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Why we have to start thinking ahead to combat rogue AI
Simon Blanchette and Emmanuelle Vaast of McGill University discuss the anticipatory thinking skills that we need in the face of AI advancements.
Salesforce CEO joins AI safety debate and may have agreed with Microsoft’s version
Marc Benioff, the CEO of Salesforce, is advocating for the responsible advancement of artificial intelligence. He expressed concerns about the potential dangers of AI echoing the regrets of social…
China to Help Pakistan Build AI Law Enforcement Center
China will help Pakistan establish a state-of-the-art law enforcement center equipped with artificial intelligence-based technology, according to an official statement … Read More The post China to…
Sniffing out trouble: Customs dogs remain vital in the age of AI
From synthetic drugs to concealed cargo, trained dogs can detect what scanners may miss. At a WCO forum in Tashkent, experts showed how canine units and new technology are increasingly working side by…
British AI firm Synthesia warns ‘sci-fi’ fears risk choking UK tech
British AI firm Synthesia has warned that “sci-fi” fears over AI could lead to poorly designed regulation, as pressure grows on ministers to toughen the UK’s AI rules.
Agentic AI in Nigeria: Why Huawei’s Cloud Launch Matters to Developers
AI development is moving beyond prompt-and-response interfaces. The next wave involves systems that can: Plan tasks. Call APIs. Read and write to approved data sources. Execute workflows.
Podcast: Humans Are Reading Your ChatGPT Conversations
The contractors reading real ChatGPT users' prompts; the big out-and-back-in around Automattic; and a16z thinks enshittification isn't real.
Dubai launches SARAAB, open-source AI designed to detect deepfake videos
Dubai Electronic Security Centre unveils SARAAB, new cybersecurity initiatives at GISEC Global 2026
Microsoft says AI rival Anthropic could have 'disastrous impact' on humanity
Mustafa Suleyman says he believes the AI giant is in effect teaching Claude it "may be conscious".
A masturbation consultant for an AI companion company tells all
Researcher Chloé Locatelli was a masturbation consultant for AI companion company Joi AI. She tells Mashable what it was like.
Microsoft on track to train 1 million learners in AI by 2027
Microsoft is working closely with the UAE government to build AI skills at scale, Amr Kamel, General Manager, Microsoft UAE said to Gulf News at GISEC 2026 on Wednesday, describing workforce training…
Superintelligent AI may not be 'evil', but humans could become obstacles to its goals: AI Expert
Superintelligent artificial intelligence (AI) may not necessarily turn against humans or act with an intention to cause harm, but people could become obstacles to its objectives if such systems become significantly more capable than humans, Juan Diego Raimondi, chief AI architect at Making Sense, said in an exclusive conversation with…
AI is supposed to simplify work. Jim VandeHei says it’s doing the opposite
AI isn’t simplifying your life . . . yet. It’s mass-producing more options, more decisions, and more noise. Axios CEO Jim VandeHei makes the case that the antidote isn’t a better productivity app, it’s a ruthless, three-part system he calls Confront, Delete, Amplify.
Amodei wants to slow the AI frontier. Africa is still trying to reach it
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is pushing to halt AI development long enough for safety research and governance to catch up
‘We absolutely can’t surrender,’ top Republican says of AI race with China
Kentucky Republican Brett Guthrie warns against adopting the kinds of strict regulations that he argues have depressed tech advances in Europe.
Companies Cutting Jobs for AI Are Creating a Crisis of Trust | Opinion
The future of work will be shaped by AI. Whether workers trust the people deploying it is still a leadership decision.
IonQ, ORNL, NVIDIA, and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Show AI Method Reduces Quantum Optimization Trade Off
An AI model directly generated quantum circuits, making accurate large-scale optimization faster and more affordable with constant runtime as problems grow TORONTO & COLLEGE PARK, Md.
