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Never use ChatGPT for these five tasks
The article warns against using ChatGPT for sensitive or high-stakes matters, particularly legal disputes and mental-health crises. Unlike conversations with lawyers, doctors or therapists, chats with AI generally lack legal privilege and may be subpoenaed, exposed or retained, while the system can produce confident but inaccurate advice. A public database has recorded more than 2,000…
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Ema raises $77M as AI starts eating into enterprise software and services
Ema, a startup that uses teams of AI agents to automate corporate processes, has raised $77 million in Series B funding. The round, led by Creaegis with backing from Accel, Section 32 and Prosus, brings Ema’s total funding to $140 million and values the company at more than four times its 2024 valuation, although it…
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Ofcom investigates Pornhub’s Apple-based age checks for UK users
Ofcom has opened an investigation into whether Pornhub’s Apple-based age verification system effectively prevents children from accessing its adult content, examining whether parent company Aylo has complied with age assurance duties under the Online Safety Act. The regulator is specifically scrutinising how Aylo implemented and tested the process using Apple’s age-verification signals for UK iPhone…
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Apple links landmarks on its Maps app to Hidden Histories podcast episodes
Apple has integrated Hidden Histories podcast episodes into its Maps application, linking them to select landmarks in five major US cities: San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago and Washington, DC. The podcasts appear within the Maps Guides feature and provide historical context when users view information about iconic locations, adding an educational dimension…
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Two prisoners deny attempted murder of Sara Sharif’s father in Belmarsh
Two prisoners have pleaded not guilty to attempting to murder Urfan Sharif, the man convicted of killing his 10-year-old daughter Sara Sharif, in a jail cell attack at HMP Belmarsh on New Year’s Day 2025. Steven Sansom, 47, and Adam Watson, 39, are accused of a coordinated assault using makeshift weapons that left Sharif injured…
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DJI’s Osmo 360 II adds faster filming and replaceable lenses
DJI has released the Osmo 360 II, an updated panoramic action camera that improves upon its predecessor with higher frame rates, improved dynamic range, and better low-light performance. The most significant addition is replaceable lenses, which can be swapped in under five minutes using an inexpensive kit—a major upgrade in repairability over the original model.…
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Southern Water tests Openreach fibre cables to locate underground leaks
Southern Water is trialling technology developed by Lightsonic that repurposes Openreach’s fiber-optic telecoms network to detect leaks in underground water pipes. The system works by monitoring microscopic changes in light passing through fiber cables, identifying vibrations caused by nearby leaks, and using machine learning to distinguish genuine water loss from background noise such as traffic…
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UK watchdog proposes wider search choices for Android and Chrome users
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has proposed measures to give users more choice over search engines on Android smartphones and the Chrome browser, where Google is currently the default. It also wants smartphone makers to offer a choice of AI assistants and search providers to identify publisher content more clearly, aiming to strengthen competition…
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Trump and Xi set for AI-focused talks as US bill emerges
Donald Trump is due to meet Chinese president Xi Jinping during a three-day visit expected to focus heavily on artificial intelligence. The meeting comes as UN secretary general António Guterres urges the US and China to establish reliable communication on AI, while US lawmakers Bernie Sanders and Greg Casar prepare legislation to ban artificial superintelligence,…
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Rapid caldera collapse made Tonga eruption unusually tsunami-prone
Researchers say the 2022 eruption of Tonga’s Hunga volcano produced an exceptionally powerful tsunami partly because its caldera collapsed rapidly. The findings suggest that even relatively small underwater volcanoes can generate dangerous tsunamis when sudden seafloor collapse displaces large volumes of seawater, highlighting a hazard that remains poorly understood. Comparing pre- and post-eruption seafloor maps,…