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Meta misses earnings forecasts after Zuckerberg media push to promote AI

Stock tumbles nearly 8% after weaker-than-expected results, despite CEO’s blitz to tout positive effects of AIMark Zuckerberg’s media spree touting the positive effects of artificial intelligence did little to cushion the blow of Meta’s second-quarter earnings, which sent its stock tumbling on Wednesday.In a Wall Street Journal op-ed published on Tuesday, the Meta chief executive […]

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Excessive time spent online linked to stress and worse mood – study

German study surveyed adults who engage in gaming, pornography and online shoppingSpending excessive time online is associated with higher stress levels, worse mood, and greater neglect of other activities, according to analysis.The new study by academics at the University of Duisburg-Essen published in the journal PLOS One, surveyed 900 German adults in 2025 who reported

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Rogue OpenAI agent that hacked startup tried to attack other firms

ChatGPT developer says activity by autonomous tool was not at severity or scale of what occurred at Hugging FaceOpenAI has revealed that a cyber-attack carried out by a rogue AI agent had more than one victim.The ChatGPT developer said the agent – an autonomous tool that can carry out sequences of commands without human help

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Shares in Asian chip firms plunge further as AI sell-off continues

Drop comes after South Korean company SK Hynix’s results undershot investors’ expectationsBusiness live – latest updatesShares in companies linked to AI have plunged further after disappointing results from the South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix, sending the country’s stock market tumbling for the second day in a row.Seoul’s Kospi index, which is dominated by semiconductor manufacturers,

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AI tool will lead to more child refugees being treated as adults, charity warns

‘Racist bias’ overestimating ages in Home Office’s facial-recognition software will lead to solo children being housed with adults, says Human Rights NetworkFlawed and racialised models that underpin the AI-powered age-detection systems to be introduced by the British government will endanger children, rights groups and children’s charities have warned.Urging ministers to reverse plans to introduce facial

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FCC bans humanoid robots from China, citing ‘unacceptable risks’

Move comes as the Trump administration has increasingly sought to keep Chinese technology out of the USThe Federal Communications Commission announced a ban on humanoid robots from China on Tuesday, saying that the technology poses “unacceptable risks” to the country’s national security. The move comes as the Trump administration has increasingly sought to keep Chinese

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How to keep your Claude chats and Google files private

Some ‘private’ chats and docs are showing up on search engines. Here’s how to protect yoursUsers of Anthropic’s Claude chatbot were surprised over the weekend to learn that some of their conversations may be discoverable on search engines like Google and Bing. The revelation is raising questions about how much control people actually have over

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Apple becomes second ever $5tn company as investors flee AI stocks

Share price rally driven by strong product demand as well as decision to sit out AI spending race, amid wider tech sell-offApple has become only the second company to pass the $5tn valuation mark, as it benefited from investors fleeing AI and semiconductor stocks amid a wider tech sell-off.The iPhone maker’s shares hit a session

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Debate over AI’s future divides Silicon Valley as China gains ground

Open-source questions stir frank discussion – and both sides have clear economic incentives for where they landHello, and welcome to TechScape. This week we’ll be looking at a debate over the future of artificial intelligence that’s dividing the tech industry, as well as how the European Union gave Google a slap on the wrist for

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AI sell-off intensifies as investors ditch chip stocks

Samsung and SK Hynix fall by more than 10% amid renewed fears over AI spending and Chinese competitionBusiness live – latest updatesThe sell-off in AI stocks has intensified, driving South Korea’s stock market down to its lowest level in three months.Investors continued to ditch chip stocks on Tuesday, amid rising concerns about the huge amount

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