EU backs Ukraine on Starlink, but can't fill gap

AFP - 4h ago

The European Union has pledged to help Ukraine with its dependence on Starlink satellite communications to support …

Asian stocks rise as tech bounces from rout, Warsh upbeat on AI

AFP - 13h ago

Most Asian markets bounced on Friday after the previous day's tech rout fuelled by concerns over the AI boom, which …

'Mixed feelings': AI cracks centuries-old ciphers

AFP - 20h ago

Napoleon Bonaparte ordered the wartime missive written in code, creating a puzzle that went unsolved for more than 200 …

Using AI to help find Mexico's legions of missing children

AFP - 20h ago

Veronica Rosas is one of tens of thousands of Mexican mothers looking for a child that has disappeared into a vortex of …

New York City pension fund asks Anthropic to delay IPO

AFP - 22h ago

The supervisor of New York City’s pension funds, one of the largest in the United States, asked Anthropic to postpone …

French duo Justice to score 'GTA VI': game maker

Oct 15 2026

French electro duo Justice were chosen to do the original score for the new instalment of the "Grand Theft Auto" video …

Musk calls on Ukraine's Zelensky to 'go' after satellite slowdown row

Oct 15 2026

Tech billionaire Elon Musk called on Wednesday for Volodymyr Zelensky to "go" as Ukraine's leader, after insisting any …

Australia says won't let big tech have 'unfettered' access to kids

Oct 15 2026

Australia said Thursday it refused to allow big tech to have "unfettered" access to its kids as it formally introduced …

Behind AI's carbon footprint, a potential climate tool

Oct 15 2026

Artificial intelligence has become a lightning rod in climate debates over concerns about the growing carbon footprint …

Musk suggests US govt behind any slowdown in Ukraine's Starshield system

Oct 15 2026

SpaceX boss Elon Musk said Wednesday that any disruptions reported by Ukraine in using the Starshield satellite …

Restrictions expose Ukraine's Starlink dependency in Russia war: observers

Oct 14 2026

Restrictions reported by Ukraine on its use of the US satellite internet system Starlink have exposed Kyiv's reliance on …

Canadian publisher supports novelist Orelien after AI denial

Oct 14 2026

The publisher of Haitian-Canadian writer Thelyson Orelien said on Wednesday it would keep his novel "It was Either That …

AI worms, 'major' incident fears spur safety calls at industry summit

Oct 14 2026

From the spectre of refrigerator-infecting AI worms to warnings of "major" security incidents at the horizon, calls to …

Lula, Bolsonaro ordered to call off attempts at online censorship

Oct 14 2026

Brazil's electoral court on Tuesday warned President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and senator Flavio Bolsonaro to call off …

EU takes a page from Ireland's AI playbook

Oct 14 2026

The EU wants to catch up in the AI race by taking a cue from Ireland -- an early adopter of the technology which has …

Saudi employee arrested for allegedly bugging OpenAI office

Oct 14 2026

A Saudi employee of OpenAI was arrested after allegedly planting a recording device in one of the company's San …

Why AI makes computer worms harder to stop

Oct 13 2026

Anthropic's warning that AI-powered "worms" could soon spread across smart gadgets is the latest in a series of studies …

Big US banks report strong earnings and stay bullish on AI

Oct 13 2026

Major US banks offered a largely upbeat outlook Tuesday, expressing confidence that the artificial intelligence …

Microsoft's Brad Smith calls for 'real and effective' AI safety standards

Oct 13 2026

Microsoft president Brad Smith warned Tuesday that industry and governments must "act with urgency" to create "real and …

Anthropic warns of AI 'worms' spreading across smart gadgets

Oct 13 2026

Small artificial intelligence models may be only months away from being able to behave like a computer worm, copying …

Apple unveils HomeView smart display in renewed home push

Oct 13 2026

Apple on Tuesday unveiled HomeView, a voice-driven smart display built around its revamped Siri AI assistant, as the …

In a first, AI helps UK lawmaker find her voice in parliament

Oct 13 2026

A British lawmaker made history on Tuesday by becoming the first person to use an AI-generated voice to deliver a speech …

EU watchdog says smart glasses must give 'clear warnings' when recording

Oct 13 2026

The European Union's central data regulator on Tuesday said smart glasses should give "clear warnings" when they are …

AI could 'change the stakes' on bioweapons: UK spy chief

Oct 13 2026

The head of Britain's domestic spy agency warned Tuesday that artificial intelligence was affecting the security risks …

