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US military used Anthropic’s AI model Claude in Venezuela raid, report says

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Wall Street Journal says Claude used in operation via Anthropic’s partnership with Palantir TechnologiesClaude, the AI model developed by Anthropic, was used by the US military during its operation to kidnap Nicolás Maduro from Venezuela, the Wall Street Journal revealed on Saturday, a high-profile example of how the US defence department is using artificial intelligence […]

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Canada school deaths suspect created shooting simulator on gaming platform

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Roblox says it has removed account after massacre that left nine people including the shooter deadThe 18-year-old suspect in a high school shooting on Wednesday in British Columbia had previously created a mass shooting simulator on the gaming platform Roblox, it has been revealed.The simulator, set in what appeared to be a virtual shopping mall,

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Instagram CEO dismisses idea of social media addiction in landmark trial

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Adam Mosseri defends app on witness stand and says critics must separate ‘clinical addiction’ from ‘problematic use’Instagram’s CEO dismissed the idea that users can be addicted to social media at a landmark California trial on Wednesday.“I think it’s important to differentiate between clinical addiction and problematic use,” Adam Mosseri said on the witness stand. Psychologists

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‘At 2am, it feels like someone’s there’: why Nigerians are choosing chatbots to give them advice and therapy

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With many unable to access or afford qualified therapists, AI is filling the mental healthcare vacuum, amid calls for tighter regulationOn a quiet evening in her Abuja hotel, Joy Adeboye, 23, sits on her bed clutching her phone, her mind racing and chest tightening. On her screen is yet another abusive message from her stalker

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UK wealth manager and price comparison site shares fall amid AI fears

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Drop comes as AI firm Altruist launches service that helps advisers create personalised tax strategiesBusiness live – latest updatesWealth managers and price comparison sites have become the latest companies to be hit by fears that their businesses will be disrupted by new artificial intelligence innovations.Shares in UK wealth management firms tumbled on Wednesday morning, after

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‘We’re being turned into an energy colony’: Argentina’s nuclear plan faces backlash over US interests

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Push to restart uranium mining in Patagonia has sparked fears about the environmental impact and loss of sovereignty over key resourcesOn an outcrop above the Chubut River, one of the few to cut across the arid Patagonian steppe of southern Argentina, Sergio Pichiñán points across a wide swath of scrubland to colourful rock formations on

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EU threatens to act over Meta blocking rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp

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Firm accused of ‘abusing’ its dominant position for messaging in what appears to be breach of antitrust rulesThe EU has threatened to take action against the social media company Meta, arguing it has blocked rival chatbots from using its WhatsApp messaging platform.The European Commission said on Monday that WhatsApp Business – which is designed to

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‘Was I scared going back to China? No’: Ai Weiwei on AI, western censorship and returning home

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He has been jailed, tracked and threatened by China’s government. What was it like pay a visit home? As he publishes a polemic about surveillance and state control, he relives a momentous trip to see his motherAi Weiwei is talking me through the decision-making process before his first visit to China in over a decade.

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Why has Elon Musk merged his rocket company with his AI startup?

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SpaceX’s acquisition of xAI creates business worth $1.25tn but whether premise behind deal will work is questionedThe acquisition of xAI by SpaceX is a typical Elon Musk deal: big numbers backed by big ambition.As well as extending “the light of consciousness to the stars”, as Musk described it, the transaction creates a business worth $1.25tn

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TikTok could be forced to change app’s ‘addictive design’ by European Commission

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Preliminary EU ruling says app shifts brains of users into ‘autopilot mode’, with concerns for children and vulnerable adultsBusiness live – latest updatesTikTok could be forced into changes to make the app less addictive to users after the EU indicated the platform had breached the bloc’s digital safety rules.The EU’s executive arm said in a

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