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Meta hit with $567m penalty over teen safety failures

Meta hit with $567m penalty over teen safety failures

A New Mexico judge has ordered Meta to pay $567 million and overhaul how Facebook and Instagram operate for young users, ruling that the company...

yesterday 10

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Pareesa Afreen

Bus driver kicked explosive drone out of the air at German airport

Bus driver kicked explosive drone out of the air at German airport

A bus driver knocked an explosive-laden drone out of the air, potentially preventing an ‌attack this week at a German airport that serves as a major...

yesterday 10

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Typhoon Dolphin tracks toward Eastern China after heavy rain drenches Beijing

Typhoon Dolphin tracks toward Eastern China after heavy rain drenches Beijing

Multiple districts across Beijing, issued urgent yellow warnings as torrential downpours struck the Chinese capital, coinciding with nationwide...

yesterday 10

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Hafsa Naeem Baig

UK to witness its deepest total solar eclipse in decades

UK to witness its deepest total solar eclipse in decades

The UK will not see a total solar eclipse until Sept. 23, 2090, but millions across Britain and Ireland are about to get the next best thing. On...

yesterday 10

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White House draws backlash for using Spider-Man as an ICE agent

White House draws backlash for using Spider-Man as an ICE agent

White House uses the superhero as Tom Holland’s “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” shatters records on box office The White House is receiving backlash...

yesterday 10

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Abdul Hafeez

Trump targets Switzerland over trade deficit with ‘one pen stroke’ warning

Trump targets Switzerland over trade deficit with ‘one pen stroke’ warning

President Donald Trump has issued a subtle warning to Switzerland over the US trade deficit with the country. In an interview clip on August 7 widely...

yesterday 10

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Aqsa Qaddus Tahir

‘GTA VI’ fans get major update as Take-Two confirms November launch

‘GTA VI’ fans get major update as Take-Two confirms November launch

Major American video game holding company Take-Two Interactive stuck to its yearly booking projections today ahead of the highly anticipated launch...

yesterday 10

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Ruqia Shahid

Creators say false AI labels are damaging their reputations

Creators say false AI labels are damaging their reputations

Ashton McGrady spent hours building a detailed collage for Disability Pride Month, only to find TikTok had tagged it "AI-generated". The...

yesterday 10

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Pareesa Afreen

Trump orders fresh probes after reports of depleted US weapon stockpiles: WSJ

Trump orders fresh probes after reports of depleted US weapon stockpiles: WSJ

U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered new, aggressive investigations into unauthorized disclosures regarding the Pentagon's munitions...

yesterday 10

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Hafsa Naeem Baig

Astronomers watch a massive star die in rare space breakthrough

Astronomers watch a massive star die in rare space breakthrough

For the first time ever, astronomers have watched a massive star die from start to finish, uncovering a new mechanism for how this kind of violent...

yesterday 10

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Ruqia Shahid

AI could challenge Wall Street’s long-standing EPS obsession, study shows

AI could challenge Wall Street’s long-standing EPS obsession, study shows

The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is forcing a strategic shift in how Wall Street evaluates corporate performance, reducing the...

yesterday 10

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Hafsa Naeem Baig

AI designs 16 novel viruses never seen in nature: Scientific breakthrough or bio threat?

AI designs 16 novel viruses never seen in nature: Scientific breakthrough or bio threat?

Artificial intelligence has designed 16 novel viruses never seen in nature before in a recent breakthrough. According to the US researchers, the brand...

yesterday 10

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Aqsa Qaddus Tahir

World heading towards hunger crisis? FAO warns extreme weather and global conflict pushing food prices to record highs

World heading towards hunger crisis? FAO warns extreme weather and global conflict pushing food prices to record highs

According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization FAO, world food prices rose in July to their highest in more than three years as adverse weather...

yesterday 40

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Hafsa Naeem Baig

Australia issues stark warning over smart-glasses, urges new privacy laws

Australia issues stark warning over smart-glasses, urges new privacy laws

Australia has issued a stark warning over the use of camera-enabled smart-glasses including Meta’s Ray-Bans and Kmart’s Anko glasses, raising new...

yesterday 10

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Aqsa Qaddus Tahir

People are singing Disney songs when smart glasses film them: Here’s why

People are singing Disney songs when smart glasses film them: Here’s why

If you suspect someone is filming you with smart glasses without permission, the internet has an unlikely suggestion: start singing a Disney tune. The...

yesterday 10

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Pareesa Afreen

OpenAI to launch portable screenless AI speaker: Check details here

OpenAI to launch portable screenless AI speaker: Check details here

OpenAI's long-rumoured entry into consumer hardware is coming into focus. The company's screenless smart speaker will be shaped like a...

yesterday 10

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Pareesa Afreen

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan forge new defence alliance amid Middle East tensions

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan forge new defence alliance amid Middle East tensions

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey are set to sign a joint defence agreement on Friday, as confirmed by regional sources with direct knowledge of the...

