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Mortal Kombat fans are upset because of AI upscaling of beloved characters
Mortal Kombat fans who bought a new book on the history of the Mortal Kombat game series are complaining that some of the art used in the book looks horrendous.
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DOE and AMD present Lux and Discovery: $1B AI supercomputers for fusion, cancer, and national security
The US has formed a $1 billion partnership with Advanced Micro Devices to construct two supercomputers that will tackle large scientific problems ranging from nuclear power to cancer treatments to national security, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and AMD CEO Lisa Su told Reuters.
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Mt. Gox ex-boss tests AI on whether it could have prevented historic BTC hack
As AI is increasingly being used to audit blockchain-related projects with mixed results, the former boss of the now-collapsed, once-largest bitcoin (BTC) exchange, Mt. Gox, has tested artificial intelligence’s ability to spot vulnerabilities that cost investors around 2,000 BTC.
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Microsoft sued for doing the sneaky-sneaky with its AI subscriptions down under
Microsoft is facing an ACCC lawsuit for allegedly misleading millions of Australians into paying more for Microsoft 365 after bundling its Copilot AI, in what regulators call a “forced upgrade” scheme.
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“It’s going to be a bloodbath” – experts warn against AI browsers
As the race for building the leading artificial intelligence (AI) browser intensifies, experts say they contain serious unsolved cybersecurity issues.
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SHOCK: Albania AI minister expects “83 babies”
Albania’s AI minister Diella is expecting 83 babies, a bold move to deploy digital assistants in parliament and rethink the future of government AI.
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China uses DeepSeek AI to power robot dogs, drone swarms, and next-generation military operations
China's state-owned defense giant Norinco in February unveiled a military vehicle capable of autonomously conducting combat-support operations at 50 kilometres per hour. It was powered by DeepSeek, the company whose artificial intelligence model is the pride of China's tech sector.
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Shield AI unveils X-BAT, an autonomous fighter jet able to take off vertically
No crew and no runway: Shield AI, an American defense tech company, has unveiled a new AI-driven unmanned fighter that is capable of vertical takeoffs and landings. The firm is pitching its new product to the US and allied air forces.
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Chinese startup MiniMax drops an AI model that can shake industry profit margins
A Chinese startup has just dropped an AI bombshell – an open large language model (LLM) that challenges proprietary chatbots’ business models. MiniMax-M2 ranks among the global top five, beating Gemini or DeepSeek, while being cheap to run with only 10B active parameters.
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Do people like having AI make welfare decisions?
Citizens are skeptical about letting AI make welfare decisions, especially those who actually depend on social services, according to new research that reveals a troubling gap between policymakers' assumptions and recipients' real concerns about AI systems determining their benefits.
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Armed police storm high school after AI mistook Doritos for a weapon
A 16-year-old was eating a bag of Doritos after football practice. Little did he know he was going to be confronted by armed police just 20 minutes later.
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Too slow to connect? FERC under pressure to speed up grid interconnections
US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright is looking to position the US at the forefront of the AI race and revive domestic manufacturing, directing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to speed up the interconnection of large loads, including data centers.
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Men still can’t talk to women, thanks to AI
AI has become more than just a crutch for daters; it's become a trend, research shows.
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Experts warn AI chatbots could rewire young minds in unpredictable ways
ChatGPT recently hit 700 million weekly active users, with many of those interactions involving children whose parents see these tools as educational aids, creativity boosters, and convenient ways to satisfy endless childhood curiosity. But buried beneath the convenience lies a more troubling reality that we're conducting a massive, uncontrolled experiment on developing brains, and nobody knows what the results will be.
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AI chatbots reinforce unhealthy thoughts, violate mental health ethics, study finds
Machines generating text can cause real psychological harm, which calls for regulatory oversight. Researchers at Brown University found that AI chatbots routinely violate core mental health ethics standards and can cause harm.
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Reddit sues Perplexity and others for allegedly stealing data via Google
Social media platform Reddit has officially accused prominent AI startup Perplexity and three other companies of stealing its data by scraping Google search results in which Reddit content appeared.
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Oreo-maker Mondelez takes aim at rival Coca-Cola and uses generative AI to cut marketing costs by half
Snack maker Mondelez is using a new generative AI tool to cut costs for the production of marketing content by 30% to 50%, a senior executive told Reuters.
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Jeff Bezos just made it easier to waste your money on Amazon
Amazon is rolling out its “Help Me Decide” feature that uses AI to tailor preferences based on user history.
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Emojis cover your child’s face in photos, but not their identity
AI tools are not yet capable of removing emojis used to hide children’s faces in photos, but they can easily read the environment to reveal their identities.
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Massive scam campaign lures CometAI users with fake downloads - don't fall for it
From fake domains and download links to AI sidebar attacks, researchers warn Perplexity’s CometAI browser has become ground zero for several new malicious attack campaigns.
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