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Surveillance society: Britain at forefront of digital debate

NY Times: Facial recognition, AI, web regulation - has UK gone too far with controls?

US senators weigh regulating AI chatbots to protect kids

Parents testified at a hearing that AI chatbots groomed their teens into harm.

‘Tinder Swindler’ victims welcome his arrest

Norwegian victim Cecilie Fjellhoy said news of the arrest felt like a celebration.

Auckland ed tech start-up buys UK firm with 20 million users

The Auckland start-up was itself recently the subject of a $289m buyout.

Opinion: Parents, your job has changed in the AI era

NYT OPINION: Parents should be wary about kids having unfettered access to new tech.

Amazon’s Zoox launches first robotaxi rides on Las Vegas Strip

Waymo says its 2000 cars complete hundreds of thousands of rides each week.

The company making sure AI has a te ao Māori worldview

'As Māori, we need to be really well versed in AI and be able to operate confidently.'

AI chatbots spread false claims after Charlie Kirk assassination in Utah

At least two said he was alive. Grok falsely named retired Canadian banker as the gunman.

Google not required to sell Chrome in antitrust victory

US judge rejects demand for Google to sell Chrome in major case.

Why China is trying to tame its electric car frenzy

NYT: A closer look at China's electric vehicle industry doesn't paint a pretty picture.

‘Vibe hacking’: Chatbots put to work for cybercriminals

Anthropic said a chatbot was weaponised to help carry out data extortion attacks.

Australia to tackle deepfake nudes, online stalking

Canberra is placing the onus on tech companies to block 'nudify' and stalking apps.