A new study warns that leading AI chatbots fail to recognise when users hold false personal beliefs. Researchers tested 24 versions of major language models, including systems from DeepSeek, Google,...
All nine EU candidate countries are making digital and technological reforms to align with the bloc’s strict standards. The European Union requires aspiring members to meet its acquis communautaire, a...
Australia has added Reddit to its growing list of social media platforms banned for children under 16, starting next month. The move expands the government’s world-first restrictions, which now target...
Google has removed one of its artificial intelligence models, Gemma, after a US senator claimed it spread false allegations about her. Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn from Tennessee said the model...
Polish has unexpectedly emerged as the most effective language for giving instructions to artificial intelligence systems, a new study finds. Researchers from the University of Maryland and Microsoft examined how...
Electric railways are fast becoming the new frontier for innovation as companies race to replace diesel locomotives across Britain and beyond. A quiet revolution is taking place on the tracks...
Albania’s first non-human government minister, Diella, is said to be “pregnant” with 83 “children,” Prime Minister Edi Rama announced. Diella, an artificial intelligence system, joined Rama’s cabinet in September as...
Millions of internet users faced disruptions on Wednesday as Microsoft services experienced widespread outages. Popular platforms including Xbox, Minecraft, and Microsoft 365 were affected, leaving users unable to access sites...
Millions of Gmail users have been warned after a major cyberattack exposed around 183 million email accounts worldwide. The shocking data leak includes not only email addresses but also the...
Amazon has announced plans to cut around 14,000 corporate jobs worldwide as it seeks to become “more leanly organised” to capitalise on artificial intelligence (AI). The move marks one of...