yesterday 80

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Aqsa Qaddus Tahir

Thailand School Shooting: Gunman kills grandparents, six others including teachers and students

Thailand School Shooting: Gunman kills grandparents, six others including teachers and students

At least seven people were killed and dozens injured on Friday ‌when a student opened fire at a school in Thailand before turning the gun on...

yesterday 10

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Hafsa Naeem Baig

Alibaba to charge heavy commercial users on next open source AI models

Alibaba to charge heavy commercial users on next open source AI models

Alibaba is planning to implement a revenue-sharing model for major commercial users of its upcoming open-source/open-weight AI models such as the...

yesterday 10

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Hafsa Naeem Baig

ByteDance trains 10 trillion-parameter AI model to rival Anthropic’s Mythos

ByteDance trains 10 trillion-parameter AI model to rival Anthropic’s Mythos

ByteDance is set for its next artificial intelligence move as the Chinese tech company is training its mega AI model with as many as 10 trillion...

yesterday 10

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Aqsa Qaddus Tahir

Meta faces $567 million penalty in New Mexico teen mental health case

Meta faces $567 million penalty in New Mexico teen mental health case

A New Mexico state court has ordered Meta to pay $567 million into a youth mental health remediation fund following the conclusion of a landmark...

yesterday 20

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Hafsa Naeem Baig

Tesla, SpaceX confirm largest Terafab chip factory in Texas

Tesla, SpaceX confirm largest Terafab chip factory in Texas

Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Tesla have taken a significant step by investing $16.8 billion to build “Terafab” in Texas as the companies scramble to...

previous day 10

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Ruqia Shahid

Elon Musk accused of weaponizing crisis as business strategy

Elon Musk accused of weaponizing crisis as business strategy

Elon Musk has been accused of weaponizing a crisis and stoking division with his comments on a recent crisis in Ceuta, Spain. Taking aim at the...

previous day 10

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Abdul Hafeez

SpaceX shares under pressure as lockup expiry fuels post-IPO concerns

SpaceX shares under pressure as lockup expiry fuels post-IPO concerns

On Thursday, SpaceX shares fluctuated as investors evaluated the consequences of sales on the stock which has experienced volatility since its IPO....

previous day 10

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Ruqia Shahid

FDA approves Moderna’s mRNA-based vaccine: What you need to know

FDA approves Moderna’s mRNA-based vaccine: What you need to know

The Food and Drug Administration has reportedly approved a new kind of flu vaccine for older people: a pioneering mRNA formulation that was key to...

previous day 10

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Ruqia Shahid

Leaked report shows TikTok withheld safety fix from millions

Leaked report shows TikTok withheld safety fix from millions

A confidential internal document has revealed that TikTok deliberately withheld a safety update from millions of users in 2021 to measure its effect...

previous day 10

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Pareesa Afreen

Old Reddit set for more changes as AI scraping fight mount

Old Reddit set for more changes as AI scraping fight mount

Old Reddit, the legacy desktop interface preferred by long-time users since the platform's 2018 redesign, faces further changes as Reddit steps...

previous day 20

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Pareesa Afreen

Trump tariff refund boosts Nintendo profit by 53%

Trump tariff refund boosts Nintendo profit by 53%

Nintendo has experienced a massive surge in its profits, thereby beating its own earning forecasts. And all credit goes to Trump tariffs refund. As a...

previous day 20

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Aqsa Qaddus Tahir

Amazon redesigns AI data centres to train next AGI model: Report

Amazon redesigns AI data centres to train next AGI model: Report

Amazon is redesigning part of a sprawling AI data centre campus in rural Indiana, consolidating multiple facilities into a single powerful cluster...

previous day 20

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Companies use AI as ‘heat shield’ for layoffs: Trump advisor

Companies use AI as ‘heat shield’ for layoffs: Trump advisor

A senior Trump administration official says companies are increasingly using artificial intelligence as cover for job cuts they had already planned. ...

previous day 10

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Pareesa Afreen

Meta’s 'spy glasses' spark privacy alarm, prompting multiple UK venue bans

Meta’s 'spy glasses' spark privacy alarm, prompting multiple UK venue bans

Meta has been under fire due to privacy concerns triggered by the production of a new line of camera-equipped smart glasses. As a result, several...

previous day 10

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Aqsa Qaddus Tahir

Could AI wipe out humanity? Google DeepMind executive says risk is 'not zero'

Could AI wipe out humanity? Google DeepMind executive says risk is 'not zero'

Google DeepMind Chief AI Readiness Officer Lila Ibrahim has declined to put a number on the odds of AI causing human extinction, but she isn't...

previous day 50

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Pareesa Afreen

ByteDance founder warns employees against AI distillation: Report

ByteDance founder warns employees against AI distillation: Report

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming has urged the Chinese internet giant’s staff to avoid using AI distillation aimed at training and improving...

