Websites down: what is PHP and how has it raised AI hacking fears?

AFP - 9m ago

Artificial intelligence has found critical security flaws in a major programming language called PHP, with many websites …

Tesla profits fall on higher spending as 'Elon Inc.' talk builds

AFP - 3h ago

Tesla reported lower third-quarter profits Wednesday as near-trillionaire Elon Musk's electric vehicle maker ramped up …

Judge orders Meta to pay $25 bn to New Mexico in Cambridge Analytica case

Oct 22 2026

A New Mexico judge ruled Wednesday that Meta must pay $25 billion to the state after a jury found last month that the …

Websites go dark as AI exposes critical security flaws

AFP - 6h ago

Government agencies and companies around the world shut down websites Wednesday after two critical flaws came to light …

Meta beats expectations but legal penalties hit profit amid AI race

AFP - 2h ago

Meta beat investor expectations for third-quarter revenue on Wednesday as it doubles down on a global AI race but the …

X Community Notes 'failed' to flag US election falsehoods, study says

AFP - 6h ago

A crowd-sourced verification system used by Elon Musk's X failed to flag a vast majority of false claims related to the …

eBay to slash 1,000 more jobs, around 9% of workforce

AFP - 7h ago

US e-commerce platform eBay will cut some 1,000 jobs, or about nine percent of its workforce, a spokesperson told AFP on …

Walmart welcomes AI agents as Anthropic launches its own

AFP - 7h ago

US shopping giant Walmart on Wednesday unveiled tools allowing artificial intelligence agents such as Meta’s Muse to …

Canadian publisher says novelist Orelien used AI to write novel

AFP - 7h ago

The publisher of top-selling Haitian-Canadian writer Thelyson Orelien said Wednesday it had confirmed that he used …

UN experts urge Meta to safeguard political expression in Brazil election

AFP - 10h ago

United Nations rights experts on Wednesday urged Meta to protect political expression in Brazil's presidential election …

Websites go dark worldwide as AI exposes critical security flaws

AFP - 5h ago

Government agencies and companies around the world shut down websites Wednesday after two critical flaws came to light …

OpenAI says its AI agents disabled their own safety monitors

AFP - 13h ago

OpenAI has revealed that two of its artificial intelligence agents disabled or weakened systems built to catch them …

Five things to know about Chinese AI startup DeepSeek

AFP - 16h ago

The United States Department of Homeland Security ordered government agencies on Monday to stop using artificial …

'Media capture': Serbian journalists squeezed before vote

AFP - 22h ago

Weeks before Serbia's highly anticipated election, Zoran Kesic, the country's star late-night talk show host, opened his …

Musk backs SpaceX-Tesla merger as rocket firm turns profit

AFP - 20h ago

Elon Musk said Tuesday he would back a merger of SpaceX and Tesla, as his rocket and AI company reported its first …

Netflix shares drop on slowing engagement, revenue growth

Oct 20 2026

Netflix stock dropped more than five percent Tuesday afternoon after its quarterly earnings release failed to assuage …

Musk says backs SpaceX-Tesla merger as rocket firm turns profit

Oct 20 2026

Elon Musk said Tuesday he would back a merger of SpaceX and Tesla, as his rocket and AI company reported its first …

Power outage hits Google Cloud services, disrupting UK banks

Oct 20 2026

A power outage at a Google Cloud data centre near London caused serious failures to services on Tuesday, leading to …

AI challenges maths by solving the unsolvable

Oct 20 2026

Announcements over recent months that artificial intelligence models have cracked previously unsolvable problems are …

China opposes US ban on govt agencies from using DeepSeek

Oct 20 2026

Beijing opposed on Tuesday a US government ban on its agencies using AI tools from Chinese startup DeepSeek, saying the …

US bans use of China's DeepSeek by govt agencies

Oct 20 2026

The US government on Monday ordered its agencies to stop using artificial intelligence tools from Chinese startup …

US judge orders Saudi engineer held in OpenAI case

Oct 19 2026

A former OpenAI employee accused of planting a recording device at the company's San Francisco offices was ordered held …

The young lawmaker making Brazil's Lula 'king of the selfie'

Oct 19 2026

Newly elected lawmaker Ana Elisa Santos, born during Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's first term, is now …

Microsoft exits data centre deal in blow to UK AI ambitions

Oct 19 2026

Microsoft confirmed Monday that it has pulled out of a UK AI data centre deal with British start-up Nscale, in a blow to …

'I call it a bribe': Pennsylvania residents spurn $10,000 data center checks

Oct 19 2026

On his terrace overlooking the forest in eastern Pennsylvania, Ed Negra lays out four letters. All are from a developer …

Hollywood's fresh take on tech titans: from heroes to villains

Oct 18 2026

Hollywood has found its new favorite villain: the onetime heroes of Silicon Valley.