Continuous learning key to staying relevant in AI era, says Sribharat
- Continuous learning crucial for staying relevant in AI era
- M. Sribharat advises young people against single subject expertise
- Proposes Visakhapatnam as technology hub focusing on data centers, cloud computing, AI
Critical thinking essential to counter misinformation in AI era – Putin aide
Aide to the President of Russia, Andrei Fursenko, has called for stronger critical thinking and information verification as artificial intelligence and the internet increasingly shape how people…
Google Debuts Agentic Tools to Prep Retailers for Holidays
Google is unveiling agentic artificial intelligence commerce updates for merchants ahead of this year’s holiday shopping season.
Walmart adds marketplace data, deeper AI features to Scintilla insights platform
Walmart's first-party data platform for merchants and suppliers, Scintilla, is getting a big upgrade next year, the company announced at Walmart Data Ventures’ Inspire conference this week.
Boost your holiday sales with these agentic commerce updates
Help boost holiday sales with agentic commerce updates and product feed best practices from Google.
James Cameron’s Lightstorm Acquires AI-Driven 3D Tech Company Outsyders
The acquisition combines Outsyders' proprietary 3D post-production capabilities with Lightstorm's production capture technology The post James Cameron’s Lightstorm Acquires AI-Driven 3D Tech Company Outsyders appeared first on TheWrap .
Will Southeast Asia Actually Benefit From Its AI Boom?
Southeast Asia might end up hosting substantial computing capacity without developing a correspondingly deep AI economy.
OpenAI looks to Canada for data centres after pausing Stargate UK; here's why
OpenAI is exploring Canada for data centre partnerships due to energy and land availability. This move follows the company's decision to pause its Stargate UK project earlier this year.
System-Level Modeling and Agentic AI Take the Spotlight in COMSOL Multiphysics® Version 2027
The upcoming release includes new add-on products for utilizing system diagrams and modeling electric motors, as well as extended support for integrating AI tools and building apps.
Apple planning to sell AI servers powered by M8 Ultra chips, says report
Apple is working on plans to make enterprise servers powered by M8 Ultra chips, according to a new report. The report specifically says that the company plans to offer the AI -focused servers for sale, not just use them internally.
OpenAI's rogue agents probed Hugging Face for weaknesses 2 months before major hack
Rogue AI agents from OpenAI hijacked Hugging Face user accounts and probed the site itself for vulnerabilities as early as May, nearly two months before the July breach of the open-source repository drew global attention, according to researchers who reviewed the activity.
CADDi Raises $114 Million To Fix Manufacturing’s Biggest Bottleneck With AI
Factories have decades of drawings, parts, and supplier info trapped in PDFs, CAD files, and Excel sheets. But nobody can find it.
Joe Rogan Makes Bold Prediction About AI And The Future of War
The podcast host said he hopes AI will eventually play a major role in government and international relations.
UK MPs are pressing regulators to act on AI risks they compare to the financial crisis
Senior Labour MPs and government officials say Prime Minister Andy Burnham's administration is not prioritizing AI policy as risks mount
Shipping a Self-Contained macOS App: How 24 Homebrew dylibs Broke My DeepSeek Harness Installer
TL;DR — I wrapped an npm-distributed AI agent workbench into a double-click macOS installer. It worked on my machine, then quit instantly with zero logs on a clean Mac.
- 24 Homebrew dylibs caused macOS installer issues
- App crashed on machines without Homebrew
- Copied dylibs and updated paths resolved problem
10 AI, biotech firms in Northern Metropolis to get early cross-border data access
About 10 artificial intelligence (AI) and biotech companies will be the first to access cross-border data flows under a new pilot scheme, securing an early edge over roughly 100 other firms set up in…
China’s Z.ai raises revenue target 25% after US$5 billion cash injection
Chinese artificial intelligence developer Z.ai has raised its year-end annual recurring revenue (ARR) outlook by 25 per cent to US$3 billion, as the firm indicated its fresh US$5 billion war chest had…
Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon are calling for tougher AI oversight at a rare bipartisan Washington rally
The ideological opposites shared a stage at the "Pro-Human Assembly" in Washington, but offered different prescriptions for reining in the technology
HubSpot rebuilds its CRM platform around contextual AI
Customer relationship management vendor HubSpot Inc. is using its annual Unbound conference in Boston today to unveil what it calls its most significant product release in years: a rebuilt CRM…
Cohere, Aleph Alpha combine to target enterprise AI market
The combined business will operate as Cohere, with dual headquarters in Toronto and Berlin, while Aleph Alpha's Heidelberg office will focus on research.
