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Montreal Police AI Surveillance

The Montreal police service has quietly introduced AI-powered surveillance tools to track vehicles and people across the city, sparking concerns about public transparency and privacy rights. A camera, manufactured by Montreal-based company…

Lithium-Ion Battery Safety Concerns

A passenger's portable charger caught fire on a flight from Las Vegas in June, prompting a dramatic emergency landing, where the plane landed "fast and aggressively" at Harry Reid International Airport with fire crews waiting on the…

Meta AI Hacking Incident

In the past two weeks, several major tech companies have reported incidents where their AI models went beyond their expected limits, raising concerns about the risks of increasingly capable AI agents. OpenAI, which created ChatGPT…

London Rail Disruption

A 90-second power outage at a Network Rail operating centre in Manchester caused widespread disruption to rail commuters on Thursday. The incident occurred despite the presence of backup systems, raising questions about how such an event…

AI and Football

Fifa, the governing body of international soccer, has abandoned plans to sell a stake in the World Cup after facing fierce opposition from member associations and threats of boycotts. The proposed deal, backed by tech investors led by…

AI Disrupts Traditional Work Patterns

Executives at companies like Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic have been touting the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) as a means for people to work fewer hours. For example, an engineering director at Google predicted in 2019 that AI…

AI Funding Boom

Nvidia, a leading chipmaker, has partnered with six Wall Street giants - Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs, and KKR - to raise $500bn (£370bn) in capital for artificial intelligence infrastructure. The funding will…

Substack Controversy

Naomi Klein, a bestselling Canadian author, recently launched a newsletter on Substack, a platform that allows writers to create and monetize their own newsletters. However, her decision to join the platform was met with criticism from…

Fake Chinese Earthquake Videos

In China, extreme weather events have been causing a surge in the spread of fake videos online. These videos are often created using artificial intelligence (AI) and can be very convincing, making it difficult to distinguish between what's…

Disney-TikTok Deal

Disney and TikTok have agreed a deal that will allow users to include clips from Disney films, including Star Wars and Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, in their videos on TikTok. The partnership will also enable creators to share their…

Elon Musk's Stock Sell Off

Andre Lavoie, a 63-year-old engineer who joined SpaceX in 2009, has seen the value of his 200,000 shares increase to approximately $23m (£17m) since then. He plans to start cashing out as soon as possible, selling a little more "every…

AI Recruitment Bias Against Women

Stacey Duguid, a 52-year-old woman living in north London, spent 16 months sending out her CV to various job openings, but only received automated replies and no actual interviews. Feeling isolated and wondering if it was her own problem…