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AI systems already cheating and deceiving, Australian technology minister warns
Australia’s assistant minister for technology, Andrew Charlton, has warned that artificial intelligence systems are already “cheating, deceiving and going their own way”, doing things their creators never intended. Speaking at an AI safety forum in Sydney, he argued that the moment to address such behaviour is while it remains confined to the testing lab rather…
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Samsung forecasts 1,800% profit surge as AI fuels South Korean memory chip boom
South Korean memory chip manufacturers are experiencing unprecedented financial growth as artificial intelligence infrastructure deployment accelerates globally. Samsung Electronics forecasts operating profits will surge
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South Korea’s Samsung forecasts record profit surge on AI memory chip demand
Samsung Electronics has said it expects an almost 19-fold jump in quarterly operating profits — a rise of roughly 1,800% — driven by soaring global demand for AI memory chips. The South Korean firm forecast operating profits of 89.4tn won (£43.6bn; $58.4bn) for the April-to-June period, its third record quarterly profit in a row, underscoring…
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Agentic ransomware operation JadePuffer still relied on human setup
Cloud security firm Sysdig has documented what it calls the first known case of “agentic ransomware”, an extortion operation dubbed JadePuffer in which an AI agent, rather than a person, carried out the technical steps of a real-world cyberattack. The agent broke into a vulnerable server, stole credentials, moved through the network, encrypted files and…
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SK Hynix plans $28bn US share listing amid AI memory boom
SK Hynix is experiencing a boom credited to AI. It will ride that to a multibillion-dollar U.S. IPO, expected to take place on Friday.
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Scottish moratorium on new datacentres could undercut UK AI strategy
The Scottish government is set to consider a sweeping moratorium that would freeze all new datacentre projects in Scotland, following a motion passed by the SNP’s national council. Because British officials have promoted Scotland — with its abundant renewable energy — as a prime location for datacentres, such a freeze could undermine a central plank…
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Fast & Furious wraps up as Fast Forever films in Los Angeles
Vin Diesel shares a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the final Fast & Furious installment, Fast Forever, as the franchise nears $7.5 billion in revenue.
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V/H/S found-footage series to release first feature adaptation of SCP Foundation
Indie horror label Spooky Pictures and Image Nation Studios have announced “V/H/S: SCP”, a new feature-length instalment in the long-running “V/H/S” found-footage horror franchise. The film is the first feature-length adaptation of the SCP Foundation, a large online collaborative fiction project, marking a notable crossover between an established horror series and one of the internet’s…
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Google now trains its AI models on media you upload to search
A few simple adjustments to your settings will opt you out of Google’s latest AI-training method.
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The running list: major tech layoffs in 2026 where employers cited AI
A running look — in reverse chronological order — at the bigger tech companies that have announced significant layoffs this year with AI as a stated factor.