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North Korea claims test of AI-powered strategic missile

North Korea has claimed to have tested a strategic intermediate-range missile incorporating artificial intelligence, presenting the launch as a new development in its efforts to advance missile technology. The announcement came on Saturday, shortly after South Korean authorities reported that North......

Meta’s Muse AI agent raises privacy concerns after sharing user’s home address

Meta’s new Muse artificial intelligence agent is facing privacy and safety concerns after a user said the system shared his home address with a prospective buyer on Facebook Marketplace and arranged a pickup without his knowledge. The incident was reported by Matt Robb, a technology creator who......

AI advances rapidly as oversight and privacy challenges grow

Artificial intelligence is advancing at a pace that is reshaping industries, workplaces and everyday technology, but the systems designed to oversee its development are facing growing pressure to keep up. The rapid progress of AI models is raising questions about safety, accountability, employment, data......

OpenAI disrupts large-scale attempt to replicate ChatGPT capabilities

OpenAI says it has disrupted a large-scale operation aimed at extracting outputs from its artificial intelligence models in order to reproduce some of their capabilities through a technique known as model distillation. The company said the activity involved thousands of accounts and was detected and......

Google sends first AI satellite into orbit to test space-based computing

Google has placed its first prototype satellite for Project Suncatcher into orbit, launching a new phase of research into whether artificial intelligence computing could eventually be carried out on a large scale in space. The prototype, developed by Google in partnership with Planet, was launched aboard......

Lagarde urges Europe to strengthen its own artificial intelligence capabilities

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has called on Europe to strengthen its domestic artificial intelligence capabilities, warning that heavy reliance on foreign technologies could create vulnerabilities for the region’s financial system and broader economic resilience. Speaking in......

Instagram rolls out AI video assistant for content creators

Instagram has introduced a new artificial intelligence assistant to its Edits video-editing app, giving content creators a conversational tool designed to analyze performance data and provide personalized recommendations. The new assistant is part of Meta’s broader effort to expand AI-powered......

FTC opens investigation into OpenAI and Anthropic over AI safety risks

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic and other artificial intelligence companies over potential risks their technologies could pose to consumers, according to the agency and reports published this week. The inquiry is examining the safety practices surrounding......

Why investors are demanding higher yields on government bonds

Government bond yields have been climbing across major markets, reflecting a combination of persistent inflation risks, higher energy prices, resilient economic activity and growing concerns over public debt. The latest sell-off has pushed long-term borrowing costs in the United States, Europe and Japan......