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Amazon to launch Ring ‘neighbourhood watch’ app in UK amid US privacy fears
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Amazon to launch Ring ‘neighbourhood watch’ app in UK amid US privacy fears

Doorbell firm aims to replace WhatsApp or Facebook groups with platform where people can post about safety or lost petsAmazon’s doorbell camera maker Ring is to launch its Neighbours community app in...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Microplastics in soil pose global threat by acting like ‘Trojan horse’ to deliver toxins
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Microplastics in soil pose global threat by acting like ‘Trojan horse’ to deliver toxins

Exclusive: Plastic surfaces form hotspots with an increase of antibiotic-resistant genes, study findsMicroplastics act like a “Trojan horse” delivering pollutants, pesticides and bacteria through the...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
What lies behind Scotland's AI data centre boom
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What lies behind Scotland's AI data centre boom

The growth of AI is happening at lightning pace, so what are the advantages and disadvantages of Scotland being at the forefront?

BBC News - UK1 month ago
OpenAI boss says world 'right to be afraid' but should trust AI firms
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OpenAI boss says world 'right to be afraid' but should trust AI firms

Sam Altman and other tech CEOs say there are incentives to limit advancements in AI, as fears grow over the threats it poses to humanity.

BBC News - UK1 month ago
Why Trump is all-in on AI despite the warnings
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Why Trump is all-in on AI despite the warnings

The US president has pushed the issue to the forefront of American politics - even at the risk of losing supporters.

BBC News - UK1 month ago
A backlash over data centres is another threat to the AI juggernaut
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A backlash over data centres is another threat to the AI juggernaut

The global AI race is being hit by very localised political and environmental concerns

BBC News - UK1 month ago
AI app ads promoting 'objectification of women' banned by watchdog
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AI app ads promoting 'objectification of women' banned by watchdog

The ad regulator said it had "zero-tolerance" for ads promoting AI tools that could sexualise or objectify women.

BBC News - UK1 month ago
Watch: Why is Donald Trump so opposed to regulating AI?
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Watch: Why is Donald Trump so opposed to regulating AI?

The BBC's North America editor Sarah Smith looks at why the US president is contradicting AI leaders, who are calling for the technology's development to be slowed down.

BBC News - UK1 month ago
Louise Haigh: UK must heed warnings from AI experts
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Louise Haigh: UK must heed warnings from AI experts

First secretary warns of ‘huge risks’ of technology as PM is urged to use next year’s G20 to drive global regulation Ministers must “heed the warnings” from industry leaders about the threat posed by...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Warning of space arms race as US confirms weapons in Earth's orbit
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Warning of space arms race as US confirms weapons in Earth's orbit

The BBC's defence correspondent Jonathan Beale explains what an arms race in space might look like - and what it could mean for us on the ground.

BBC News - UK1 month ago
Reform UK ‘has no interest in Wales’, says Senedd member who defected to Plaid Cymru – as it happened
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Reform UK ‘has no interest in Wales’, says Senedd member who defected to Plaid Cymru – as it happened

Sarah Cooper-Lesadd says party is ‘far more interested in division, opposition and headlines than finding solutions’Leader of Reform UK in Wales stands down after arrest on suspicion of assaultThe Lib...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
AI models chatting in ‘surreal’ dialect mixing poetic language and tech bro jargon
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AI models chatting in ‘surreal’ dialect mixing poetic language and tech bro jargon

Experts air concern over AI lingo redolent of James Joyce’s prose that is creating barriers to monitoring and oversightAI models have begun communicating in a strange new version of English that reads...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
What weapon could the US have put into space?
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What weapon could the US have put into space?

The announcement by the US points to a developing field of modern warfare in the Earth's orbit.

BBC News - UK1 month ago
Trump says AI safety fears a 'hoax' as he rejects calls for greater safeguards
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Trump says AI safety fears a 'hoax' as he rejects calls for greater safeguards

The US president's comments come after Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark told the BBC an AI "kill switch" may need to be mandatory.

BBC News - UK1 month ago
US confirms for first time it has deployed space weapons
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US confirms for first time it has deployed space weapons

The US Air Force Secretary says the weapons are necessary to defend the country against enemy action.

BBC News - UK1 month ago
British spies uncover Iranian cyber attacks targeting dissidents around the world
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British spies uncover Iranian cyber attacks targeting dissidents around the world

British intelligence have uncovered an Iranian spyware campaign stealing sensitive data from targets around the world.

Sky News - UK1 month ago
AI 'kill switch' may need to be mandatory, Anthropic co-founder tells BBC
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AI 'kill switch' may need to be mandatory, Anthropic co-founder tells BBC

US President Donald Trump dismisses calls to slow the development of AI, saying that claims of it "taking over the World" are a "HOAX".

BBC News - UK1 month ago
AI-linked stocks slide after tech bosses call for slowdown in ‘reckless’ development
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AI-linked stocks slide after tech bosses call for slowdown in ‘reckless’ development

Donald Trump dismisses attempts to increase controls on artificial intelligence as ‘sick conspiracy’ AI-linked stocks tumbled on Monday after the bosses of Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX called for a s...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Could AI pose a threat to humanity, and can it be regulated?
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Could AI pose a threat to humanity, and can it be regulated?

The BBC's AI correspondent Marc Cieslak explains what artificial intelligence is and whether it could cause a threat to humanity.

BBC News - UK1 month ago
OpenAI urges UK lawmakers to rein in technology amid growing safety fears
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OpenAI urges UK lawmakers to rein in technology amid growing safety fears

Company behind ChatGPT tells ministers to seize ‘political window’ on regulation as cross-party committee warns of rising threats to human rightsUK politics live – latest updatesOpenAI has urged Briti...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago