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Why friendlier chatbots might be less trustworthy

It’s often said that AI chatbots are designed to have overly friendly or flattering personalities to keep us engaged. But…

How Silicon Valley became the front line of AI job cuts

Meta has become the latest big tech firm to announce large-scale layoffs, citing both cost pressures and the potential productivity…

The rise (and risks) of AI podcasts

AI-generated podcasts have become so common that detractors have given this burgeoning scene a nickname: “podslop”. It’s a reference to…

Anthropic sounds the alarm on AI hacking

This week Anthropic announced that it had built a new AI model that was too powerful to be released to…

How hackable is your router?

This week the US banned the sale of new, foreign-made internet routers for the home. It warned the devices were…

Why Meta bought a ‘social network for AI’

Meta has announced it is acquiring Moltbook – a niche social networking platform that enables “AI agents” to interact without…

Will Iran launch a major cyber-attack?

As the US-Israel war with Iran intensifies, Western officials and cyber-security experts have warned of a heightened risk of cyber-attacks…

What Nvidia’s results tell us about the ‘AI bubble’

Nvidia, whose chips power the AI industry, is performing exceptionally well as a business. So why did its shares slump…

AI giants draw battle lines over ads

A war of words has broken out between Anthropic and OpenAI. The former plans to run a series of sarcastic…

Why Starmer used a burner phone in Beijing

Ahead of Sir Keir Starmer’s state visit to China, a surprising detail about his security arrangements made headlines. The UK…

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