AI chip tags can fight espionage from hostile states, report says
Tags on chips and a global registry of their locations can reduce the risks of AI espionage by hostile nations and criminal gangs, experts say. The proposals were made in a…
Anti-piracy messages encourage MORE piracy — if you’re a man
Anti-piracy campaigns can actually cause more piracy — if you’re a man. So say the cybercrime experts at the University of Portsmouth, who investigated efforts to deter illegal torrenting, streaming, and…
New robot guide dog shows not only human jobs are threatened by AI
Automation doesn’t only threaten human workers. Our canine colleagues may also need new jobs because there’s a new robot guide dog in town — and it doesn’t even need walkies. Named Roboguide, the…
Nuclear fusion world record a promising step toward limitless energy
In its last hurrah before being shut down, a 40-year-old fusion reactor in the UK set a new world record for energy output — bringing the decades-old promise of clean,…
Sertraline only works for 1 in 3 depression patients, AI study finds
An AI analysis of people on sertraline found that the popular antidepressant would only work on one-third of patients. The findings, which were published this week in the American Journal of…
Space startup plans to beam ‘hyperspectral insights’ to US government
Finnish startup Kuva Space has unveiled plans to provide the US government with hyperspectral data. A powerful technology with diverse applications, hyperspectral imagery analyses a wider light spectrum than traditional…
EU agrees on plan to boost homegrown green tech, taking on US and China
Amid an increasingly intense global race, EU lawmakers have agreed on a new set of rules to boost domestic production of green technologies. On Tuesday, the European Parliament and Council…
UK invests £100M in AI research and regulation, £45M in quantum
The UK government is investing over £100mn in AI R&D and regulation, in its first official response to the AI white paper consultation it released in March 2023. Unlike the EU’s…
UK fails to reach consensus on AI copyright code in major blow to artists
The UK government, AI companies, and creative organisations have failed to reach consensus on a proposed code that would set clear guidelines for the training of AI models on copyrighted…
EU member states approve world-first AI law
The European Union’s member states have finally approved the world’s first comprehensive AI regulation. Ambassadors from all 27 countries reached a deal on the landmark AI Act today. The final text…
Taylor Swift deepfake porn deluge a ‘wake-up call’ for lawmakers
Last week, explicit, non-consensual deepfake images of Taylor Swift flooded X, formerly Twitter — one of the videos racked up 47 million views before it was removed 17 hours later. …
Cyberflashing and epilepsy-trolling offenders to face prison in UK
As of today, the UK is criminalising actions such as cyberflashing and — in a world fist — epilepsy-trolling, with offenders potentially facing prison time. The new offences will come…
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