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What to know about plans for one of Europe’s largest AI data centres

The facility in Lappeenranta, Finland, will offer up to 310 megawatts of power, the same as three hyperscaler data centres.

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Australia accuses social media giants of ignoring under-16 ban

The eSafety Commissioner identified 'poor practices' from social media companies, such as platforms allowing unlimited attempts for a user to pass their age assurance methods.

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Europe's AI leader Mistral raises $830m for data centre near Paris

The data centre will give Mistral 44 megawatts of power, which is one and a half times more energy than a traditional data centre uses.

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Meet the astronauts going on the Artemis II mission towards to Moon

Four astronauts from the United States and Canada are about to take off on the Artemis II mission that will circle the Moon.

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Governments pressured to stop ‘enshitification' as internet worsens

A platform becomes ‘enshitified’ when it introduces paid features or subscriptions that makes a user’s experience worse than it used to be.

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AI that agrees too much with user could distort judgment, study finds

Even a brief interaction with a flattering chatbot could “skew an individual’s judgment,” making people less likely to apologise or attempt to repair relationships, the study found.

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Porn sites failing to protect minors, EU Commission says

Websites, including Pornhub, rely on their users to self-disclose whether they are over 18, which the European Commission says does not adequately protect children.

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EU investigates Snapchat over child safety concerns

The European Commission suspects that adults masquerade as young users on Snapchat and recruit them for illegal activities or to exploit them sexually.

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Meta and YouTube made addictive products that harmed youth, jury finds

The jury agreed with the 20-year-old plaintiff, who testified at trial that she became addicted to social media as a child and that this addiction exacerbated her mental health struggles.

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NASA unveils plan to build President Trump’s permanent ‘Moon base’

President Donald Trump had told the agency it has until 2030 to build a permanent lunar base.

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Meta knowingly harmed children's mental health, US jury finds

Meta engaged in "unconscionable" trade practices that unfairly took advantage of the vulnerabilities and inexperiences of children, according to a US jury.

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Russian hackers targeting US officials on messaging apps, warns FBI

Attackers impersonate official support accounts on messaging platforms, luring users to click malicious links.

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AI fuels surge in child abuse content, new report finds

AI-generated content is more explicit, extreme and complex than other types of child pornography that have been seen in the past, says the Internet Watch Foundation.

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Senior European journalist suspended over made-up AI quotes

Journalist Peter Vandermeersch, who worked with Dutch publisher Mediahuis, reportedly fabricated expert quotes into 15 of 53 articles written for them

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Millions of iPhones vulnerable to new ‘hit-and-run’ cyber hack

So-called ‘DarkSword’ attacks break through Apple devices’ security defences to steal personal data in seconds.

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Dictionary sues OpenAI for using copyrighted materials to train AI

Merriam-Webster claims OpenAI used approximately 100,000 articles, encyclopedia and dictionary entries to train ChatGPT without authorisation.

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Meta to end encrypted private messaging on Instagram

End-to-end encryption is a way of sending messages to the intended recipients without anyone else, including tech companies, being able to read them.

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AI firms are hiring weapons experts to prevent ‘catastrophic misuse’

Anthropic and OpenAI are recruiting experts on chemicals and explosions to build safety guardrails for their AI systems.

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The cyberattacks that are reshaping the Iran war

State-linked and hacktivist groups have claimed a series of cyberattacks against the United States and Israel since the war with Iran began.

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From AI agents to space: Highlights from Nvidia’s GTC keynote

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang spoke for almost three hours in California, unveiling a series of new softwares from his company that will bring autonomous AI to businesses, space and robotaxis.

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