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OpenAI tests new search engine called SearchGPT amid AI arms race
Prototype, initially launching with select publishers and users, set to challenge Google’s dominance of online search
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Britain tests Raytheon’s anti-drone laser from military vehicle
The British Army has carried out its first test of Raytheon’s anti-drone laser weapon from a military vehicle, the company said on Monday, in the latest sign that drone warfare is a growing priority for Western armed forces.
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Ireland’s data centers now consume more electricity than all urban homes combined
Statistics raise concerns that rise in demand for data processing driven by AI could derail climate targets
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RAF’s new fighter jet, hailed as an ’absolute beast,’ is a technological marvel
The next fighter jet planned for the RAF could be under review, as the ’absolute beast’ Tempest stealth fighter jet would be a technological marvel but could cost billions
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Scientists reconstruct the face of the ’cruellest man who ever lived’
Centuries after he died while playing chess, scientists reconstructed the face of brutal tyrant Ivan the Terrible - showing that the cruel Russian leader indulged in a "disorderly life"
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Full recovery from ‘largest IT outage in history’ could take weeks
Fault in CrowdStrike software update linked to Windows PCs may require each computer to be fixed individually
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Cause of Microsoft global outage discovered as CrowdStrike chief speaks out
Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has uncovered the cause of a major global IT outage that has plunged the world into chaos.
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Windows global IT outage: what we know so far
Outage linked to Windows workstations causing global disruption, hitting banks, airlines, rail services and supermarkets
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Meta pulls plug on release of advanced AI model in EU
‘Unpredictable’ privacy regulations prompt Facebook owner to scrap regional plans for multimodal Llama
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Billions of passwords suddenly leaked - check now to see if yours is on the list
Users of online services are being urged to check their passwords after nearly 10 billion codes are leaked.
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UK tech startup raises £5m to prevent dangerous mould in social housing
Switchee aims to protect health and cut bills by installing its technology in 1m homes
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McLaren is assisting military chiefs in developing a hypersonic missile as part of the arms race with Russia and China
The MoD wants a super-fast rocket that can corner and swerve at speeds over 4,000mph
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Apple receives EU warning over app store regulations
The iPhone maker is the first company to be told it may not be complying with the EU’s Digital Markets Act.
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Kaspersky denies being a security threat following US ban on the cybersecurity firm
The Commerce Department on Friday barred US companies from using computer security products from Kaspersky Lab, the Russian company whose products are widely used in the United States
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TSMC nears $1 trillion valuation as target upgrades boost rally
The bullish chorus on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is growing even louder as a stock rally puts its market capitalization closer to the $1 trillion milestone.
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FTX seeks to recover $5 million from a group with racist ties that was funded by Sam Bankman-Fried
The Guardian reveals FTX trustees, in charge after the CEO’s downfall, allege payments were made with looted funds
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Cheating husband plans to sue Apple for £5m after wife discovered his messages to sex workers via iMessage
The businessman, who lives in England, aims to recover cash he lost in the separation, plus legal costs
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Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia investigated over monopoly laws
US regulators open inquiry into AI firms over antitrust laws that oversee fair competition
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX successfully launches and lands most powerful rocket ever made
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has launched and seemingly safely landed the most powerful and largest rocket ever made.
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ChatGPT tells users Labour has already won the election
The AI chatbot ChatGPT told users Labour won the election which has not happened yet with a "substantial majority".
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X changes porn policy to opt-in system that blocks under-18 users
The social media network’s new rules, announced on Monday, come after regulator pressure around the world to better protect children from inappropriate content
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Dark Web ’LinkedIn’ sees cyber experts offering ’morally flexible’ services to scammers
On the Dark Web’s criminal version of ’LinkedIn’, the jobs on offer are varied. They include web developers, software engineers and people who steal data or hack a business
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Microsoft outage disrupts services globally
A major Microsoft outage left thousands unable to use its flagship search engine Bing on Thursday morning, with the technical issues also appearing to affect DuckDuckGo and ChatGPT.
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UK researchers say AI chatbots’ safeguards can be easily bypassed
All five systems tested were found to be ‘highly vulnerable’ to attempts to elicit harmful responses
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The robots are coming: How Ukraine became the testing ground for AI-powered combat
As autonomous drones soar toward the frontline, bigger countries like China and the U.S. are watching.