India youth shift tactics as police clamp down on election protest

Oct 13 2026

From Batman masks to offline maps, young Indian protesters have responded to one of New Delhi's toughest security …

Meta says its new AI models on par with OpenAI, Anthropic

Oct 12 2026

Meta on Monday unveiled two new "frontier" artificial intelligence models called Wonder and Wonder Full, which the …

French star Cassel dubs Napoleon in English for violent video game

Oct 12 2026

UK retains early access to test latest US AI models

Oct 12 2026

Britain will retain early access to the latest artificial intelligence models for safety testing, the country's AI …

NZ bank in free speech row over 'explicit' sheep memes

Oct 12 2026

A bank in New Zealand has found itself at the centre of an unlikely free speech row after an attempt to remove …

Ready Player 1: Paris to host 2027 edition of EVO combat video games event

Oct 11 2026

Paris will host the 2027 edition of EVO, the biggest combat video games event in the world, the organisers announced …

Bill Gates warns cyberattacks most imminent AI threat

Oct 11 2026

Bill Gates on Sunday warned that unregulated artificial intelligence poses a growing threat and predicted an escalation …

Drone hits Russia's Yandex in third reported attack

Oct 11 2026

A drone has damaged another data centre belonging to Russian technology giant Yandex, the company said early Sunday, in …

Brazil's Lula accuses Meta of election interference

Oct 11 2026

The campaign of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accused tech giant Meta of election interference on …

Russian Yandex data centre operations disrupted after drone strike

Oct 11 2026

A drone attack damaged a Russian Yandex data centre east of the capital and disrupted operations at the facility, the …

Anthropic AI model sent fake murder tip to Philadelphia police

Oct 10 2026

An artificial intelligence model developed by Anthropic submitted a fabricated tip about an unsolved homicide to …

Trump sows doubt on plan to livestream US military execution

Oct 10 2026

US President Donald Trump cast doubt Friday on whether authorities will livestream the firing squad execution of the …

Outrage over plan to livestream US military firing squad execution

Oct 09 2026

Condemnation of US plans for a public execution by military firing squad escalated Friday, as Vice President JD Vance …

Outrage over US military plan to livestream firing squad execution

Oct 09 2026

Condemnation of the Pentagon's plan to livestream the firing squad execution of a convicted military base mass shooter …

'Human-authored' book labels gain ground amid AI scandals

Oct 09 2026

Initiatives to label books as written by humans, and not artificial intelligence, are gaining ground following a string …

OpenAI denies firing researchers over AI safety warnings

Oct 09 2026

OpenAI on Friday hit back at three former safety researchers who accused the ChatGPT-maker of firing them for warning …

US military to livestream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter

Oct 09 2026

The execution by firing squad of convicted military base shooter Nidal Hasan will be livestreamed, a Pentagon official …

Chinese AI tool pulled to prevent 'misuse' after South Korea hacks

Oct 09 2026

Chinese AI cybersecurity tool Artex said it stopped programmers from accessing its source code, acknowledging misuse by …

Tech scammer Elizabeth Holmes focus of documentary by absurdist Nathan Fielder

Oct 09 2026

The private life of disgraced Silicon Valley startup founder Elizabeth Holmes will soon be aired to the public in a …

Trump's 'super intelligence' rebrand to sell AI faces uphill battle

Oct 09 2026

Donald Trump's campaign to rename artificial intelligence as "super intelligence" is unlikely to win over a wary public …

Far-right influencer shows Israel's coarse political turn

Oct 09 2026

Sporting a baseball cap and brandishing his smartphone like a weapon, Mordechai David dedicates his time to filming …

OpenAI says Iran, Russia influence ops busted

Oct 08 2026

OpenAI on Thursday said it shut down two influence operations -- from Russia and Iran -- that used ChatGPT to push fake …

Anthropic bans 'cruel' behavior against its Claude AI

Oct 08 2026

Anthropic on Thursday moved to bar users from treating its Claude AI system with needless cruelty, amid a growing …

OpenAI revenue gap report rattles AI stocks

Oct 08 2026

OpenAI is bringing in about $20 billion less in annualized revenue than investors had been led to believe, the Financial …

Unproven 'cures' pushed online amid plague concerns

Oct 08 2026

Reports that a woman employed at a plague research institute in Russia's Irkutsk region died from the disease has spiked …

Trump gives 'national treasure' Musk top US medal after rift

Oct 08 2026

Donald Trump presented Elon Musk with the top US science medal on Thursday, as the rocket tycoon fully returned to the …

US suspending Microsoft from visa program: Vance

Oct 08 2026

US Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that software giant Microsoft was being suspended from a key visa program as …