previous day 20

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Aqsa Qaddus Tahir

Spider-Man, Darth Vader head to TikTok under Disney deal

Spider-Man, Darth Vader head to TikTok under Disney deal

Darth Vader, Spider-Man and Moana are set to become official TikTok stars for the first time after Walt Disney struck what it calls a "first of...

previous day 10

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OpenAI asks judge to dismiss Apple trade secrets lawsuit

OpenAI asks judge to dismiss Apple trade secrets lawsuit

OpenAI has asked a US federal judge to throw out Apple's lawsuit accusing the ChatGPT maker and two former Apple employees of misappropriating...

previous day 10

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Pareesa Afreen

Meta AI hacks another company during cybersecurity testing

Meta AI hacks another company during cybersecurity testing

Meta on Wednesday revealed that one of its AI models hacked another company during cybersecurity testing, raising the concerns of growing attacks by...

previous day 10

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Aqsa Qaddus Tahir

Iran and Oman reach understanding on coordinates of route through Hormuz

Iran and Oman reach understanding on coordinates of route through Hormuz

Iran and Oman have reached an understanding on the geographic coordinates for a shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, and ‌a joint...

wednesday 10

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Anthropic confirms in-house AI chip team for Claude

Anthropic confirms in-house AI chip team for Claude

Anthropic has confirmed it is building an in-house team to design custom AI chips for its Claude models, marking a major step in the company's...

wednesday 20

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Pareesa Afreen

SpaceX rocket believed to have hit Moon: Here's what happened

SpaceX rocket believed to have hit Moon: Here's what happened

A spent section of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is believed to have crashed into the Moon, with astronomers now waiting for images and telescope data to...

wednesday 20

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Pareesa Afreen

Uber disappoints with weaker-than-expected third-quarter bookings and earnings forecast

Uber disappoints with weaker-than-expected third-quarter bookings and earnings forecast

Uber issued earnings forecast that fell short of consensus estimates while second-quarter profit was in line with expectations. On Wednesday, the...

wednesday 20

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Ruqia Shahid

Will Iran-Oman deal end the Strait of Hormuz crisis? What we know

Will Iran-Oman deal end the Strait of Hormuz crisis? What we know

Iran and Oman have been engaged in talks for days to reach a deal on the Strait of Hormuz, aiming to resume shipping movements battered by the...

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Aqsa Qaddus Tahir

Disney, TikTok partner to launch 'Verts' short-form video feature on Disney+

Disney, TikTok partner to launch 'Verts' short-form video feature on Disney+

TikTok and The Walt Disney have announced a first-of-its-kind global content-sharing partnership that will integrate user-generated videos directly...

wednesday 20

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Hafsa Naeem Baig

China targets US firms, tightens drone export controls after major FCC move

China targets US firms, tightens drone export controls after major FCC move

On Wednesday, China’s Commerce Ministry prohibited domestic entities and individuals from doing business with seven US entities, intensified...

wednesday 40

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Ruqia Shahid

Apple rejects iCloud claim in OpenAI trade secrets case

Apple rejects iCloud claim in OpenAI trade secrets case

Apple has pushed back against one of the central theories in its legal battle with OpenAI, telling a US court that iCloud was not responsible for a...

wednesday 20

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Pareesa Afreen

China launches two AI-powered satellites aboard Smart Dragon-3 rocket

China launches two AI-powered satellites aboard Smart Dragon-3 rocket

China has recently launched two AI-powered remote sensing satellites aboard Smart Dragon-3 rocket from waters off east China’s Shandong Province....

wednesday 30

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Aqsa Qaddus Tahir

Is Claude down? Anthropic says fix is on the way

Is Claude down? Anthropic says fix is on the way

Users of Anthropic's AI chatbot Claude experienced widespread disruptions on Wednesday after the platform began returning errors across multiple...

wednesday 20

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Pareesa Afreen

Musk confirms SpaceX-Nvidia alliance to build AI data centers in space

Musk confirms SpaceX-Nvidia alliance to build AI data centers in space

Elon Musk officially confirmed that SpaceX and Nvidia are partnering to build ground and orbital AI data infrastructure, centered around SpaceX's...

wednesday 20

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Hafsa Naeem Baig

Gmail ends third-party ‘Send As’ from January 2027

Gmail ends third-party ‘Send As’ from January 2027

Gmail users who send mail from Yahoo, Outlook or custom domain addresses through their Google inbox have just over a year to find another solution....

wednesday 30

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Pareesa Afreen

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon leads new industry push to address AI risks

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon leads new industry push to address AI risks

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has taken the lead in a new AI safety push by urging the corporate leaders to join a US-focused industry group to tackle...

wednesday 30

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Aqsa Qaddus Tahir

Cyberattacks hit water systems in at least 12 US states

Cyberattacks hit water systems in at least 12 US states

Cyberattacks targeting water and wastewater utilities have now been reported in at least 12 US states, up from seven just a week earlier, multiple...

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Pareesa Afreen