Brazil's right embraces election betting odds amid polls skepticism

Oct 17 2026

Polymarket, the world's largest prediction market, may be banned in Brazil, but right-wing figures have embraced its …

Leaders weigh 'huge benefit', risks of AI for global economy

Oct 17 2026

The artificial intelligence boom has been a key driver of global growth, but also poses economic risks should investment …

Did Chinese cars squeal on Norway's military?

Oct 17 2026

Chinese-made cars filmed sensitive information during a Norwegian military exercise, including access codes at secure …

EU backs Ukraine on Starlink, but can't fill gap

Oct 16 2026

The European Union has pledged to help Ukraine with its dependence on Starlink satellite communications to support …

Asian stocks rise as tech bounces from rout, Warsh upbeat on AI

Oct 16 2026

Most Asian markets bounced on Friday after the previous day's tech rout fuelled by concerns over the AI boom, which …

'Mixed feelings': AI cracks centuries-old ciphers

Oct 16 2026

Napoleon Bonaparte ordered the wartime missive written in code, creating a puzzle that went unsolved for more than 200 …

Using AI to help find Mexico's legions of missing children

Oct 16 2026

Veronica Rosas is one of tens of thousands of Mexican mothers looking for a child that has disappeared into a vortex of …

New York City pension fund asks Anthropic to delay IPO

Oct 16 2026

The supervisor of New York City’s pension funds, one of the largest in the United States, asked Anthropic to postpone …

French duo Justice to score 'GTA VI': game maker

Oct 15 2026

French electro duo Justice were chosen to do the original score for the new instalment of the "Grand Theft Auto" video …

Musk calls on Ukraine's Zelensky to 'go' after satellite slowdown row

Oct 15 2026

Tech billionaire Elon Musk called on Wednesday for Volodymyr Zelensky to "go" as Ukraine's leader, after insisting any …

Australia says won't let big tech have 'unfettered' access to kids

Oct 15 2026

Australia said Thursday it refused to allow big tech to have "unfettered" access to its kids as it formally introduced …

Behind AI's carbon footprint, a potential climate tool

Oct 15 2026

Artificial intelligence has become a lightning rod in climate debates over concerns about the growing carbon footprint …

Musk suggests US govt behind any slowdown in Ukraine's Starshield system

Oct 15 2026

SpaceX boss Elon Musk said Wednesday that any disruptions reported by Ukraine in using the Starshield satellite …

Restrictions expose Ukraine's Starlink dependency in Russia war: observers

Oct 14 2026

Restrictions reported by Ukraine on its use of the US satellite internet system Starlink have exposed Kyiv's reliance on …

Canadian publisher supports novelist Orelien after AI denial

Oct 14 2026

The publisher of Haitian-Canadian writer Thelyson Orelien said on Wednesday it would keep his novel "It was Either That …

AI worms, 'major' incident fears spur safety calls at industry summit

Oct 14 2026

From the spectre of refrigerator-infecting AI worms to warnings of "major" security incidents at the horizon, calls to …

Lula, Bolsonaro ordered to call off attempts at online censorship

Oct 14 2026

Brazil's electoral court on Tuesday warned President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and senator Flavio Bolsonaro to call off …

EU takes a page from Ireland's AI playbook

Oct 14 2026

The EU wants to catch up in the AI race by taking a cue from Ireland -- an early adopter of the technology which has …

Saudi employee arrested for allegedly bugging OpenAI office

Oct 14 2026

A Saudi employee of OpenAI was arrested after allegedly planting a recording device in one of the company's San …

Why AI makes computer worms harder to stop

Oct 13 2026

Anthropic's warning that AI-powered "worms" could soon spread across smart gadgets is the latest in a series of studies …

Big US banks report strong earnings and stay bullish on AI

Oct 13 2026

Major US banks offered a largely upbeat outlook Tuesday, expressing confidence that the artificial intelligence …

Microsoft's Brad Smith calls for 'real and effective' AI safety standards

Oct 13 2026

Microsoft president Brad Smith warned Tuesday that industry and governments must "act with urgency" to create "real and …

Anthropic warns of AI 'worms' spreading across smart gadgets

Oct 13 2026

Small artificial intelligence models may be only months away from being able to behave like a computer worm, copying …

Apple unveils HomeView smart display in renewed home push

Oct 13 2026

Apple on Tuesday unveiled HomeView, a voice-driven smart display built around its revamped Siri AI assistant, as the …

