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Can’t find staff? Dutch firms increasingly use AI to cope with specialist shortages
More and more companies in the Netherlands are turning to AI, robotics, and other forms of automation to address labor shortages.
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EU plans new energy efficiency rules for data centres as electricity use rises
The European Union will develop minimum energy-efficiency standards for data centres, it said on Wednesday, as concerns grow over their rapidly rising power use.
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Microsoft presents its first AI agent powered by OpenClaw
Software giant Microsoft is expanding its use of the open-source platform OpenClaw and has unveiled its first-ever AI agent, Scout. It can schedule meetings and complete tasks across Microsoft 365 and the web. The company also introduced new security tools.
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AI won’t wipe out your entire digital footprint, but can help minimize it
Deleting your entire digital footprint from the internet is nearly impossible, but you can use AI to make your data less exposed.
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Britain's reliance on US tech group Palantir is an 'unacceptable weakness," report says
A parliamentary committee singled out US tech group Palantir as an instance of Britain's over-reliance on US companies in the public sector, calling it an "unacceptable point of weakness" in a report on Wednesday.
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Trump administration moves to pre-check OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic AI models
The Trump administration will ask leading AI developers to voluntarily submit their most capable models for government cybersecurity tests before releasing them to the public, according to an executive order released on Tuesday, as security fears mount in Washington over powerful new AI systems such as Anthropic's Mythos.
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Microsoft unveils AI-designed quantum chip and targets 2029 for usable quantum systems
Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled a new quantum computing chip that it redesigned with the help of AI, saying it now believes it will have commercially useful quantum machines by 2029.
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Alphabet announces $80B capital plan to accelerate AI infrastructure growth
Google's parent company, Alphabet, plans to raise $80 billion to fund its massive buildout of AI infrastructure.
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Anthropic expands access to its Mythos AI system for 200 organisations across governments and industry
Anthropic on Tuesday said it was planning a wider rollout of its artificial intelligence that has caught the attention of government and financial institutions around the world for its ability to find software vulnerabilities.
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Study blames remote work rather than AI for young college graduates not getting hired
Many analysts have attributed the recent labor market challenges faced by young college graduates to generative AI. However, a study has found that businesses are actually reluctant to hire young workers for “remotable” jobs.
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Bernie Sanders says Americans should own half of big AI companies
Former US presidential candidate and senior senator from Vermont, Bernie Sanders, has found another area of inequality to fight against. He now claims that Americans should own 50% of US-based AI giants.
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Florida becomes first US state to sue OpenAI over alleged links to school shooting case
Florida sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman on Monday, accusing the company of misrepresenting the safety of its ChatGPT platform, which the lawsuit said has harmed children by providing information to school shooters, offering guidance on self-harm and addicting young users.
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Developers furious they can’t just burn their AI credits on GitHub Copilot anymore
Unhappy that there’s now a limit on how many AI credits they can burn on Microsoft’s GitHub Copilot, developers are threatening to stop eating at the all-you-can-eat AI buffet. But they could just think more carefully about how to use their allowances.
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Check Point warns: AI disinformation, fake Reuters and Fox News sites threaten US midterms
Hackers are already preparing themselves to disrupt the integrity of the upcoming midterm elections. However, they’re not targeting voting machines or ballots. Rather, they're focusing on manipulating public opinion.
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Stop outsourcing your mind to AI, expert says
Still asking AI for health advice, relationship struggles, or investment opinions? You shouldn’t.
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Hackers trick Meta AI into stealing Instagram accounts
Instagram users scramble to recover hundreds of rare and highly valuable accounts after hackers on Sunday found a way to exploit Meta’s AI-powered account recovery systems and hijack accounts in real time.
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Anthropic files for IPO before OpenAI in blockbuster AI market showdown
AI giant Anthropic has confidentially filed for a US initial public offering, the company said on Monday, edging ahead of rival OpenAI in a closely watched race to reach public markets.
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The Thai lie: viral "drag queen drug bust" turns out to be AI-generated fake
The story of a team of cops dressed up as drag queens for a drug raid has been uncovered as an AI-generated hoax, Thai police have admitted, highlighting the difficulty media face when "disinformation" comes from an official source.
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OpenAI opens GPT-5.5 Cyber to British banks amid Mythos access battle
OpenAI has offered 9 major UK banks access to its cybersecurity-focused GPT-5.5 Cyber model, as lenders remain unable to test their systems using Anthropic’s rival Claude Mythos despite concerns about the security of aging banking code.
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Claude reportedly bills a client $500M for one month of AI use
As more companies begin to question the cost-benefit ratio of using AI, this one has a much bigger problem to deal with. A report claims that the company may have been charged $500 million for one month of Anthropic’s Claude.
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