Category: Tech
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MySpace plans a massive comeback after 20 years
MySpace, the platform that introduced profile songs and the Top 8 friends list to a generation, is hinting at a revival, sparking conversations for the first time in years. The excitement surrounds a new documentary titled “Myspace,” in which creators Tim and Chris Vanderhook unveil plans for a relaunch nearly 20 years after its original…
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Meta ordered to pay $567 million in New Mexico for teen mental health fund
A New Mexico state court ordered Meta on Thursday to pay $567 million into a teen mental health fund and change how its platforms function for young users after finding the company is to blame for harming children’s wellbeing. Judge Bryan Biedscheid in Santa Fe ruled the company had created a public nuisance in New…
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Sam Altman faces backlash over ChatGPT podcast idea for children
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Friday highlighted a new feature of ChatGPT Work, suggesting that parents could connect family calendars and share their children’s interests through the platform. Sam Altman described a scenario in which families could use ChatGPT Work to generate a daily podcast for the morning school drive, covering topics such as a…
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Airbus completes record 24-hour flight with plane to be used by Qantas
A specially modified Airbus A350 plane touched down in France on Tuesday after a record 24-hour test flight from Australia, ahead of its joining Qantas’s fleet next year. Its 23,076-kilometre journey — across three continents and two oceans, and through two sunsets and two dawns — was one of the most-watched flights shown on the…
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OpenAI’s rogue agent compromised a customer at a second tech firm, executive says
The rogue agent that escaped from OpenAI and went on a days-long hacking spree at the AI firm Hugging Face also compromised a customer at a second tech company New York-based Modal Labs, according to a Modal executive and two other sources familiar with the matter. AI models that underpin tools like chatbots and image…
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Shifting geopolitics of tech
The development and governance of artificial intelligence should be a global effort. It should not be a solo performance by any single country, but rather “a symphony of global cooperation”, Chinese President Xi Jinping said at the opening of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on July 17. The remark encapsulated the broader message that extended…
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As AI grows more powerful, a US-China feud threatens safety efforts
US threats to sanction Chinese AI developers over alleged intellectual property theft and export-control violations risk unravelling efforts to establish a bilateral dialogue on AI safety, analysts say, just as increasingly powerful models raise concerns over serious security breaches. US officials on Wednesday accused Chinese AI lab Moonshot of distilling its Kimi K3 model from Anthropic’s advanced Fable 5…
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Has AI become too powerful to control?
One of OpenAI’s most advanced models broke out of a locked-down test and attacked another company’s website — reviving fears that AI systems are slipping beyond their creators’ control. The incident happened during what was supposed to be a “sandbox” test — a closed environment used to assess the capabilities of OpenAI’s most powerful model, GPT-5.6 Sol,…
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Anthropic bets on cheaper AI with new model
Anthropic on Friday released Claude Opus 5, a new artificial intelligence model the company says approaches the performance of its most powerful system at half the price. The San Francisco-based startup, a chief rival to OpenAI, said the model tops industry benchmarks for coding and knowledge work while consuming fewer computing resources than earlier versions.…
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French parliament backs social media ban for children under 15
Social media platforms would have four months to close teens’ accounts already open French lawmakers approved on Tuesday a ban on social media access for children under the age of 15, as concerns grow around the world over the impact social media have on the health and safety of minors. France becomes the first in…
