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AI Data Centers: Rising Costs Fuel U.S. Political Backlash
AI data centers are emerging as a local cost-of-living issue in the United States, where electricity bills and water use have helped turn the technology
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OpenAI GPT-6 Cyber: 81 Firefox Flaws, 948 Linux Exploits
AI-assisted security research can expose weaknesses before attackers exploit them — but the same tools can also produce working attack code. OpenAI says its new
PBR theorem challenges Einstein’s idea of objective reality
A theorem developed by Matthew Pusey, Jonathan Barrett and Terry Rudolph has challenged the idea that quantum mechanics reflects incomplete knowledge of an objectively real world. Physicist Jacques Pienaar recalled that he saw the result as ending that research program. Experimental work has since tested the theorem, renewing questions about what quantum mechanics says reality can be.
Can AI Models Know Their Own Thoughts? Researchers Put the Claim to the Test
Whether an AI can identify its own internal processes could affect how much people trust what it says about its answers. Researchers are now testing
BodyBlendz Accused of Using AI to Recreate Competitors’ Skincare Images
An allegation against skincare brand BodyBlendz puts a practical risk for small creative businesses in focus: images made for one client may be reused to
Meta still training Australians: How to opt out
Meta has made an objection form available to Australians who do not want their public data used to train its AI, but the company did not announce the change. The form has been available since July 2025, tucked into privacy settings. Private accounts, private messages and accounts identified as belonging to under-18s are already exempt, according to Meta.
Marvell’s $115 Billion Lumentum Deal Raises Stakes in AI Infrastructure Race
Marvell is betting $115 billion that the next phase of AI infrastructure will depend on more than powerful processors. Its reported deal to acquire optical-c...
Cambridge Study Challenges Theory That Comets Delivered Life’s Ingredients
A University of Cambridge study says comet impacts were unlikely to deliver life-building molecules to early Earth intact. Computer simulations found no successful impacts on average, while researchers say asteroids could offer another source of the chemical ingredients.
Grayndler artists organize against proposed AI access to Australian creative work
Artists and other creative workers in Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s electorate are organizing against a federal proposal that could let AI companies use ...
Crows make faster better decisions in screen test
Two carrion crows chose the direction of moving dots in an average of about 235 milliseconds, while maintaining accuracy when the patterns were clear. Researchers recorded activity from 248 neurons in a brain region involved in decision-making and could predict the birds’ choices before they pecked the screen.
Canada and EU Launch Alliance With Ukraine Loan and Deals on Minerals, AI
Canada will contribute an initial €500 million to a €90 billion European Union support loan for Ukraine under a new alliance launched by Canadian and
AI-Designed Virus Given to Patient in Experimental Fight Against Resistant Bacteria
Radical Numerics says a virus designed by its AI model has been given to a patient with an antibiotic-resistant infection, marking what the San Francisco
New York Restricts Chatbots From Encouraging Self-Harm in Children
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a law restricting how chatbots interact with children, with the rules taking effect in January. The measure bars systems from encouraging self-harm or secrecy and limits their use of a child’s past personal or health information. Advocates at a Common Sense Media summit called the law a start, while urging broader safeguards for artificial intelligence.
Gruffalo Illustrator Weighs Legal Action Against AI Firms Over Use of His Work
Axel Scheffler, the illustrator behind The Gruffalo, is seriously considering legal action against artificial intelligence companies over what he says is the...
NatWest Cuts 1,000 Jobs in Push to Become AI-Driven Bank
NatWest Group cut about 1,000 full-time jobs in the three months to September, as the UK bank pressed ahead with plans to simplify operations and
US Economy Grows 3.4% in Third Quarter as Consumers and AI Spending Outrun Forecasts
The US economy grew faster than expected over the summer, a result that makes a further interest rate increase look more likely and keeps pressure
Hynix Shares Soar 8% as Record Profit Tops Estimates
SK Hynix posted record third-quarter results on Wednesday, with operating profit of 83.33 trillion won, above the 76.72 trillion won analysts expected. The South Korean chipmaker also announced about 100 trillion won in shareholder returns and halted its review of a Solidigm IPO, sending its stock sharply higher.
Mathematicians’ Feud Puts OpenAI Navier–Stokes Claim Under Scrutiny
A dispute over OpenAI's claim to have solved a famed maths problem, involving a New York University mathematician and an Anthropic-employed colleague, is feeding wider worries that AI could erode trust in scientific research.
Apple Brings AI Assistants to Pages, Keynote and Numbers
For people who build slides, draft documents or manage spreadsheets, Apple is putting an AI helper inside the apps they already use. The company says
Apple’s watchOS 27.2 Expands Siri AI to Five More Languages
watchOS 27.2 brings Siri AI to French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish, widening access beyond the feature’s initial US English support. Apple relea...
AI study questions the timing of mass extinctions
An AI model trained on fossil records suggests three of Earth’s five recognized mass extinctions unfolded over millions of years, rather than as brief events. Researchers say the findings sharpen the timeline but do not settle whether species were disappearing or being replaced. The debate also touches on claims that human activity is driving a sixth mass extinction.