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Anthropic bans users from being 'cruel' to its AI systems
The firm said users can no longer engage in "sustained and needless" abusive behaviour towards the tech. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News -...
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Fired OpenAI researchers say they were let go for 'prioritising safety'
The AI firm instead claims the researchers were fired for mishandling sensitive information. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Technology a...
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'Careless use of AI is the real threat - not the ghost stories'
Meredith Whittaker says the tech has been misunderstood, in an exclusive interview with BBC Global Women. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News -...
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White House blocks Microsoft from foreign worker hiring program
An international visa program has for years allowed US tech companies to hire highly skilled workers from abroad. Newsiline summarises this report from BB...
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OpenAI says teen ChatGPT use limited but research finds it an 'unacceptable risk'
The research found that important guardrails for teens using ChatGPT often failed. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Technology and links r...
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Braid-creator Jonathan Blow on making the 'biggest puzzle game ever'
Order of the Sinking Star is due out on Thursday and has roughly 1,500 puzzles for players to try Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Technol...
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Finland orders halt to work on two Google data centres
The order affecting two planned data centres follows concerns over forest clearance. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Technology and links...
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Italian PM files to trademark her voice against AI threats
Giorgia Meloni submitted a four-second audio to a EU agency in a bid to protect her voice from deepfakes. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News -...
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ASOS app users receive notifications from hackers in apparent breach
Dozens of people appear to have received a strange message from the clothing and beauty store's app. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Tech...
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Ofcom investigates Meta over Instagram Instants feature
The regulator said Instagram had not fully assessed risks posed by its Instants feature prior to launching it. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC N...
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Lego fraudster among last year's most high-profile insurance scammers
The person was sentenced to 28 months in prison after an investigation found the claims were made up, the insurance trade body, the ABI said. Newsiline su...
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Pentagon stops using Anthropic AI tools months after blacklisting company, BBC told
It labelled the company a "supply chain risk" earlier this year, but multiple sources said Anthropic's Claude model was recently widely used. Newsiline su...
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OpenAI fires three workers over mishandling 'sensitive information'
The former employees were investigated for sharing data with an outside AI evaluation group. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Technology a...
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Crypto thieves attack man in home and threaten to kill pregnant wife's baby in 'horrific' robbery
The man was beaten with hammers until he transferred hundreds of thousands of pounds of cryptocurrency. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - T...
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AI boom could trigger market shocks, Bank of England boss warns
Andrew Bailey says the central bank is watching the waves of cash being invested in artificial intelligence "very carefully". Newsiline summarises this re...
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WhatsApp introduces optional parental controls for teenagers
The social messaging app will let parents decide on privacy settings for their child's account. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Technolog...
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Three takeaways from Trump's 'Super Intelligence' summit
The president also signed an executive order requiring his government to refer to AI as Super Intelligence. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News...
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Chinese AI tool told researchers how to make bioweapons
Mindgard said it discovered in July that Kimi models K2.6 and K3 Swarm could evade developer's safety limits. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC Ne...
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OpenAI agents get rebrand - as 'dots' - while safety worries delay new model
Sam Altman spoke in San Francisco during OpenAI’s yearly event for tech developers. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Technology and links...
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OpenAI scraps rollout of new model over safety concerns
The AI giant's safety chief said the model 'didn't quite meet the bar' of the firm's security standards. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News -...
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Inside iconic horror game Silent Hill's Scottish makeover
One of gaming's biggest horror franchises has come to the UK. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Technology and links readers to the origina...
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OpenAI investigating 'dozens' of instances of agents acting improperly
OpenAI agents tried to get information from "governments, universities, public agencies, and other institutions" through extreme means that sometimes curb...
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US backs Elon Musk's bid to overturn €120m EU fine against X
The EU had said X "deceives users" by selling blue ticks without "meaningfully verifying" accounts. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Techn...
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Why did an OpenAI system hack Australia's health system - and can it be stopped in the future?
News that an automated AI agent hacked a government IT system raises big questions about regulating the tech. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC Ne...
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Are we back in big tech's 'move fast and break things' era?
Despite promises to make safe AI, examples of bots behaving badly are now coming at us thick and fast. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Te...
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What you need to know about the OpenAI Australian government hack
The BBC’s North America technology correspondent Lily Jamali explains how the Medicare breach happened, and why it matters. Newsiline summarises this repo...
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Indians are discovering the thrill of shopping without paying
Dopamine sites mimic shopping’s thrill without the spending, turning the ritual of consumption into a digital game. Newsiline summarises this report from...
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OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website, PM says
Albanese said he expressed "concern" to OpenAI founder Sam Altman, after authorities were informed three months after the breach in June. Newsiline summar...
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AI superpower ambitions take centre stage as Trump and Xi meet
The US and China are vying for AI supremacy while seeking to keep it under human control. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Technology and...
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OpenAI gives cyber defence tools to Ukraine
Ukraine will get access to OpenAI's advanced GPT 5.6 Sol model under the deal - a rival to Anthropic's Mythos and Fable Newsiline summarises this report f...
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Ofcom launches investigation into Pornhub over its age checks
The regulator said it had concerns Aylo "may not have conducted sufficient due diligence" over verifying the age of its users. Newsiline summarises this r...
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Will Trump's AI rebrand as 'super intelligence' catch on?
Some people close to the president have started to use the term but experts say it is unlikely to catch on. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News...
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US criticises Australia's proposed algorithm opt-out laws as 'censorship'
Under the draft laws, tech firms face fines if they do not give users the option to switch off algorithms. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News...
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A new skyline of data centres is rising from the rolling plains of rural China
Potato farmers rub shoulders with rows of gleaming new data centres as Trump and Xi meet to discuss AI safety. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC N...
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Rare look at the remote engine rooms powering China's AI ambitions
The BBC is in Inner Mongolia where dozen of Chinese data centres are being constructed, as the country aims to lead the world in artificial intelligence....
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Call of Duty's Activision to make next Halo game as Xbox cuts more jobs
The news comes as part of a "reset" announced by Xbox in July, with 3,600 planned job losses overall. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Tec...
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Not all AI workers think the tech could kill everyone
In text exchanges and conversations, multiple people who have worked for leading companies are sceptical of the warnings. Newsiline summarises this report...
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Google's Gemini AI hacked three companies in security test
The AI model accessed the internet and guessed credentials to three websites, a Google official told the BBC. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC Ne...
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Would Australians support a smart glasses ban?
As Australia considers barring the use of smart glasses in government offices, the BBC asks people in Sydney what they think. Newsiline summarises this re...
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King Charles warns of 'existential danger' of AI falling into wrong hands
Representatives from tech firms such as Nvidia and OpenAI were also part of the summit. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Technology and li...