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Albanese says OpenAI hacked Medicare and told Australia months later via email to generic inbox
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Albanese says OpenAI hacked Medicare and told Australia months later via email to generic inbox

Prime minister says he told Sam Altman he was disappointed it had taken OpenAI ‘way too long’ to disclose breach Anthony Albanese says an artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI hacked Medicare in June and the tech giant notified the government earlier this month using an email sent to a “public mailbox”. Australia’s…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
Senator confirms ‘eight suicide attempts’ by US navy personnel assigned to USS Abraham Lincoln carrier group – as it happened
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Senator confirms ‘eight suicide attempts’ by US navy personnel assigned to USS Abraham Lincoln carrier group – as it happened

Kirsten Gillibrand says acting US navy secretary told her of attempted suicides after carrier strike group’s lengthy deployment as part of US war in Iran. This blog is now closed.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
Everything new coming to Meta’s AI agent Muse
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Everything new coming to Meta’s AI agent Muse

CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off the company’s annual Connect event in Menlo Park on Wednesday with a keynote that made one thing clear: Meta is going all-in on Muse. It's even coming to Meta's AI glasses.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
Meta debuts no-camera smart glasses and virtual reality spectacles
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Meta debuts no-camera smart glasses and virtual reality spectacles

The new wearables come at a time of uncertainty for smart glasses, which are facing backlash over privacy concerns Meta announced an advanced new set of virtual reality glasses and a collection of new smart glasses Wednesday, including an audio-only version without a camera. At the firm’s Meta Connect conference in Menlo Park…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
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Meta introduces camera-free AI glasses
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Meta introduces camera-free AI glasses

Meta says the camera-free glasses will be lighter and have up to 12 hours battery life.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
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‘I miss old Google’: readers tell us how they search the internet in the age of AI
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‘I miss old Google’: readers tell us how they search the internet in the age of AI

A feature called AI Overviews has been a profound change, and the browsing habits of billions of people are shifting Google has put artificial intelligence at the front and center of its search bar. The most-visited site on the internet still shows the same list of links to users, but they have to scroll past a summarized…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
Netflix releases trailer for Brad Bird's Ray Gunn
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Netflix releases trailer for Brad Bird's Ray Gunn

"It’s film noir and a hard-boiled detective story, but it’s got a lot more comedy and a lot more action."

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
The old cybersecurity model is breaking
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The old cybersecurity model is breaking

As concern over AI safety and rogue agents continue to make headlines, it’s no surprise that cybersecurity stocks are rising, or that investors are pouring massive amounts of capital into startups trying to build the next generation of security for an AI-native world. We’re even seeing companies like Instinct and Simile bring…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
Even Americans who use AI every day are worried about it
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Even Americans who use AI every day are worried about it

The report suggests that greater exposure will not resolve the unease around the technology, nor reduce public support for AI regulation.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
A new wave of Connected Apps is rolling out to Gemini.
TechnologyGoogle Blog

A new wave of Connected Apps is rolling out to Gemini.

Gemini is adding new Connected Apps, including Adobe, Airtable, Linear, Peloton and more to help you easily tackle your to-do list.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
YouTube Music gets more conversational with new AI features
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YouTube Music gets more conversational with new AI features

Built directly into the YouTube Music app, Ask Music lets users describe what they want to hear in everyday language rather than searching for individual songs or artists.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
Gemini 3.8 text-to-speech says hello
TechnologyGoogle Blog

Gemini 3.8 text-to-speech says hello

Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS and Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS are our most expressive audio models yet.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
Sakeena Fiza Helps NVIDIA Hardware Succeed at Scale
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Sakeena Fiza Helps NVIDIA Hardware Succeed at Scale

When Sakeena Fiza describes her work as a validation engineer at NVIDIA, she does so in terms more befitting a detective story than a world-class engineering lab. “Validation engineers look in the shadows and shine a light into every corner,” Fiza said.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
The EU’s Canada offer is more mood than reality but it could hint at a future geometry for the bloc
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The EU’s Canada offer is more mood than reality but it could hint at a future geometry for the bloc

While Brussels and Ottawa desire a deeper partnership born of Trump-era volatility, ​the EU has no legal framework to accommodate it Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here The EU and Canada, Ursula von der Leyen said last week, “see the world with the same eyes”, with shared stances on everything from AI…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
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YouTube will let you build your own algorithm with AI
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YouTube will let you build your own algorithm with AI

YouTube’s new custom feeds let users describe the videos they want to see in their own words, then use Gemini to build a personalized feed around the request.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
AI, trade, Taiwan and climate: what will and won’t be on agenda at Trump-Xi summit
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AI, trade, Taiwan and climate: what will and won’t be on agenda at Trump-Xi summit

