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Big AI is trying to own the pathway to work. Universities shouldn’t play along | Ella Hafermalz

Soon they may claim it entirely, a disastrous result for students. We know that students are using AI at school and at university. In conversations with those I teach, I'm struck by the trust many place in it. They turn…

“No social media under the age of 13. No personal account under the age of 15,” said von der Leyen at a speech in Strasbourg on Wednesday. “Europe has the power to act,” she said. ‘Burden of proof’ The Kids Act, details…

Flock Once Touted Its Cameras as ‘Made in the USA.’ Now It’s Not So Clear

A decade later, where the company assembles its signature—and fiercely debated —product has become more of a mystery. For years, Flock touted publicly that its devices were produced in the United States. But more recent…

Ancient skeleton shows woman in imperial China had her nose amputated

She lived for at least a few years after the incident and may have worn a prosthetic nose over the hole. The archaeologists who found her remains, buried face down in a cemetery, think this may be the only known physical…

Drone Start-Up Zipline Seeks $1bn At $20bn Valuation

Venture capital firm Paradigm, a previous investor, is in discussions to lead the round, with previous backer Tiger Global Management also considering participation, the report said, citing unnamed sources. Zipline…

Judge orders Microsoft to spill internal docs and scour execs' comms in secondhand licensing case

The legal spat between secondhand software reseller ValueLicensing and Microsoft took another turn this week: a consent order was published with demands for documents from past and present Microsoft head honchos, and a…

Uncontrolled AI could lead to 'silicon species' rivalling humans, warns Microsoft

Speaking to the BBC's Today programme, the chief executive said it was "right" for people to be concerned about AI, but there were "very practical things that we can do" to control it. The comments are the latest in a…

Anthropic folds Cowork into Claude and launches Docs and Slides

Now, users do not have to pick between chatting with Claude or assigning it a task. Instead, Claude will decide how to handle each request, according to a company blog post on Wednesday. Cowork started in January as a…

Apple Developing Potential ARM-Based AI Server

The server could be sold to AI developers, governments and other companies, the report said, citing multiple unnamed sources. Two versions of the system are in development, a smaller one using two of Apple’s planned M8…

Your Pixel's biggest lock screen security hole is getting patched

On Pixel phones, you can access the Quick Settings panel from the lock screen without unlocking the device. Google is finally addressing this long-standing security issue in the latest Android Canary build. The latest…