research findsAI bots flooded a government consultation with tens of thousands of fake responses in a failed attempt to stop the UK’s ban on disposable vapes.Three-quarters of all the responses to the 2023 consultation on the tobacco and vapes bill were machine-generated, in what is thought to be the first coordinated attempt to use AI to derail health policymaking in the UK.

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marketwatch.com | 5 hrs. 12 min. ago

CoreWeave and other AI stocks rise as Anthropic restores the market’s faith in sustained spending

Now that investors have been able to dive further into Anthropic’s IPO filing, they’re seeing the same sorts of trends that helped buoy AI stocks for much of this year.

businessinsider.com | 6 hrs. 43 min. ago

Amazon tells software engineers what really matters as AI ushers in the era of the 'Renaissance Developer'

Amazon's new software engineering guidelines warn against chasing AI usage metrics and emphasize business results over token consumption.

thehill.com | 7 hrs. 10 min. ago

DCCC pushes for ads targeting GOP on AI, data centers in dozens of key House races

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is pushing for advertising targeting Republican candidates over their record on AI and data centers in dozens of key House races, as technology-related issues take on new significance in the midterm elections. In a report shared first with The Hill, the Tech Oversight Project noted that House Democrats' official...

nypost.com | 7 hrs. 43 min. ago

Crooks are ripping off huge shipments of pricey AI equipment – $100M in heists since June: report

The burgeoning illicit activity comes as companies pour billions of dollars into efforts to quickly erect data centers that can power AI.

businessinsider.com | 8 hrs. 19 min. ago

Tech titans face a balancing act of AI optimism and capex restraint heading into Q3 earnings

A trio of tech titans worth $10 trillion will report earnings this week, and investors are looking for the best of both worlds when it comes to AI capex.

abc.net.au | 8 hrs. 47 min. ago

How Australian publishers tell if a book has been written by AI

Australian writers and publishers are calling for the government to intervene in the industry's "existential crisis" over the rise of artificial intelligence.

thehindu.com | 9 hrs. 8 min. ago

U.P. approves robotics park and AI hub in Greater Noida

Project estimated to generate more than 1 lakh jobs and add ₹2,000 crore annually to the State’s economy

euronews.com | 9 hrs. 16 min. ago

Australia warns of ‘unprecedented’ AI-powered cyberattacks. Here’s what’s driving them

The country’s cyber security agency says AI is helping criminals and state-backed hackers exploit vulnerabilities faster, as recent incidents expose risks to government systems and critical infrastructure.

businessinsider.com | 9 hrs. 25 min. ago

'Tactical short-term entry, long-term wait-and-see': What retail investors are saying about buying Anthropic on day one

Retail investors are split on whether to invest in Anthropic's IPO, with some raising concerns about its business and a shakier AI trade.

businessinsider.com | 9 hrs. 58 min. ago

United CEO Scott Kirby says he had an 'epiphany' after hiring an AI tutor and vibe-coding a sports betting tool

United Airlines' Scott Kirby said a lightbulb went off on how he could use AI after vibe-coding a gambling tool during a gym session.

dailymail.com | 10 hrs. 23 min. ago

Nobel Prize-winning chief scientist at Google issues chilling new forecast for when AI will be smarter than humans in every area

Demis Hassabis's stark prediction is likely to fuel the anger of growing numbers of anti-AI protestors who fear the technology poses an existential threat.

ft.com | 10 hrs. 52 min. ago

Tech stocks gain as AI trade revives

Asia follows Wall Street higher in wake of Anthropic’s long-awaited IPO filing

euronews.com | 11 hrs. 27 min. ago

Norwegian media sue Meta over plans to use their journalism for AI

Publishers say new terms for Facebook and Instagram business accounts could allow Meta to collect articles, images and videos from their websites without permission.

nypost.com | 11 hrs. 36 min. ago

San Francisco rents soar 26% to record heights as the AI boom fuels a housing crunch

San Francisco's AI hiring surge is colliding with sluggish housing construction, according to a new Zumper report.

nypost.com | 12 hrs. 18 min. ago

Duolingo slapped with class-action lawsuit alleging AI efforts, relentless ads hurt user growth

Popular language-learning app Duolingo is facing a class-action lawsuit accusing its executives of keeping investors in the dark about monetization and AI efforts that drove away customers.

ft.com | 12 hrs. 53 min. ago

[$] Anthropic and the AI cluster effect in fundraising

$95bn equity issue plan by Meta as rival conducts IPO shows the Hotelling effect

thehill.com | 13 hrs. ago

The dark side of AI regulation is unrestrained government control

How powerful would a government have to become to make sure that nobody was secretly developing prohibited AI?

thehindu.com | 13 hrs. 22 min. ago

CIIL launches open-source speech AI ecosystem for Indian languages

Anuvani initiative debuts with speech models for language identification and speaker diarisation, covering India’s linguistic diversity

koreatimes.co.kr | 13 hrs. 34 min. ago

AI scans Korea's highways to keep wildlife, drivers safe

On winding roads where mountainous terrain meets heavy traffic, a rustle in the brush at dusk can turn into a deadly collision within seconds. Roadkill incidents pose a constant hazard to wildlife and motorists across Korea, often resulting in severe property damage, human injuries and secondary pileups on high-speed thoroughfares.