Two leaders could discuss tech safety issues and US-China trade ties but may skip over climate emergency Analysis: AI looms large over Trump-Xi meeting The leaders of the world’s two superpowers are meeting in the US this week . It is Xi Jinping’s first state visit to the US in more than a decade.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
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AI looms large over Trump-Xi meeting amid deep distrust between US and China
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AI looms large over Trump-Xi meeting amid deep distrust between US and China

Fears persist about Trump ‘sucking up’ to Xi on Taiwan, but few concrete outcomes anticipated from US meeting When Xi Jinping, China’s leader, touches down in Maryland on Wednesday, he will step out into the arms – perhaps a hug , if Donald Trump’s wishes come true – of a US president who has shown China more bonhomie than…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
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At AI Day Singapore, NVIDIA and Partners Showcase AI Advancements Across Southeast Asia
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At AI Day Singapore, NVIDIA and Partners Showcase AI Advancements Across Southeast Asia

NVIDIA AI Day Singapore, which takes place Sept. 22-23 at the Raffles City Convention Centre, is offering attendees opportunities to explore the hands-on training, expert-led sessions and advanced tools to accelerate their work in AI and high-performance computing.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
How would AI actually ‘kill all humans’? Here are the top five most likely scenarios | Toby Walsh
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How would AI actually ‘kill all humans’? Here are the top five most likely scenarios | Toby Walsh

From a dangerous new bioweapon to total societal breakdown, is a ‘superintelligent’ AI capable of wiping out humanity? Earlier this month, artificial intelligence researcher Jacob Coxon resigned from Anthropic after just four months.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
Trump praises Burnham despite tensions over AI, Chagos Islands and Iran
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Trump praises Burnham despite tensions over AI, Chagos Islands and Iran

US president calls UK prime minister ‘a natural businessperson’ as leaders meet at UN assembly in New York Donald Trump has asserted his relationship with the UK is “more up” with Andy Burnham than under Keir Starmer despite tensions between the two countries on a range of thorny issues including regulation of artificial…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
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Meta admits Muse’s likeness to OpenClaw isn’t a coincidence
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Meta admits Muse’s likeness to OpenClaw isn’t a coincidence

Meta says Muse was built from scratch, but acknowledges the AI assistant was "heavily inspired" by OpenClaw — down to some of its workspace filenames and content.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
UK politics: Trump says he has a better UK relationship with Burnham as PM – as it happened
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UK politics: Trump says he has a better UK relationship with Burnham as PM – as it happened

US president says Burnham will be ‘a great PM’ in friendly first meeting on the sidelines of UN General Assembly but makes jibe at Starmer If Andy Burnham wanted to inject some edge into his meeting with Donald Trump later (which he doesn’t), he could bring along a copy of today’s Financial Times. This front page headline…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
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Waymo’s latest expansion strategy: teenagers
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Waymo’s latest expansion strategy: teenagers

Waymo is opening its robotaxi service to teenagers aged 13 to 17 in Nashville, its second city to offer rides to minors.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
Investing in global talent and AI literacy
TechnologyGoogle Blog

Investing in global talent and AI literacy

Google is providing 100,000 scholarships to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) through the AI Skills Coalition.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
‘How do you get a result without contacting a newspaper?’: your questions for our consumer champion answered
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‘How do you get a result without contacting a newspaper?’: your questions for our consumer champion answered

In her weekly column for the Guardian, Anna Tims solves readers consumer problems – ranging from the devastating to the ridiculous . She answered your questions on AI chat bots, consumer protection and how companies keep getting away with terrible customer service TLouis1990 asks: What are your tips for getting the best out…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
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Big tech says AI can find a cure for cancer. So where is it?
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Big tech says AI can find a cure for cancer. So where is it?

Alongside warnings about its ability to destroy humanity, artificial intelligence is also hailed for its potential to revolutionise health treatment. Just how far can it take us?

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
Nick Clegg could make £30m windfall from datacentre startup Nscale flotation
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Nick Clegg could make £30m windfall from datacentre startup Nscale flotation

The former UK deputy prime minister is a board member of the UK-based company and owns 917,000 shares Nick Clegg could make approximately $40m (£30m) from the planned float of Nscale as the UK-based datacentre company prepares for a US stock market listing. The former UK deputy prime minister owns more than 917,000 shares in…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
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We just shipped support for the ugliest part of HTTP: Vary
TechnologyCloudflare Blog

We just shipped support for the ugliest part of HTTP: Vary

Vary support is now available in Cache Rules on every plan. You can normalize known negotiation headers, pass exact values through to the origin when those small differences matter, or bypass cache when the variation is too unpredictable.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
Superpowers cannot solve world’s problems, UN chief says in final general assembly address
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Superpowers cannot solve world’s problems, UN chief says in final general assembly address

