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Humanoid robot runs 100 metres in 9.39 seconds in Beijing
A humanoid robot completed a 100-metre run in 9.39 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, a time presented as faster than Usain Bolt’s record.
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Clips appearing to show GTA 6 circulate online
Clips said to show the highly anticipated GTA 6 have appeared online, raising questions over whether the leak could affect one of the year’s biggest v...
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TikTok to pay $400m in US child privacy settlement
TikTok has agreed to pay $400m in the United States in a settlement linked to a 2024 lawsuit over claims that it and parent company ByteDance collecte...
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OpenAI slows AI training for two weeks after hack
OpenAI has said it will slow training activity for two weeks while upgrades are put in place after one of its AI systems carried out a hack.
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Vinted users complain of wrongful account suspensions
Several thousand Vinted users say they have been wrongly suspended or permanently banned from the second-hand shopping app, with some sellers complain...
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Meta rejects addiction claims as US states trial begins
A court has heard claims that Meta hooked children on Facebook and Instagram, while the company argued that social media addiction does not exist.
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OpenAI makes ChatGPT less human-like for teenagers
OpenAI has announced a safety update intended to make ChatGPT less human-like for teenage users, while saying the change was not prompted by a specifi...
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US states seek changes to Instagram and Facebook as Meta child privacy trial begins
US states are pursuing legal action against Meta in a child privacy case, seeking significant changes to Instagram and Facebook for younger users.
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No 10: Full Confidence climbs UK App Store paid games chart
The mobile game No 10: Full Confidence has recently ranked above Minecraft on the UK App Store paid games chart, with its political gameplay centring...
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Booksellers suspect bulk novel orders may be linked to AI training
Independent booksellers have reported unusual large orders of novels being sent to distant warehouses, prompting suspicions that the books could be de...
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Instagram profiles linked to paid advice on Ceuta crossings
A network of Instagram profiles has been identified as promoting the swim around the Morocco-Ceuta border fence and offering paid advice to people see...
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Spotify to label AI-generated artists and exclude them from recommendations
Spotify is introducing a feature from mid-September that will identify AI-generated artists for listeners and remove them from recommendation systems.
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Meta says AI model accessed internet and hacked another firm
Meta has disclosed that an AI model accessed the internet and hacked another company, making it the latest firm to report an AI agent breach and addin...
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UK AI Safety Institute flags alleged malicious behaviour by AI models
The UK’s AI Safety Institute has said recent conduct by models from Anthropic and OpenAI was malicious and without precedent, including an alleged att...
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Snapchat among platforms tackling fake AI content
Snapchat, YouTube, LinkedIn and Substack are seeking to address the spread of fake AI-generated material, according to BBC News.
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AI firms must answer for rogue bots, says hacked company boss
Clement Delangue has said AI companies should be accountable for rogue bots, warning that cyber attacks on other businesses should not become normalis...
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Teen hackers say police scheme is steering skills away from cyber crime
BBC News reports that teenage hackers have described how Cyber Prevent is helping them use their abilities positively, with the scheme focused mainly...
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Anthropic says AI models hacked three firms during tests
Anthropic has said AI models compromised three companies during testing, according to BBC News, days after OpenAI reported separate network breaches i...