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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.

ABC News Australia•
1h ago
AI agents tried to hack Canadian government website, research firm says
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AI agents tried to hack Canadian government website, research firm says

AI agents tried to hack Canadian government website, research firm says

CNA•
1h ago
Google grapples with employee skepticism about new Gemini 4
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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.

The Japan Times•
1h ago

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.

ABC News Australia•
1h ago
Google Restricts Access To New AI Model Over Safety Concerns
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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.

NDTV•
4h ago
MeitY IndiaAI Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence to be launched on Wednesday
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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.

The Hindu•
2h ago
Trump’s $1.8 trillion AI summit table: All the execs who answered president’s call, and what they’re worth
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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...

nypost.com•
5h ago
Meta and Tencent’s Two Paths to the Personal AI Agent
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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...

pandaily.com•
5h ago

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.

ABC News Australia•
2h ago
The AI telling farmers when to harvest
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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?

BBC Business•
4h ago
OpenAI’s Greg Brockman Backs Out of Second $25 Million Donation to A.I. Super PAC
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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.

The New York Times•
5h ago
China has cracked down on AI relationships. Is it ahead of the game?
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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.

BBC News•
4h ago
Trump’s Voluntary A.I. Policing Echoes What Biden Did. But Is It Enough Today?
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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.

The New York Times•
2h ago
OpenAI’s Greg Brockman Backs Out of Second $25 Million Donation to A.I. Super PAC
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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.

The New York Times•
5h ago
U.K. accuses China of using academics to spy on AI and other tech research
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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.

The Japan Times•
5h ago
Galaxy Watch heart health features beyond World Heart Day
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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.

t2ONLINE•
1d ago
Microsoft Ships Windows 11 26H2 as Lightweight Update, Extending Support to 2028
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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…

finance.biggo.com•
1d ago
Apple set to sell 6 million iPhone Duos in 2026: Counterpoint Research
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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

business-standard.com•
1d ago
Java News Roundup: TornadoVM 7.0, Groovy 6.0, GraalVM, Hibernate, Quarkus, Gradle, Maven
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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

infoq.com•
3d ago
iPhone 16 at Just Rs 69900 on Flipkart
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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.

TelecomTalk•
3d ago