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Parents urged to stop posting children’s photos publicly Over AI abuse risks

Parents have been advised to avoid publicly sharing photos of their children online under new guidance aimed at addressing the growing threat of AI-generated child sexual abuse material. The recommendation was issued by the UK’s National Crime Agency and the Internet Watch Foundation, which warned that many parents remain unaware of how criminals and child […]

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AI-driven layoffs backfire as employers begin rehiring displaced workers again – Report

Companies are increasingly reversing earlier assumptions that artificial intelligence can handle every task, bringing back human workers as investors grow concerned about the long-term sustainability of the AI-driven boom in financial markets. Automaker Ford is among the latest firms to shift strategy. The company is reportedly rehiring hundreds of experienced engineers to tackle vehicle quality […]

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Frequent AI users more likely to believe vaccine myths – Report

Adults in the United States who regularly use artificial intelligence chatbots for health advice are more likely to believe false claims about vaccines, according to a new survey released on Tuesday by health research firm KFF. The poll, conducted in May among a nationally representative sample of 2,480 U.S. adults, found that frequent AI users […]

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Majority of Americans fear AI will eliminate jobs permanently – Poll

A large majority of Americans are worried that artificial intelligence could permanently displace workers, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll released this week. The six-day survey, which concluded on Monday, found that 71% of respondents fear AI will “put too many people out of work permanently.” The findings highlight growing unease over the technology’s impact, […]

Perplexity makes $34.5bn bid for Google’s Chrome browser
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Perplexity makes $34.5bn bid for Google’s Chrome browser

AI search engine Perplexity has made an unsolicited $34.5 billion cash offer to acquire Google’s Chrome browser. Perplexity said its proposal includes keeping Chrome’s underlying Chromium engine open-source and investing $3 billion in the project. The company also pledged not to change user defaults, including leaving Google as the browser’s default search engine rather than replacing […]

Duolingo defies AI backlash with soaring revenue, user growth
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Duolingo defies AI backlash with soaring revenue, user growth

Language learning platform Duolingo posted stronger-than-expected quarterly results on Wednesday, shrugging off weeks of backlash over its aggressive pivot to generative AI. The company’s stock surged nearly 30% on the news. Despite criticism for replacing contract workers with AI systems, Duolingo reported record performance, projecting more than $1 billion in revenue for the year. Daily […]

Cloudflare accuses AI startup Perplexity of bypassing web scraping restrictions
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Cloudflare accuses AI startup Perplexity of bypassing web scraping restrictions

AI startup Perplexity is under fire for allegedly scraping content from websites that explicitly barred such activity, according to new research from internet infrastructure giant Cloudflare. In a blog post published Monday, Cloudflare accused Perplexity of deliberately circumventing safeguards designed to block unauthorized data scraping. The company claimed Perplexity disguised its crawler’s identity and bypassed […]

Meta launches AI voice translation on Facebook, Instagram
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Meta budgets $72bn in AI investment as part of long-term growth

Meta is dramatically increasing its investment in AI infrastructure, announcing plans to spend up to $72 billion on data centers, servers, and related technologies in 2025. The company disclosed the move in its second-quarter earnings report on Wednesday, signaling a $30 billion year-over-year jump in capital expenditures at the midpoint of its projected range. Meta […]

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Nigeria’s AI market to hit $434.4m by 2026 – Report 

The Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa, an Abuja-based nonprofit research think tank founded by former World Bank Managing Director and current WTO Director General, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Wednesday unveiled its latest findings on the use of Artificial Intelligence across key sectors of the Nigerian economy. Speaking at the event in […]

White House unveils AI policy for US global dominance
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White House unveils AI policy for US global dominance

The White House on Wednesday released a sweeping new artificial intelligence policy plan outlining strategic priorities for the United States to secure “global dominance” in the fast-evolving technology sector. President Donald Trump’s administration is calling for a bold expansion of open-access AI tools, proposing that open-source and open-weight AI models be made freely available for […]

Perplexity launches AI web browser ‘Comet’ to challenge Google
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Perplexity launches AI web browser ‘Comet’ to challenge Google

AI search startup Perplexity has launched its first web browser, Comet, as part of its broader mission to compete directly with Google Search. The browser, unveiled on Wednesday, is initially available to users on Perplexity’s $200-per-month Max plan and a limited group of invitees on a waitlist. Comet integrates Perplexity’s core AI-powered search engine as […]

Micron shares rise amid AI demand for memory chips
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Micron shares rise amid AI demand for memory chips

Shares of Micron Technology rose 2% in premarket trading on Thursday after the U.S. chipmaker issued a strong revenue forecast for the fourth quarter, driven by surging demand for memory chips powering artificial intelligence data centers. The company reported a nearly 50% increase in sales of high-bandwidth memory chips in the third quarter compared to […]