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UK's top cybersecurity chief warns against AI threats
The UK's top cybersecurity official has told Sky News that AI models such as Mythos are "warning shots" for the UK about the danger of powerful AI.
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Anthropic investigating claim of unauthorised access to Mythos AI tool
The AI company has said the model is too dangerous to release publicly because of its hacking capabilities.
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UK could face ‘hacktivist attacks at scale’, says head of security agency
Officials warn a conflict situation could cause disruption similar to recent major ransomware incidentsThe UK could face “hacktivist attacks at scale” if it becomes embroiled in a conflict and the imp...
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Meta to track workers' clicks and keystrokes to train AI
The firm will take data from the way employees work for its artificial intelligence models.
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Social media executives deny platforms are inherently addictive to children
UK representatives from Meta, Roblox and TikTok also tell MPs they believe under-16 ban would be ‘unenforceable’Executives from three social media companies have denied their platforms are inherently...
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Apple names new boss to replace Tim Cook after 15 years
Ternus will take over running the technology giant in September as Cook steps up to become executive chairman.
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Zoologist, author and presenter Desmond Morris dies aged 98
Morris pursued dual passions of zoology and surrealist art, presenting TV documentaries and hosting exhibitionsThe zoologist Desmond Morris, perhaps best known for his book The Naked Ape and his work...
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Gut microbiome can reveal risk of Parkinson’s, scientists say
Study shows signature changes more pronounced in people with genetic risk, raising hopes for new therapiesChanges to microbes that live in the gut can identify people at greater risk of Parkinson’s di...
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Starwatch: Lyrid meteor shower returns to the spring skies
First recorded in 687BC, the meteoroids were once part of the tail of a comet discovered in 1861This week, the annual Lyrid meteor shower returns to the spring skies. Although active since 16 April, t...
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‘The Moon and The Zoo’: Simon Armitage poem celebrates 200 years of ZSL
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Teacher v chatbot: my journey into the classroom in the age of AI – podcast
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AI minister Kendall says she doesn't use AI at work
The Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary this week unveiled a £500m fund to boost British AI firms.
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Average new UK electric car price is now lower than petrol vehicles
Autotrader says average EV cost is £785 cheaper, in an important milestone in the move away from fossil fuelsThe price of new battery electric cars has fallen below petrol cars in the UK for the first...
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UK’s OnlyFans tops $3bn valuation amid talks to sell stake to US investor
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Finance ministers and top bankers raise serious concerns about Mythos AI model
Experts say Mythos potentially has an unprecedented ability to identify and exploit cyber-security weaknesses.
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Finance leaders warn over Mythos as UK banks prepare to use powerful Anthropic AI tool
Release of new Claude model, so far limited to US firms, will expand to British institutions in coming daysBritish banks will be given access in the next week to a powerful AI tool that was deemed too...
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Liz Kendall urges UK public to embrace AI as government makes first £500m fund investment
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Labour and Lib Dem MPs demand ‘shameful’ Palantir NHS contract be scrapped
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Man used AI to make false statements to shut down London nightclub, police say
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What are the UK government’s plans to regulate social media for under-16s?
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