In a bid to prevent such incidents, the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment on Wednesday will launch a pilot artificial intelligence (AI)-powered roadkill prevention system along National Route 17 in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province in central Korea. Conventional mitigation measures like eco-corridors, wildlife overpasses and fencing have reduced animal fatalities along long stretches of highway.

However, intersections and entrance or exit ramps remain notoriously difficult to secure without blocking traffic or human access, leaving vulnerable gaps in eco-fencing networks. The new system bridges those gaps using smart surveillance. Closed-circuit television cameras continuously monitor roadside terrain. When an animal steps toward the road, AI algo

euronews.com | 13 hrs. 38 min. ago

TikTok parent company founder tops China's rich list amid AI boom

Zhang Yiming has reclaimed his position as China's richest person, with a €89.4 billion fortune driven by AI, as the country's technology sector booms while traditional industries struggle.

businessinsider.com | 13 hrs. 49 min. ago

9 juicy numbers that define Anthropic’s mega-IPO

Anthropic's IPO filing gives investors a look at soaring revenue, huge compute costs, unusual lockups, and a massive AI wager.

globalnews.ca | 15 hrs. 8 min. ago

Nova Scotia committee to discuss $10B AI data centre planned for Cape Breton

A committee of Nova Scotia’s legislature is scheduled to discuss the controversial $10-billion AI data centre that’s been proposed in Cape Breton.

businessinsider.com | 15 hrs. 11 min. ago

Anthropic's IPO filing is the talk of Wall Street. Michael Burry says it hasn't eased his worries about the AI boom.

Michael Burry of "The Big Short" fame pointed to Anthropic's slowing revenue growth and pressure on pricing and usage of AI models.

thehindu.com | 15 hrs. 27 min. ago

AI can strengthen parliamentary processes, citizen participation: Om Birla

At BRICS Parliamentary Forum, Lok Sabha Speaker says AI adoption must be guided by human values, ethics, transparency and accountability

livemint.com | 15 hrs. 35 min. ago

UP clears 69.52-acre AI, robotics park in Greater Noida; 1 lakh jobs, ₹2,000 cr annual economic contribution expected

The park will house shared infrastructure and specialised facilities, including robotics testing and certification centres, rapid prototyping facilities, AI computing infrastructure, motion-capture systems and data laboratories.

koreatimes.co.kr | 15 hrs. 37 min. ago

US stocks climb amid shaky trading in markets worldwide

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are climbing Monday amid shaky trading for financial markets worldwide, as AI stocks keep swinging and Brazilian stocks tumble. The S&P 500 rose 0.8 percent and more than recovered its losses from last week , pulling within 1.6 percent of its all-time high set earlier this month.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 154 points, or 0.3 percent, as of 1:15 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 1.1 percent higher. The strongest lift for the market came from Nvidia, which rose 2.5 percent. That helped the chip company recover some of its drop from three straight losing weeks, its longest such streak since June, and maintain its position as the largest stock on Wall Street above Apple.

But stocks elsewhere in the artificial-intelligence industry remained unsettled. They’ve been swerving on worries about whether their industry’s boom is under threat because of how expensive it’s become for companies to borrow money to build data centers and buy more AI chips. Meta helps lead the swings Meta Platforms bounced up and down after outlining plans to raise

ft.com | 15 hrs. 40 min. ago

[$] UK considers forcing data centres to invest locally to meet new AI ‘covenant’

Burnham government looks at fresh requirements for developers as it seeks to head off public opposition to infrastructure build-out

marketwatch.com | 15 hrs. 51 min. ago

AI stocks haven’t played by the normal valuation rules. Now that rates are higher, they may have to, says UBS

Historically, the surges in investment and in the profitability it produced have proven unsustainable for U.S. tech companies, says Michel Lerner.

marketwatch.com | 15 hrs. 51 min. ago

A leading Silicon Valley cheerleader just showed all the reasons to be worried about the AI bubble

If you needed any further reasons to be worried about the bubble that has inflated the stock market, look no further.

marketwatch.com | 15 hrs. 51 min. ago

Big Tech’s earnings are on deck. There’s more for investors to watch than AI spending.

As Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon prepare to report quarterly results, workforce cuts are raising questions about how AI will reshape jobs at the top-tier tech companies.