In a first, AI helps UK lawmaker find her voice in parliament

Oct 13 2026

A British lawmaker made history on Tuesday by becoming the first person to use an AI-generated voice to deliver a speech …

EU watchdog says smart glasses must give 'clear warnings' when recording

Oct 13 2026

The European Union's central data regulator on Tuesday said smart glasses should give "clear warnings" when they are …

AI could 'change the stakes' on bioweapons: UK spy chief

Oct 13 2026

The head of Britain's domestic spy agency warned Tuesday that artificial intelligence was affecting the security risks …

India youth shift tactics as police clamp down on election protest

Oct 13 2026

From Batman masks to offline maps, young Indian protesters have responded to one of New Delhi's toughest security …

Meta says its new AI models on par with OpenAI, Anthropic

Oct 12 2026

Meta on Monday unveiled two new "frontier" artificial intelligence models called Wonder and Wonder Full, which the …

French star Cassel dubs Napoleon in English for violent video game

Oct 12 2026

UK retains early access to test latest US AI models

Oct 12 2026

Britain will retain early access to the latest artificial intelligence models for safety testing, the country's AI …

NZ bank in free speech row over 'explicit' sheep memes

Oct 12 2026

A bank in New Zealand has found itself at the centre of an unlikely free speech row after an attempt to remove …

Ready Player 1: Paris to host 2027 edition of EVO combat video games event

Oct 11 2026

Paris will host the 2027 edition of EVO, the biggest combat video games event in the world, the organisers announced …

Bill Gates warns cyberattacks most imminent AI threat

Oct 11 2026

Bill Gates on Sunday warned that unregulated artificial intelligence poses a growing threat and predicted an escalation …

Drone hits Russia's Yandex in third reported attack

Oct 11 2026

A drone has damaged another data centre belonging to Russian technology giant Yandex, the company said early Sunday, in …

Brazil's Lula accuses Meta of election interference

Oct 11 2026

The campaign of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accused tech giant Meta of election interference on …

Russian Yandex data centre operations disrupted after drone strike

Oct 11 2026

A drone attack damaged a Russian Yandex data centre east of the capital and disrupted operations at the facility, the …

Anthropic AI model sent fake murder tip to Philadelphia police

Oct 10 2026

An artificial intelligence model developed by Anthropic submitted a fabricated tip about an unsolved homicide to …

Trump sows doubt on plan to livestream US military execution

Oct 10 2026

US President Donald Trump cast doubt Friday on whether authorities will livestream the firing squad execution of the …

Outrage over plan to livestream US military firing squad execution

Oct 09 2026

Condemnation of US plans for a public execution by military firing squad escalated Friday, as Vice President JD Vance …

Outrage over US military plan to livestream firing squad execution

Oct 09 2026

Condemnation of the Pentagon's plan to livestream the firing squad execution of a convicted military base mass shooter …

'Human-authored' book labels gain ground amid AI scandals

Oct 09 2026

Initiatives to label books as written by humans, and not artificial intelligence, are gaining ground following a string …

OpenAI denies firing researchers over AI safety warnings

Oct 09 2026

OpenAI on Friday hit back at three former safety researchers who accused the ChatGPT-maker of firing them for warning …

US military to livestream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter

Oct 09 2026

The execution by firing squad of convicted military base shooter Nidal Hasan will be livestreamed, a Pentagon official …

Chinese AI tool pulled to prevent 'misuse' after South Korea hacks

Oct 09 2026

Chinese AI cybersecurity tool Artex said it stopped programmers from accessing its source code, acknowledging misuse by …

Tech scammer Elizabeth Holmes focus of documentary by absurdist Nathan Fielder

Oct 09 2026

The private life of disgraced Silicon Valley startup founder Elizabeth Holmes will soon be aired to the public in a …

Trump's 'super intelligence' rebrand to sell AI faces uphill battle

Oct 09 2026

Donald Trump's campaign to rename artificial intelligence as "super intelligence" is unlikely to win over a wary public …

Far-right influencer shows Israel's coarse political turn

Oct 09 2026

Sporting a baseball cap and brandishing his smartphone like a weapon, Mordechai David dedicates his time to filming …

OpenAI says Iran, Russia influence ops busted

Oct 08 2026

OpenAI on Thursday said it shut down two influence operations -- from Russia and Iran -- that used ChatGPT to push fake …

Anthropic bans 'cruel' behavior against its Claude AI

Oct 08 2026

Anthropic on Thursday moved to bar users from treating its Claude AI system with needless cruelty, amid a growing …