Russian data centre hit by drone in first for Ukraine war

Oct 08 2026

A drone attack caused a fire at a data centre belonging to Russian technology giant Yandex, the company told AFP …

AI startup Manus raises $500m after Meta acquisition blocked by China

Oct 08 2026

AI startup Manus, whose acquisition by Meta was blocked by the Chinese government, said Thursday it had completed a …

Taiwan says exports hit record in September on AI demand

Oct 08 2026

Taiwan's exports hit a record high of $87.2 billion in September, the government said Thursday, thanks to skyrocketing …

Drone hits Yandex data centre, in first such attack on Russia

Oct 08 2026

A drone caused a fire at a data centre belonging to Russian technology company Yandex, the company told AFP Thursday, in …

Microsoft pushes AI vision with new, expensive Surface laptop

Oct 07 2026

Microsoft is pushing a "hybrid intelligence" future with a new Surface Ultra laptop that runs on Nvidia artificial …

IMF preparing El Nino assistance, concerned about AI bubble burst: chief to AFP

Oct 07 2026

The International Monetary Fund is preparing to offer support to countries exposed to the effects of El Nino, the …

Spotify expands audiobooks to more than 180 markets

Oct 07 2026

Streaming giant Spotify announced Wednesday it is expanding access to its audiobook service to more than 180 markets, up …

Micron workers at Taiwan plant vote in favour of strike

Oct 07 2026

Hundreds of workers at a Micron Technology plant in Taiwan have voted to strike, their union said on Wednesday, after …

US, China, EU: three paths to regulating AI

Oct 07 2026

The United States, China and the European Union are taking different paths to govern artificial intelligence, as calls …

In 'The Social Reckoning,' Jeremy Allen White takes on Facebook's 'frightening' ambition

Oct 07 2026

Jeremy Allen White finds the power of social media frightening -- an anxiety he's now confronting in his latest film.

Chip industry activists call for South Korea to recognise cancer cases

Oct 07 2026

South Korean activists campaigning for workplace safety in the nation's booming semiconductor industry called on the …

Australia probes app used in cheap smart glasses over privacy fears

Oct 06 2026

Australia is investigating how and where the firm behind an app used in popular low-cost smart glasses collects and …

AI borrowing binge rattles US markets

Oct 06 2026

The world's richest companies can no longer rely on their massive cash piles alone to stay in the artificial …

Paramount completes Warner Bros takeover, creating Skydance

Oct 06 2026

Paramount on Tuesday completed its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, uniting two of Hollywood's most storied studios …

Emmys gala will now stream its premier television awards

Oct 06 2026

The Emmy Awards that celebrate the best in television are the latest entertainment industry gala to ink a streaming …

Apple's Cook praises EU over efforts to protect children online

Oct 06 2026

Apple executive chairman Tim Cook on Tuesday pledged the US giant would protect children online and praised the EU's …

France's Mistral unveils latest model in sovereign AI push

Oct 06 2026

French AI startup Mistral announced Tuesday its biggest open-weight model, dubbed "Chonk", claiming enhanced performance …

South Korea warns of possible AI use in banking hacks

Oct 06 2026

Artificial intelligence may have been used in a string of cyberattacks targeting South Korea's financial sector, the …

EU vows AI rules will protect Europeans. Will they?

Oct 06 2026

AI agents going rogue and ever-louder doomsday warnings have led many in Europe to wonder: are the EU's artificial …

'Reckless' AI firms can't control models, says whistleblower

Oct 06 2026

Leading artificial intelligence companies do not know how to keep AI systems from pursuing objectives their developers …

Grappling with 'homework scams,' US universities shun AI detectors

Oct 06 2026

Locked in a cat-and-mouse struggle, biology professor Timothy Paustian devised novel ways to catch students turning in …

Ukraine says using AI robot guns to shoot down new Russian drones

Oct 05 2026

Ukraine has begun using artificial intelligence-enabled robot guns to take down Russia's new and fast-moving jet-powered …

Turkey blocks X account of British reporter

Oct 05 2026

Turkish authorities have blocked the X account of a journalist for British broadcaster Sky News, she said Monday, in the …

Norway eyes partial ban of smart glasses

Oct 05 2026

Norway's government said Monday it wants a temporary ban on the use of smart glasses in certain public places, citing …

Alleged Indian leader of neo-Nazi child abuse ring goes on trial in Paris

Oct 05 2026

An Indian man went on trial in Paris on Monday, accused of running a neo-Nazi child exploitation ring in which young …

