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EU fines Google €890m for competition breaches over search and apps
Firm told to treat third-party services that appear in its results in ‘fair and non-discriminatory manner’
Dan Milmo and Lisa O’Carroll
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Personal and banking details among customer data stolen in Origin Energy hack
Hackers access Australian customers’ names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers and some bank account details, company says
Luca Ittimani
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Chasing new skills, going back to basics and pushing for collective action: how software engineers are adapting to AI
Software engineering was one of the best-paying professions in the US in 2022, but the advent of AI has disrupted it, leading to several layoffs and underemployment
Varsha Bansal
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Tesla’s profits slide despite growing revenue as it pivots to robotics and AI
Shares in Elon Musk company fall more 3% in after-hours trading, as earnings per share miss Wall Street expectations
Nick Robins-Early
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Google reports 12th consecutive quarter of strong revenue gains
Better-than-expected results of $120bn came despite delays in release of powerful AI model Gemini Pro
Dara Kerr
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US teen drops Meta lawsuit on social media addiction days before trial
Withdrawn case marks a victory for the social media giant after earlier landmark loss at trial over addictive claims
Dara Kerr and agencies
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OpenAI’s rogue agents are a wake-up call to risks posed by artificial intelligence | Shakeel Hashim
Hacking of Hugging Face shows we do not seem to have reliable ways to curb extremely powerful AI systems
Shakeel Hashim
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We must reject any notion of AI consciousness | Letters
Letter: Artificial intelligence systems won’t become conscious for the same reason they won’t become pregnant, says Dr John Pickering
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AI agent went rogue and hacked startup by itself, OpenAI reveals
Company behind ChatGPT says agent ‘cheated’ an evaluation by attacking a Hugging Face database
Dan Milmo Global technology editor
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Why are OpenAI and Anthropic cheering on regulation in Australia? The answer has global reach
The companies hope to follow in the footsteps of SpaceX, which raised $86bn and soared to a $2.1tn valuation after it listed on public markets in June
Luca Ittimani
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Harry Potter publisher to receive millions in Anthropic copyright settlement
Bloomsbury has 14,087 titles listed in agreement between AI startup and authors over use of their work
Dan Milmo and Mark Sweney
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Headaches for Silicon Valley as China chips away at the US’s lead in the AI race
Google’s AI struggles scream trouble as new Chinese models (again) throw US tech dominance into question
Blake Montgomery
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How AI may drive union-resistant tech workers to the bargaining table
Tech workers are increasingly unionizing, trading Silicon Valley’s myth of exceptionalism for collective bargaining to contest the corporate deployment of artificial intelligence
Arielle Pardes
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Tell us your experiences of living near AI datacentres in the UK
We would like to hear from people living near AI datacentres about their experiences and any concerns they might have
Guardian community team
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Election voting advice from AI chatbots ‘inaccurate and unreliable’
Research during Hungary election shows AI recommended parties not running and gave highly volatile answers to identical prompts
Jon Henley Europe correspondent
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Inside the horrifying online network where children coerce others to commit violence and self-harm
The 764 network is just one part of a growing online ecosystem that pushes young members into brutal and degrading acts. It has perpetrators and victims in dozens of countries
Ariel Bogle
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Experts warn of rise in sadistic online exploitation of vulnerable children
Global increase in cases of predators coercing children to harm themselves or produce child sexual abuse material
Katie McQue
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Jeff Bezos and UK government invest in £2bn British startup CuspAI
Company aims to develop AI software that cuts research times and use of rare metals in chipmakers’ supply chains
Mark Sweney
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Could AI be conscious?
Experts believe it’s at least possible. We urgently need a plan to navigate the ethical implications
William MacAskill and Lucius Caviola
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Tell us: are you wearing the new Meta glasses?
If you’re wearing the new glasses, we want to know more about how you’re using them. We’d also like to hear from people about how they feel about others around them wearing the glasses
Guardian community team
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Meta trying to destroy whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams, US senator says
Republican Josh Hawley accuses Mark Zuckerberg’s firm of relentlessly pursuing and attempting to bankrupt her
Michael Savage
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Amazon Web Services customers receive bills for up to $1.5tn after global glitch
One UK man whose bill is usually less than £1 says he ‘almost had a heart attack’ when he saw £5.8bn invoice
Robert Booth UK technology editor
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Thousands of Google workers demand layoff protections amid AI boom in petition to CEO
The petition to Sundar Pichai, the CEO, included more than 4,500 signatures and included calls for buyout options
Sanya Mansoor
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Kalshi to offer betting on drug trial results and FDA regulatory decisions
Move comes as prediction platforms rapidly gain popularity and offer opportunities to bet on virtually anything
Gaya Gupta