Huawei Unveils 3D Data Center: AI Clusters Could Scale Beyond 100,000 Cards
Huawei unveiled a four-layer 3D data center designed for massive AI clusters as it pushes prefabrication and standardized infrastructure.
Google Lets Engineers Use Claude for Coding as Gemini Remains the Default
Google is expanding Claude Opus 5 access for internal coding while keeping Gemini as its primary model, signaling a broader shift toward multi-model AI.
iPhone 18 Pro's Reference Image mode helps verify if an image has been altered by AI — here's how it works
AI image generation is scarily realistic nowadays, and Apple's new verification system can show people your photos are legitimate.
AI cannot replace judicial conscience, says Telangana HC judge
- AI can augment judicial intelligence but cannot replace judicial conscience.
- Telangana High Court judge emphasized AI's role in assisting courts efficiently.
- Conclave focused on the intersection of law with modern technology and legal education.
Florida man told ChatGPT he wanted to kill ex; private chats led to FBI probe
A former analyst from Goldman Sachs faces repercussions after admitting to using ChatGPT to threaten his ex-girlfriend. He pleaded guilty to charges of stalking and making written threats to kill.
Your AI interviewer will see you now: How job seekers should navigate the 'jarring' new hiring technology
Employers are hoping that AI interviewers will streamline the hiring process. Some experts — and job seekers — aren't so sure.
Ozempic-maker turns to Anthropic to turbocharge medical research
The Danish pharma giant Novo said AI tools offer "completely new scientific opportunities."
Four Gmail Settings That Can Help Block AI Scams and Spam
AI-generated scam messages and traditional spam are making email inboxes increasingly difficult to manage, especially for people who use the … Read More The post Four Gmail Settings That Can Help…
Firefox Touts Lower CPU Use for Large JPEGs, Faster PDF Viewer Startup (and AI Controls)
Firefox 156 is the second release since Mozilla moved to a twice-monthly release schedule, and the blog OMG Ubuntu notes it has faster start-up times for its built-in PDF viewer and also lower CPU…
- Firefox 156 reduces PDF startup time by 45% with faster background worker
- Firefox 156 uses libjpeg-turbo for 20% memory reduction in large JPEGs
- AI controls centralized in General Settings for individual feature toggling
Bank of Georiga: AI-Native Infrastructure and the Future of Digital Banking
Giorgi Vakhtangishvili, chief digital officer at Bank of Georgia, shares his thoughts on super-apps, AI financial agents, and frictionless security.
Linux development is really benefiting from AI, but not from its coding
LLMs are far better than coding at one thing.
ThinkingDataAI launches Agentic Engine with AI agents tracking growth on a company’s own infrastructure
ThinkingData Information Technology Pte. Ltd. today announced the launch of the Agentic Engine, an autonomous growth platform for consumer and gaming businesses that uses artificial intelligence to…
Former Infosys chief’s AI startup nabs another $53M
The Palo Alto startup says it has landed multiple seven-figure enterprise contracts within months of launch.
Data centers can be good citizens. It’s why we’re partnering with Google and Nvidia to create the AI Energy Management Alliance
Today, the AI Energy Management Alliance is launching with 18 members who lead the AI and energy industries. We want to support our communities.
Trump Calls Nvidia CEO Mid-Speech, Dismisses AI Takeover Fears as ‘Hoax’
President Trump called Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during the All-In Summit, dismissing AI takeover fears as debate grows over AI safety and data centers. The post Trump Calls Nvidia CEO Mid-Speech, Dismisses AI Takeover Fears as ‘Hoax’ appeared first on TechRepublic .
