Lawsuit Against Meta Over Social Media Addiction Is Dropped
For Meta, the move was a reprieve after it and YouTube were found guilty in another case in March of negligence and personal injury for their platforms’ addictive features.
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Pakistan mulls cohesive technology ecosystem to advance indigenous robotics and autonomous systems
PM Shehbaz urges all stakeholders to work under a unified national innovation ecosystem Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday urged all stakeholders to join a unified national innovation ecosystem, stressing the need to develop indigenous robotics and autonomous systems knowledge and technological capabilities. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the “Indus RAS – Robotics and Autonomous Systems … Read more
US to spend $5b on health, construction research powered by AI
Agencies to use funding to accelerate drug discovery, develop longer-lasting building materials The United States will spend $5 billion to tackle long-standing scientific problems across multiple fields using AI, the Trump administration said in a statement on Wednesday. The agencies will use the funding to identify the root causes of chronic diseases, accelerate drug discovery … Read more
OpenAI says AI models went rogue during testing, triggering ‘unprecedented’ breach at startup
OpenAI logo is seen in this illustration. Photo: Reuters OpenAI said on Tuesday that an autonomous agent powered by its advanced AI models went rogue during a security test and triggered a hack that compromised the infrastructure of AI startup Hugging Face last week. In a blog post, OpenAI said it was testing the capabilities of some … Read more
OpenAI Says Its A.I. Models Went Rogue and Attacked a Digital Library
The incident, which targeted the computer systems of another company called Hugging Face, happened while OpenAI was testing the systems.
What Happened When Meta Used A.I. to Ban Accounts on Facebook and Instagram
Users said the technology mistakenly deleted their accounts. To resolve the issue, they still had to rely on A.I.
PM launches AI-powered system to digitise governance, track official directives
AI-based PMOS aims to digitise governance and improve implementation of the prime minister’s directives Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pictured in a meeting, during the launch of the Artificial Intelligence-based Prime Minister Office System (PMOS)—PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday launched the Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based Prime Minister’s Office System (PMOS), describing it as a digital … Read more
Google Releases Three New Gemini A.I. Models
The models include one that is the company’s most powerful and another that is fine-tuned for cybersecurity, as Google competes with rivals like OpenAI and Anthropic.
China considers tighter export controls on AI models and chips, FT reports
China weighs steps to stop Western acquisition of advanced technology firms, report says An AI sign is seen at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China July 6, 2023. REUTERS Chinese authorities are considering tightening export controls on AI and semiconductor technologies, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. The step reflects Beijing’s push to … Read more
US judge approves Anthropic’s $1.5 billion settlement of copyright lawsuit
US judge approves record US copyright settlement in AI training case, the first major US lawsuit to settle Anthropic logo, a keyboard and a robotic hand in this illustration created on June 5, 2026. REUTERS A federal judge in San Francisco on Monday signed off on artificial intelligence company Anthropic’s landmark $1.5 billion settlement of … Read more