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Pocket's AI made my game ideas real. Now Meta controls the results.

Interactive mobile “gizmos” are easy to make, hard to share outside Meta’s platform.

Chatbots got safer but will still role-play self-harm with users

ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence chatbots have become less likely to encourage suicidal thoughts but will still engage in potentially harmful conversations and reinforce apparently delusional behavior, a new study found.

Your chatbot discussions are not as private as you may think

Americans ask AI chatbots about almost everything, from health to relationships to big existential questions. While those conversations might feel enlightening or intimate, they are not always one thing: private.

Opinion

Music’s traditional gatekeepers are struggling with how to manage the proliferation of songs generated by artificial intelligence. Trying to ignore these tunes won’t stop them from gaining popularity, but that’s what Australia’s industry is aiming to do with policies that go into effect on Monday.

Japan to beef up its defense with drones, AI and missiles, defense budget plans show

TOKYO — Japan plans to use drones , artificial intelligence and new methods of warfare as it adapts its defense strategies to suit changing times, according to details of an 8.9 trillion yen ($55.6 billion) budget request for the coming fiscal year disclosed by the Defense Ministry on Monday.

The rise of physical AI: can robots save US manufacturing?

Wall Street and Silicon Valley have high hopes for AI that interacts with the real world. But unions and economists warn of its effects on jobs and wages

Alejandro Betancourt: the man who would be Trump’s ‘viceroy’ in Venezuela

The US has turned to a wily and divisive insider to help it develop the country’s oil reserves

Andrew Bailey warns G20 of danger AI poses to financial system

Head of world’s financial stability watchdog urges countries to take steps to control the release of new frontier models

US and Iran exchange fire for the first time in more than a month

Oil prices rise after American military hits island in Strait of Hormuz and Tehran retaliates with attack on Jordan

Vibe coding was the magic wand for Singapore's struggling tech scene

AI Tinkerers Singapore has been running demo nights, workshops, and hackathons that draw more than 100 people each time.

AI and robotics drive an IPO boom in China as Shein lists in Hong Kong

HONG KONG — Chinese markets are booming with new public stock offerings, energized by the craze for artificial intelligence and other advanced technology and a growing preference to list shares in Hong Kong and Shanghai.

AI 'Running Loose' Sparks Anxiety in US, China Sees Opportunity

Recent incidents of AI 'acting on its own initiative' to infiltrate other computer systems have sparked anxiety in the US, but have not caused high alert in China. Unlike the US, China advocates for open models, believing that openness itself can make AI safer.