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Fake news and deepfakes about flydubai flight spreading online
ABC NEWS Verify examines and attempts to debunk some of the fake news that's spreading online following the flydubai flight.
AI agents tried to hack Canadian government website, research firm says
AI agents tried to hack Canadian government website, research firm says
Google grapples with employee skepticism about new Gemini 4
The company said Gemini 4 posted leading scores on several benchmark tests, while internally some criticize how it performs in areas such as coding.
RBA relaxed about housing downturn, deeply worried by AI and bonds
Despite Australia's rapid housing downturn, which threatens to be the worst in decades, the Reserve Bank believes the main threats to the nation's financial stability come from overseas.
Google Restricts Access To New AI Model Over Safety Concerns
Google said it is voluntarily giving the US government early access to the model and will gather feedback from testers before making it widely available.
MeitY IndiaAI Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence to be launched on Wednesday
A major milestone accompanying the launch is the announcement of CAIK’s first cohort of 15 start-ups.
Trump’s $1.8 trillion AI summit table: All the execs who answered president’s call, and what they’re worth
An extraordinary cadre of the country's richest tech titans with collective net worths over $1.8 trillion converged upon the White House Tuesday for President T...
Meta and Tencent’s Two Paths to the Personal AI Agent
Meta’s Muse and Tencent’s Xiaowei share one ambition, a personal AI agent for ordinary people, but take different paths: an AI-first assistant versus AI bui...
Breaking: Three experts appointed to lead SA's Royal Commission into AI
SA Premier Peter Malinauskas has appointed former federal court judge Dr Iain Ross AO to lead a royal commission into artificial intelligence alongside experts Kate Pounder and Christopher Manning.
The AI telling farmers when to harvest
Will farmers want AI tools to help judge when to pick fruit, or is their own intuition enough?
OpenAI’s Greg Brockman Backs Out of Second $25 Million Donation to A.I. Super PAC
Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president and co-founder, said internally that the super PAC, Leading the Future, had become a “distraction” for the A.I. company.
China has cracked down on AI relationships. Is it ahead of the game?
Beijing has cracked down on AI chatbots that can replicate human relationships. Experts are asking if this is the right thing to do.
Trump’s Voluntary A.I. Policing Echoes What Biden Did. But Is It Enough Today?
President Trump’s plan to let A.I. companies police themselves comes amid mounting examples that they are failing to put safeguards on the technology.
OpenAI’s Greg Brockman Backs Out of Second $25 Million Donation to A.I. Super PAC
Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president and co-founder, said internally that the super PAC, Leading the Future, had become a “distraction” for the A.I. company.
U.K. accuses China of using academics to spy on AI and other tech research
MI5 said more than 100 U.K.-based academics had contributed to projects funded by a group with "very strong ties" to Beijing intelligence.
Galaxy Watch heart health features beyond World Heart Day
Samsung has outlined how the Galaxy Watch tracks sleep, activity, blood pressure and heart rhythm, and lets users share health data with family members.
Microsoft Ships Windows 11 26H2 as Lightweight Update, Extending Support to 2028
Microsoft has started rolling out Windows 11 version 26H2, the fall 2026 update delivered as a small enablement package that installs with a single…
Apple set to sell 6 million iPhone Duos in 2026: Counterpoint Research
The figure, more typical of niche foldable segment than Apple's usual smartphone sales, is contingent on how well the company ramps up production of the new hardware, Counterpoint senior analyst said
Java News Roundup: TornadoVM 7.0, Groovy 6.0, GraalVM, Hibernate, Quarkus, Gradle, Maven
This week's Java roundup for September 21st, 2026, features news highlighting: GA releases of TornadoVM 7.0 and Groovy 6.0; point releases of GraalVM and Gradle; maintenance releases of Quarkus and GD
iPhone 16 at Just Rs 69900 on Flipkart
Apple iPhone 16 is available at an attractive price on Flipkart. The iPhone 16 is a flagship iPhone launched by Apple during 2024, and it is now available at a discount.