Spy chief Clayton, the Trump loyalist tech bosses trust on AI

Oct 04 2026

Jay Clayton, Donald Trump's pick for AI czar, is the nation's top spy, and a rare figure trusted by both the president …

Trump confirms national intelligence chief as new AI czar

Oct 04 2026

US President Donald Trump on Sunday confirmed national intelligence chief Jay Clayton as head of a new White House task …

Finnish town braces for change from Google data centres

Oct 04 2026

In the northern Finnish town of Muhos, 36-year-old farmer Joni Pitkanen is preparing for life with a new neighbour -- …

AI needs safety layers like nuclear plants: ex-OpenAI engineer

Oct 03 2026

Another former OpenAI employee has added his voice to a chorus of frantic calls to make AI safe, saying the industry …

Trump expected to name intel chief Clayton as AI czar: reports

Oct 02 2026

President Donald Trump is expected to name Jay Clayton, the US director of national intelligence, as the White House's …

Viral anti-vax posts weaponise Philippine inoculation fears

Oct 02 2026

When Jenette Torres Odena's three-year-old son fell ill days after receiving a jab as part of a Philippine vaccination …

Effective Altruism: the philosophy behind Silicon Valley's AI fears

Oct 02 2026

Dario Amodei says he is not part of it. But the Anthropic chief's personal and professional circle is entwined with …

Anthropic's Dario Amodei: AI's most visible CEO and enigma

Oct 02 2026

The surge in artificial intelligence and the heated debate around its risks have made Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei the …

OpenAI says three staffers fired for mishandling 'sensitive' info

Oct 02 2026

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI said Thursday that it has fired three researchers for allegedly mishandling "sensitive information" …

Rogue OpenAI agents covered up their tracks, report says

Oct 01 2026

Artificial intelligence agents developed by OpenAI tried to erase traces of their activity after gaining unauthorized …

US government's new AI chatbot pulls back from debunking Trump

Oct 01 2026

US President Donald Trump unveiled what he called a "damn good" AI chatbot, but it quickly drew attention for …

'Happiest moment': China's Mu first woman to win eSports Games gold

Oct 01 2026

Mu Xinyue called it "the happiest moment of my life" after she became the first woman to win an Asian Games gold medal …

UK fears grow over AI giant Palantir's health service deal

Oct 01 2026

The UK government is facing mounting pressure to end a £330-million contract between the National Health Service and AI …

Google restricts access to new AI model over safety concerns

Oct 01 2026

Google on Wednesday said it would withhold its most powerful artificial intelligence model from the public for now, …

'Devastated' AI scandal author Orelien returns to Quebec

Sep 30 2026

Top-selling author Thelyson Orelien is "devastated" by the scandal over his alleged use of AI to write his debut novel …

Japan court rules human voice is protected in TikTok AI case

Sep 30 2026

A Tokyo court ruled Wednesday that the human voice is legally protected in Japan, after a high-profile anime voice actor …

Lost shark becomes viral star in South Korea

Sep 30 2026

A wayward shark has become an unlikely celebrity in South Korea, drawing massive crowds, earning plaudits from the local …

India's fat dog vote goes viral

Sep 30 2026

India's capital goes to the dogs on Wednesday, as voters choose which of the city's chubbiest canines deserves to be …

Trump touts AI boss pledge to self-regulate

Sep 30 2026

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the tech executives gathered at the White House to discuss regulating AI had …

ChatGPT maker wants to be the App Store for AI as safety concerns grow

Sep 30 2026

OpenAI on Tuesday launched a less expensive artificial intelligence (AI) model and tools that run continuously, as it …

Trump hails 'morally binding' AI self-regulation pledge

Sep 29 2026

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the tech executives gathered at the White House to discuss regulating AI had …

Trump touts self-regulation at AI bosses lunch

Sep 29 2026

President Donald Trump stressed self-regulation over government rules at a major gathering of artificial intelligence …

OpenAI unveils low-cost AI model, a day after shelving Astra upgrade

Sep 29 2026

OpenAI launched a new mid-range artificial intelligence model Tuesday at one-fifth the cost of its flagship offering, …

AI bosses head to White House as safety pressure builds

Sep 29 2026

President Donald Trump hosted a major gathering of artificial intelligence executives and government officials at the …

AI driving up innovation investment: UN

Sep 29 2026

Artificial intelligence is fuelling a rebound in investment in innovation, with corporate research and development …

OpenAI cancels release of newest model due to safety concerns

Sep 29 2026

OpenAI will not release its newest artificial intelligence model, known as Astra 6.1, after internal testing by the …