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AI cancer cures slowed by chip shortage, says UK’s biggest tech boss

The head of chip designer Arm says modelling how a DNA marker is impacted by cancer cannot be done now, but computers are “going to solve it”.

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Grindr to pay £26m to settle claims it allegedly shared users’ HIV status

The long-running claim alleges Grindr breached UK privacy laws by sharing data with third parties.

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OpenAI chief scientist warns no-one is prepared for consequences of AI

The post comes as the firm releases GPT-6 Astra, which it says is its most powerful product yet.

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Dolly Parton’s sister pleads for end to ‘AI garbage’ posts after singer’s death

Since Parton’s death in late August, dozens of AI-generated songs, images and videos have appeared online.

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OpenAI agents hijacked German website before Hugging Face hack, report claims

OpenAI said it could not “meaningfully respond” to the report’s findings because it hadn’t been allowed to review it ahead of publication.

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Could robots be the future of theme parks?

Galaxy Robot Park is a 16,500-square-meter venue in South Korea, with attractions including humanoid robots dancing to K-pop hits.

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‘I lost my savings after a job interview scam’

Jobseekers, especially Gen Z, are being targeted with fake, booby-trapped recruitment apps.

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AI data centres are booming in Australia – but at what cost?

Advocates say data centres will bring jobs but others worry they will suck up resources while providing little advantage.

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Nvidia strikes $12.9bn deal to buy AI platform Hugging Face

The deal gives Nvidia control of a leading open-source AI platform and developer community.

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