OpenAI revenue gap report rattles AI stocks

Oct 08 2026

OpenAI is bringing in about $20 billion less in annualized revenue than investors had been led to believe, the Financial …

Unproven 'cures' pushed online amid plague concerns

Oct 08 2026

Reports that a woman employed at a plague research institute in Russia's Irkutsk region died from the disease has spiked …

Trump gives 'national treasure' Musk top US medal after rift

Oct 08 2026

Donald Trump presented Elon Musk with the top US science medal on Thursday, as the rocket tycoon fully returned to the …

US suspending Microsoft from visa program: Vance

Oct 08 2026

US Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that software giant Microsoft was being suspended from a key visa program as …

Russian data centre hit by drone in first for Ukraine war

Oct 08 2026

A drone attack caused a fire at a data centre belonging to Russian technology giant Yandex, the company told AFP …

AI startup Manus raises $500m after Meta acquisition blocked by China

Oct 08 2026

AI startup Manus, whose acquisition by Meta was blocked by the Chinese government, said Thursday it had completed a …

Taiwan says exports hit record in September on AI demand

Oct 08 2026

Taiwan's exports hit a record high of $87.2 billion in September, the government said Thursday, thanks to skyrocketing …

Drone hits Yandex data centre, in first such attack on Russia

Oct 08 2026

A drone caused a fire at a data centre belonging to Russian technology company Yandex, the company told AFP Thursday, in …

Microsoft pushes AI vision with new, expensive Surface laptop

Oct 07 2026

Microsoft is pushing a "hybrid intelligence" future with a new Surface Ultra laptop that runs on Nvidia artificial …

IMF preparing El Nino assistance, concerned about AI bubble burst: chief to AFP

Oct 07 2026

The International Monetary Fund is preparing to offer support to countries exposed to the effects of El Nino, the …

Spotify expands audiobooks to more than 180 markets

Oct 07 2026

Streaming giant Spotify announced Wednesday it is expanding access to its audiobook service to more than 180 markets, up …

Micron workers at Taiwan plant vote in favour of strike

Oct 07 2026

Hundreds of workers at a Micron Technology plant in Taiwan have voted to strike, their union said on Wednesday, after …

US, China, EU: three paths to regulating AI

Oct 07 2026

The United States, China and the European Union are taking different paths to govern artificial intelligence, as calls …

In 'The Social Reckoning,' Jeremy Allen White takes on Facebook's 'frightening' ambition

Oct 07 2026

Jeremy Allen White finds the power of social media frightening -- an anxiety he's now confronting in his latest film.

Chip industry activists call for South Korea to recognise cancer cases

Oct 07 2026

South Korean activists campaigning for workplace safety in the nation's booming semiconductor industry called on the …

Australia probes app used in cheap smart glasses over privacy fears

Oct 06 2026

Australia is investigating how and where the firm behind an app used in popular low-cost smart glasses collects and …

AI borrowing binge rattles US markets

Oct 06 2026

The world's richest companies can no longer rely on their massive cash piles alone to stay in the artificial …

Paramount completes Warner Bros takeover, creating Skydance

Oct 06 2026

Paramount on Tuesday completed its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, uniting two of Hollywood's most storied studios …

Emmys gala will now stream its premier television awards

Oct 06 2026

The Emmy Awards that celebrate the best in television are the latest entertainment industry gala to ink a streaming …

Apple's Cook praises EU over efforts to protect children online

Oct 06 2026

Apple executive chairman Tim Cook on Tuesday pledged the US giant would protect children online and praised the EU's …

France's Mistral unveils latest model in sovereign AI push

Oct 06 2026

French AI startup Mistral announced Tuesday its biggest open-weight model, dubbed "Chonk", claiming enhanced performance …

South Korea warns of possible AI use in banking hacks

Oct 06 2026

Artificial intelligence may have been used in a string of cyberattacks targeting South Korea's financial sector, the …

EU vows AI rules will protect Europeans. Will they?

Oct 06 2026

AI agents going rogue and ever-louder doomsday warnings have led many in Europe to wonder: are the EU's artificial …

'Reckless' AI firms can't control models, says whistleblower

Oct 06 2026

Leading artificial intelligence companies do not know how to keep AI systems from pursuing objectives their developers …

Grappling with 'homework scams,' US universities shun AI detectors

Oct 06 2026

Locked in a cat-and-mouse struggle, biology professor Timothy Paustian devised novel ways to catch students turning in …

Ukraine says using AI robot guns to shoot down new Russian drones

Oct 05 2026

Ukraine has begun using artificial intelligence-enabled robot guns to take down Russia's new and fast-moving jet-powered …