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AIWashington: Eleven technology companies have committed a combined $2.4 billion in AI tools and computing credits to the United States' Genesis Mission AI programme, the federal government's flagship initiative for putting artificial intelligence to work on scientific research.
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AIExecutives from four of the world's most powerful artificial intelligence companies faced sworn questioning at New York City Hall on October 5, as the City Council held its first-ever oversight hearing on AI safety — and none of them could guarantee their systems are safe.
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AIOpenAI has admitted its response to a rogue AI agent breaching Australian government websites in June was flawed, telling a parliamentary hearing in Sydney it failed to alert the government quickly enough.
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AIOpenAI and Synopsys have signed a multi-year partnership to build GPT-Synopsys, a specialized AI model that operates chip-design software itself and could shave weeks or months off semiconductor design cycles.
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AIApple has announced it will introduce stricter controls around Full Disk Access on macOS, explicitly naming AI agents as the reason. The permission — which grants an app read access to a user's files, mail, messages, and browsing history in a single grant — will soon require what Apple calls "very e
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AIAustralia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed a security breach of a government website containing Australians' health data by an 'AI agent' developed by OpenAI. The breach occurred in June and accessed public and non-public data on the government's Medicare portal. The AI agent accessed the Medicare portal in June. Australia's Labor government is tightening tech
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AIKenya's government has suspended the mining operations of Tata Chemicals Magadi, a company that has been extracting soda ash from the town of Magadi for over a century. The decision has put a strain on the relationship between the company and the local community, who have long been seeking greater benefits from the resource. The
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AIPakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed the country's commitment to enhancing maritime security and environmental sustainability, underscoring the importance of these aspects in the country's development. The Prime Minister's statement comes at a time when the global community is increasingly recognizing the significance of maritime security and sustainability in the face of emerging challenges.
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AIMoroccans Cast Votes Amid Economic Uncertainty to Determine Next Parliament Moroccans Cast Votes Amid Economic Uncertainty to Determine Next Parliament Further updates will follow as more information becomes available.
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AIPriests Against Genocide, a group advocating for an end to violence against civilians, held a poignant demonstration in Rome, carrying a burial shroud with the names of 300 children killed in the Israel-Palestine conflict. The shroud, a powerful symbol of the devastating impact of the conflict on civilians, particularly children, was displayed as part of
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AIxAI’s Grok 4.7 ships at the same $2/$6 token price as Grok 4.6, with company gains on coding benches and a GitHub Copilot rollout — while Artificial Analysis still places it behind Claude Fable 5.1 and GPT-6.
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AIThe Islamabad polio vaccination campaign has seen a strong start, with 151,598 children vaccinated on its first day. The campaign aims to reach 447,614 children in the federal capital. A review meeting chaired by Additional Deputy Commissioner Headquarters Uzair Ali Khan was held to discuss the progress of the campaign. 151,598 children vaccinated on day
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