‘We really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans’: if AI labs are so worried about AI doom, why don’t they stop?
Earlier this week, researcher Jacob Coxon quit Anthropic, saying the firm and its competitors are “gambling…
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New fossils show Tasmanian devils lived with people in outback Western Australia 45,000 years ago
No comparable images are currently known from around Juukan itself. However, marine shell beads from the…
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OpenAI claims another huge mathematical result amid fights over credit, ethics and privacy
OpenAI has announced one of its unreleased artificial intelligence (AI) models has found an answer to…
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The Netherlands forced Meta to let users ditch algorithmic feeds. Here’s what happened
On Tuesday, the Australian federal government announced a long-awaited amendment to the Online Safety Act, outlining…
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Meta continues to run ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India – report
Getty Images Diyva Arya BBC World Service 4 hours ago Warning: This story contains descriptions of…
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‘Digital duty of care’ laws will force tech platforms to look after users
The federal government has today introduced draft digital duty of care legislation, designed to protect Australians…
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AI is helping businesses learn what customers will pay – and workers will accept
There is no strong evidence major companies already know everyone’s precise financial breaking point. But algorithmically…
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Bloomberg This Weekend | Trump Calls Iran “Small Potatoes”, US Envoys in Russia
The news doesn’t stop when markets close. Hosts David Gura, Christina Ruffini and Lisa Mateo bring…
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View from The Hill: ‘Howard’s battlers’ and ‘Tony’s tradies’ are now responding to the drum beat of One Nation
The single largest source of One Nation voters is former Coalition voters (38%). Seven in ten…
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How to undo the damage of sitting all day | The Gray Area
We’ve all heard that “sitting is the new smoking,” but the research behind that phrase goes…
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How brainless sea sponges use sunset as a cue to prepare for metamorphosis
Well before I start collecting coats, keys or shoes, my dog always knows when we’re about…
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Experimental brain implants are on the rise. What happens after the trials are over?
In 2024, Elon Musk’s Neuralink put its first brain implant into a human amid doubt from…
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Inside the booming ‘shadow fleet’ industry keeping rogue states afloat
Hastings compares the world’s oceans to the “Wild West” and says other countries such as Russia…
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Create an AI assistant for your store today
Getting your store ready for shoppers to discover via AI boils down to a few key…
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Huge genetic study finds strong links between DNA and personality traits
Personality is something we all share, but the different ways we think and feel also make…
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How underwater ‘booms’ could provide earlier warning of deadly volcanic tsunamis
The massive January 2022 eruption of Hunga volcano in the Kingdom of Tonga took the world…
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Google’s AI overviews reinforce some conspiracy theories – new research
Imagine overhearing on a bus that the city council plans to implement new restrictions under an…
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How will Mecca agreement become an operational framework? | Inside Story
On August 7, the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye signed a security agreement in…
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Emergency warnings weren’t enough to save Nepal’s flood-ravaged villages. An expert explains
Read more: Nepal’s flash floods show the devastating power of ‘cascading hazards’ Within minutes, more than…
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Nepal’s glacial lakes remain a serious risk: Analysis
Alton Byers, a mountain geographer at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Institute of Arctic and Alpine…
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Here’s what you need to know about teens and sexual choking
However, sexual choking has gained increasing attention in recent years, particularly in regards to young people….
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Anthropic’s new hardware standard lets AI agents control the physical world
Anthropic gave the example of a model like Claude adjusting a laser, checking the results via…
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NASA’s new telescope will transform our view of the universe. This is the story of its namesake
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to launch this weekend aboard a SpaceX rocket…
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Time is running out for cyber security, warn top tech firms
Getty Images Zoe Kleinman, Technology and AI editor and Kali Hays, Technology reporter 27 August 2026 A group of 100…
