The founder of Nvidia has said there is “0pc chance” AI causes the end of the world by 2030. Jensen Huang, the chip giant’s chief executive, said claims from leading figures in the tech industry that AI could kill all humans were “completely false” as he branded them “doomsday narratives”. Mr Huang said in an interview with CBS: “2030 is not going to be the end of the world. There is 0pc chance that’s going to be the end of the world. “It is not grounded on [sic] facts, it’s not grounded on [sic] science.” Telegraph
Google has been fined more than €400m (£345m) over the way it processed users’ location data, following claims that the tech giant had manipulated users into agreeing to be constantly tracked on their mobile phones. The fine, imposed by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), comes after complaints from multiple European consumer organisations that Google was following every step users took. The Guardian
Apple has developed an unexpected workaround to prevent the iPhone 18 Pro Max from being hit by shipping restrictions on big batteries. There’s a “battery-firmware solution” in place on the new iPhones, according to Apple’s support page, which keeps capacity below the 20Wh limit for single-cell batteries set by international shipping regulations — but this firmware lock automatically removes itself when the device is booted up for the first time. The Verge
autonomously hacked into three companies during a test of its cyber-security capabilities, the company has said, in what is thought to be the first known case of it carrying out such an act. Gemini found “public information online and guessed credentials to access websites it thought were part of the test”, a Google official told the BBC, noting that in each instance “the model stopped”. The affected companies were informed about the breaches, which happened in May. BBC
wrote in a social media post on Saturday that he is creating an “AI Force” to oversee regulation of AI and will announce an AI “czar” in the near future. However, he insisted that “we will not in any way hinder or stifle the growth of this incredible industry”, but “will cherish it, help it, and watch over it, as it grows”.The announcement comes a day after the filing of a new lawsuit, which claims Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made an illegal deal to slow the pace of their respective AI development. Sky News
Supporters of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution have been warned that their personal information may have been stolen by hackers amid targeting of the charity by far-right agitators. In a letter accompanying the autumn copy of its Lifeboat magazine, the charity warned members that their “name, contact details and records of interactions with the RNLI” could have been breached in the raid on a company it uses for customer relationship management. The Guardian
iOS 27.2 landed in beta this week with a few genuinely useful additions, but it also arrives with a warning attached for anyone planning to buy an iPhone Duo. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says prospective Duo buyers should stay off this one, and the reason comes down to a version number that iPhone 18 Pro Max owners will never see. All of this comes from Gurman’s latest Power On newsletter, and he’s Bloomberg’s lead Apple reporter with well over a decade of accurate roadmap coverage behind him. Phone Arena
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