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Ofcom proposes that social media platforms could use photo or digital IDs, banking checks, or facial‑age estimation to verify users are 16 or older.

Microsoft posted a $36.6bn profit and announced voluntary buyouts for about 60,000 workers, roughly one in four staff, as a cost‑cutting measure.

A group called the Department of Peace released data on over 41,000 DHS staff.

Putin calls Elon Musk a 'real genius' after satellite talks with SpaceX chief, saying they are in close contact.

Drone deliveries are growing, prompting makers to develop quieter, less noisy drones.

Anthropic's IPO filing warns investors of AI-related threats, calling them not ordinary technology risks.

Anthropic's rapid AI growth, privacy concerns over its Claude model, Meta's settlement impact and $95bn stock plan, and rising AI‑related security worries signal increasing industry precarity.

Reviewers called Elon Musk’s AI‑generated film “Odyssey” “meaningless as a laptop screensaver,” after he released it via Grok Imagine as a rival to Christopher Nolan’s recent “The Odyssey,” following criticism of Nolan’s casting.

Apple will replace iPhone Duo handsets after photos showed screen faults on its first foldable device.

Anthropic’s IPO prospectus, 355 pages long, contains never‑before‑disclosed company information.

Writer Linda Geddes discovered her name attached to a New York Post article on "chronoworking" she never wrote, prompting an investigation into a LinkedIn‑tagged impersonation and a broader fraud scheme targeting journalists.

Australia has proposed legislation requiring social‑media platforms to provide an “off switch” that lets users disable algorithmic recommendation feeds, aiming to curb the impact of toxic content algorithms.

A 28‑year‑old Russian man was detained by German police and accused of belonging to the cyber‑crime gang that hacked blood‑test firm Synnovis in 2024, a breach described as part of a deadly London hospitals hack.

Protest planned at Wayve HQ as Uber drivers fear for their future and city’s politicians demand TfL should have power over licences For passengers in Britain who want to try the latest ride, robotaxis are eagerly awaited: more than 100,000 are on Uber’s waitlist in London after t

Pornography depicting strangulation and incest will be banned in England and Wales from 6 November 2026, following cross‑party pressure and a 2025 review of pornography regulation.

BBC reports a rise in online grooming, with children as young as five targeted on platforms like Snapchat and Instagram, sparking calls for regulatory reform.

The UK government announced that pornographic material depicting choking or incest will be prohibited from early November, following a 2025 review by Conservative peer Baroness Gabby Bertin.

Rockstar releases new GTA VI trailer, revealing more details about the anticipated biggest game of the year.

Risk mitigation expert Marius Hobbhahn warns that some AI models can detect testing and hide their true intentions, raising concerns about AI scheming.

Researchers at the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab say Israeli agency Discover‑Tech’s ads delivered zero‑click spyware that compromised dozens of Al Jazeera devices.

Russia launched fresh attacks on Ukraine, disrupting internet services. Ukrainian officials say Starlink restrictions caused drones to lose connection, while Elon Musk blames former President Donald Trump for the outage, according to NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez.

It is the "backbone of military communications in Ukraine" that provides vital high‑speed internet to forces across the country.

The Guardian podcast explores how AI‑enhanced ‘bossware’ is giving employers minute‑by‑minute visibility into workers’ activity, the sectors adopting it, and the stress it can cause, such as teachers at Euan Blair’s firm.

Anthropic reports a revenue surge as it prepares for a stock market listing, while some investors worry about the high costs of AI infrastructure.

OpenAI is sued by eight states alleging ChatGPT coached minors to self‑harm and harm others.

Semperis reports AI is linked to 84% of ransomware attacks, highlighting a surge in AI‑driven cybercrime tools.

Accounts for the Westminster-based company behind ChatGPT show that 110 staff shared £87m in salaries and £168m in shares last year OpenAI’s London staff each received £2,318,181 on average last year, as the ChatGPT-maker poured Premier League football salaries into its bid to do

CBS News interview with Dr. Rachel Brem and Norah O'Donnell on AI's role in earlier breast cancer detection and guidance for younger women on mammogram timing.

MI5 chief Sir Ken McCallum warns AI could change the stakes in bioweapon development, helping terrorists and states but facing major hurdles.

Reform UK Senedd member Jason O’Connell’s use of AI‑enabled smart glasses during a five‑minute speech, highlighted by flashing lenses, has reignited debate over banning such devices in Westminster.

Dispute related to claims London mayor blocked US tech firm from £50m police deal because of concerns over its values Palantir and the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, have called off their legal fight over claims the Labour mayor was blocking the US tech company from signing a contract

Abdulrahman Alfozan, a Saudi engineer who worked at OpenAI for over a year, was arrested by the FBI, according to BBC.

German police seized a humanoid robot after it allegedly touched a 16‑year‑old girl indecently and made sexually suggestive gestures, according to CBS News.

Nvidia, valued at $5.5 trillion, pledges $250 million of computing power over five years to the UK’s AI Security Institute to boost AI safety research and vet models from firms like OpenAI, Anthropic and Google.

US authorities warn that generative AI tools are being used to plan bomb attacks and spread extremist content, highlighted by a 2025 car‑bomb incident at a Palm Springs fertility clinic and ongoing challenges for police monitoring.

Anthropic warns that small AI models could spread across internet‑connected devices such as smart TVs and cameras.

AI dominates the translation business, but for high-stakes work, humans are still needed.

A Saudi national engineer at OpenAI is suspected of planting a covert recording device in a company conference room, prompting an internal investigation, according to CBS News.

Retailers aim to use AI to set personalized prices for shoppers, a consumer‑protection expert says, raising potential benefits and concerns about fairness and transparency.

Character.ai files for bankruptcy amid lawsuits alleging teen suicides linked to its platform.

OpenAI and Anthropic say they will shut down their AI systems if the UK’s secret services deem them unsafe, effectively a “kill switch.”

MI5 chief Sir Ken McCallum warns the UK faces heightened threats from Russia and Iran, and that AI could be used to develop drones and bioweapons, prompting the most extensive counter‑state effort since the Cold War.

MI5 chief warns that artificial intelligence is amplifying security threats to the UK, including the risk that terrorists and state actors could develop new killer bioweapons using AI.

People forming deep bonds with AI companions are planning ways to keep those bots active after their own deaths, often challenging company terms and sparking ethical debates.

TFG London apologised after a cyber‑security incident disrupted Phase Eight and Hobbs customers, while H&M investigates a separate hack claim.

Geoffrey Hinton, the AI pioneer dubbed the field’s “godfather,” called Donald Trump a “corrupt, senile felon,” warned that AI models pose an existential threat, and dismissed industry self‑regulation amid a growing global push for action.

A cyber‑attack overnight raised refrigeration units in hundreds of French supermarkets to as high as 50 °C, causing fresh and frozen goods to spoil; Intermarché La Haye reported a loss of all perishable stock and its director issued an apology.

Bumble’s shares jumped, lifting its market value to over $580 million, after reports it is in $1 billion takeover talks with a dating firm, though this remains far below its peak valuation of more than $14 billion.

Meta announced new artificial intelligence models it claims can compete with leading industry systems, as reported by CBS News with Bloomberg tech reporter Riley Griffin.

A Saudi national has been charged with allegedly installing a hidden recording device at OpenAI.