António Guterres says humanity faces unprecedented convergence of threats but mechanisms for collective action are under growing strain The world’s fault lines have turned from cracks into canyons as superpowers show that they alone do not have the military, economic and technological power to guarantee security or solve the…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
These journalists share vital reporting with thousands of US immigrants – all by text and WhatsApp
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These journalists share vital reporting with thousands of US immigrants – all by text and WhatsApp

Independent outlets are leaning on social media, chat and other nontraditional methods to fight disinformation When Allan Marrero, an asylum seeker from the Cayman Islands , was released after five months in immigration detention, his family made sure to invite one journalist to his celebration: Eileen Grench, a reporter with…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
The world freaked out about AI doomsday. Now what?
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The world freaked out about AI doomsday. Now what?

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will meet each other next week, but it’s unlikely they’ll agree to AI regulation Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m your host, Blake Montgomery, US tech editor at the Guardian, writing to you while reading and disagreeing with Jenny Odell’s 2019 book How to Do Nothing .

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
Using AI to ‘talk to animals’ might make us feel clever – but what, if anything, does it do for them?
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Using AI to ‘talk to animals’ might make us feel clever – but what, if anything, does it do for them?

As animal behaviorists increasingly use AI in their research, they grapple with how to wield the technology responsibly I’m sitting in a small boat in Shark Bay, Australia, eavesdropping on a conversation between some of Earth’s most intelligent beings. The motor is off, the turquoise sea is glassy, and Stephanie King and I are…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
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NVIDIA Isaac ROS 5.0 Advances Agentic, Open Source Robotics Development
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NVIDIA Isaac ROS 5.0 Advances Agentic, Open Source Robotics Development

To build and deploy sophisticated robotics applications that can perceive, reason and act in dynamic environments, developers need new physical AI models and tools. The ROS open framework is a project from Open Robotics that helps humans build robots.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
OpenAI’s George Osborne says datacentre nimbys holding back Britain
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OpenAI’s George Osborne says datacentre nimbys holding back Britain

Former chancellor, now senior figure at OpenAI, says UK needs datacentres to maintain ‘sovereignty’ over AI tech UK politics live – latest updates Datacentre nimbys are holding Britain back, George Osborne has said in reaction to nationwide protests about the giant water- and energy-guzzling structures. The former Tory…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
AI is generating a new wave of US populism. It could be a tipping point | Robert Reich
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AI is generating a new wave of US populism. It could be a tipping point | Robert Reich

It’s becoming obvious to many Americans that corporations have been raking it in while workers take it on the chin Last week, the unlikely duo of Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon spoke before a Washington group demanding a stop to AI and its datacenters. Notably, both lambasted the corporate oligarchs behind AI.

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
AI could be a bubble and is not yet making Australia more productive, Michele Bullock says
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AI could be a bubble and is not yet making Australia more productive, Michele Bullock says

RBA governor says AI is ‘great white hope’ but its adoption is so far adding to inflation, rather than economic growth Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Reserve Bank governor said AI could be a bubble and there was no evidence it is making the economy more efficient, as the Albanese government…

Why it mattersThis can change expectations for interest rates, currencies, bond yields and the valuation of risk assets.
British Columbia sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over Tumbler Ridge mass school shooting
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British Columbia sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over Tumbler Ridge mass school shooting

Canadian province alleges deadly attack could have been prevented if company had warned police of shooter’s ChatGPT use British Columbia has sued OpenAI in California, saying a mass shooting at a school in the province could have been prevented if the company had warned local ⁠law enforcement that the shooter ⁠had used…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
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The rise of Big Toothbrush: how did our mouths become such a lucrative market?
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The rise of Big Toothbrush: how did our mouths become such a lucrative market?

People in the UK are more interested in oral health than ever - and you can now buy prebiotic toothpastes and brushes that cost up to £600. Yet we remain in the midst of a serious dental crisis A December 1969 report from the consumer magazine Which?

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
Black Tesla employees accuse company of fostering racial discrimination in major trial
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Black Tesla employees accuse company of fostering racial discrimination in major trial

Lawyers say Black employees at Tesla experienced ‘rampant racism’ that was left unchecked for years at their flagship factory in California Dozens of Black employees at Tesla’s flagship plant in California said they were subject to racist slurs, unequal pay and promotions, and bullying by supervisors on a daily basis, a…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
Halt super-intelligent AI with non-proliferation treaty, Ed Davey to say
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Halt super-intelligent AI with non-proliferation treaty, Ed Davey to say

At Lib Dems’ conference in Brighton, leader will accuse Andy Burnham of relying on Donald Trump and ‘tech bros’ to solve problem Ed Davey is to call for a global nuclear-style non-proliferation treaty to halt the development of super-intelligent AI when he makes his keynote speech at the Liberal Democrat conference, accusing…

Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.

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