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Google drops pledge on AI use for weapons

The tech giant has updated the principles governing its development of artificial intelligence.

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Australia bans DeepSeek on government devices over security risk

The Australian government says the Chinese AI app is a threat to it and its assets.

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The Sims at 25: How a virtual dollhouse took over the world

Some people didn’t expect it to last a year. Here’s how the popular life simulator has stayed alive.

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Bill Gates has given away billions, but ‘still has more to give’

The Microsoft co-founder says he enjoys giving away his fortune and it won’t leave his kids poor.

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Barclays says payment issues resolved after tech outage

The bank says a technical issue, which began on Friday and impacted the its app, online banking and payments, has been resolved.

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Why Dynasty Warriors makers scrapped sequel to reinvent series

Tomohiko Sho says the unreleased game was something fans were ‘starting to get a bit bored of’.

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AI-generated child sex abuse images targeted with new laws

Yvette Cooper says the UK will make it illegal to own AI tools to make images of child sexual abuse.

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Barclays outage affecting payments and online banking

The bank says its app also affected, as is the phone line and messenger service for customers

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How an AI written book shows why the tech ‘terrifies’ creatives

The BBC’s technology editor Zoe Kleinman is given an AI-made book that claims it was written by her.

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Mexico asks Google Maps not to rename Gulf of Mexico

US President Donald Trump has ordered that the body of water be renamed the Gulf of America.

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