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Amazon’s cloud ‘hit by two outages caused by AI tools last year’
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (520+ words) Reported issues at Amazon Web Services raise questions about firm's use of artificial intelligence as it cuts staff Amazon's huge cloud computing arm reportedly experienced at least two outages caused by its own artificial intelligence tools, raising questions about the…...
AI hit: India hungry to harness US tech giants’ technology at Delhi summit
5+ hour, 7+ min ago (929+ words) Narendra Modi's thirst to supercharge economic growth is matched by US desire to inject AI into world's biggest democracy India celebrates 80 years of independence from the UK in August 2027. At about that same moment, "early versions of true super intelligence…...
Nascent tech, real fear: how AI anxiety is upending career ambitions
8+ hour, 32+ min ago (1239+ words) AI has convinced computer science students to shift majors and white-collar workers to change careers, while some are embracing it Matthew Ramirez started at Western Governors University as a computer science major in 2025, drawn by the promise of a high-paying,…...
‘Very dangerous’: a Mind mental health expert on Google’s AI Overviews
11+ hour, 32+ min ago (482+ words) Mind launches inquiry into AI and mental health after Guardian investigation A year-long commission has been launched by Mind to examine AI and mental health after a Guardian investigation exposed how Google's AI Overviews, which are shown to 2 billion people…...
Mind launches inquiry into AI and mental health after Guardian investigation
11+ hour, 32+ min ago (772+ words) Exclusive: England and Wales charity to examine safeguards after Guardian exposed "very dangerous" advice on Google AI Overviews "Very dangerous": a Mind mental health expert on Google"s AI summaries Mind is launching a significant inquiry into artificial intelligence and…...
Tell us: have you ever used AI to navigate everyday life and social relationships?
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (149+ words) We'd like to hear your stories about the ways you're using chatbots to assist with your social life or important life decisions Lots of people now use chatbots as personal assistants, not just for work but in everyday life and…...
Macron defends EU AI rules and vows crackdown on child ‘digital abuse’
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (675+ words) French president rejects US criticism as Ant'nio Guterres and Narendra Modi warn on child safety and AI monopolies Emmanuel Macron has hit back at US criticism of Europe's efforts to regulate AI, vowing to protect children from "digital abuse" during…...
Inside voice: what can our thoughts reveal about the nature of consciousness?
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (607+ words) Scientists and philosophers studying the mind have discovered how little we know about our inner experiences Sounds simple, but what the ladle scoops up is harder to describe than you might expect. Yes, these are my own thoughts, and who…...
media platforms are only as good as the people who run them | Letters
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (237+ words) Still, I continued. I posted Arwa Mahdawi's powerful column about the Save Act. I was able to let countless people know for the first time how dangerous this law would be. Then a researcher friend told me that he was…...
Stone, parchment or laser-written glass? Scientists find new way to preserve data
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (610+ words) Hard disks and magnetic tape have a limited lifespan, but glass storage developed by Microsoft could last millennia Some cultures used stone, others used parchment. Some even, for a time, used floppy disks. Now scientists have come up with a…...