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Google CEO warns users not to ‘blindly’ trust AI tools

Rumble deal adds massive computing power for AI expansion

EU plans ban on Chinese telecom tech – reports

Over a million ChatGPT users discuss suicide weekly – OpenAI

Amazon cuts 14,000 corporate jobs as AI hits tech industry

U.S. drowning Asia in hidden ‘tsunami’ of toxic tech – report

ChatGPT to allow porn – OpenAI CEO

China replacing Microsoft Word file format

Google parent company to build $15bn AI data hub in India

Spark to block all AI-generated child sexual abuse material

UK regulator grants Google ‘Strategic Market Status’

Microsoft support for Windows 10 ends next week

Apple’s Siri accused of eavesdropping on users – Politico

TikTok and Meta warn against ‘blunt’ social media ban for under-16s

Apple Removes ICE-tracking apps

Musk targets ‘biased’ Wikipedia with AI alternative

Harrods customer data stolen in cyber hack

Trump approves TikTok deal

Meta rolls out new Facebook and Messenger restrictions for teenagers

Michigan state could block VPNs

Albania appoints AI bot as a ‘virtual government minister’ to tackle corruption

Nepal blocks major social media platforms

U.S. court rules Google can keep Chrome but must share search data with rivals

Man kills mother after ChatGPT influence – media

Concerns grow over Meta’s ‘automated bans’

Google warns of rising Gmail hacks as attackers exploit malware and stolen cookies

New report shows USD $1.2m is spent on AI every minute

Trump demands ‘conflicted’ Intel CEO resign

Microsoft restores services to sanctioned Indian refiner

Hackers exploit Microsoft flaw to launch global attack – media

Top Western firms switching to Chinese AI – WSJ

Zuckerberg unveils new ‘superintelligence laboratory’

ChatGPT ‘triggers psychosis’

Trump grants third TikTok reprieve

Google’s AI Mode sparks fears of ‘open web collapse’ as search enters a ‘new era’

Zuckerberg goes all in on ‘superintelligence’ lab – Bloomberg

Telegram boss blasts France’s ‘unprecedented’ case against him

Top French robotics firm goes into liquidation

Big Tech slammed for enabling rampant sports piracy

AI CEO issues stark warning

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