Top US antitrust enforcers are moving forward with investigations into the roles played by Microsoft, OpenAI, and Nvidia in the AI boom
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Carbon capture must quadruple by 2050 to meet climate targets: report
Humanity must remove four times as much carbon from the air as today to cap global warming below the crucial target of two degrees Celsius
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X formally allows adult content on platform
X updated the guidelines over the weekend, allowing posting of adult content as long as it is labeled and not prominently displayed
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New report weighs in on AI’s impact on the Canadian workforce
A new report urges Ottawa to understand AI’s impact on the Canadian workforce. But experts say it is not clear AI is impacting Canadian jobs
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Australia to outlaw sharing ‘deepfake’ pornography
The draft law in Australia would bring jail sentences of up to six years for sharing non-consensual deepfake pornography
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Meet Neo Px: the super plant that attacks air pollution
Neo Px is the first bioengineered plant capable of purifying indoor air at a scale equivalent to 30 regular houseplants
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Feeling flush: Japan’s high-tech toilets go global
The Japanese company TOTO, which pioneered the electric bidets, wants to boost sales in the Americas by 19 per cent over two years
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OpenAI says state-backed actors used its AI for disinformation
OpenAI said the disrupted disinformation campaigns originated from Russia, China, Iran, and a private company based in Israel
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EU creates ‘AI Office’ to regulate tech under tough new law
The 140-member ‘AI Office’ will be established within the commission, which is the EU’s executive arm and tech regulator
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OpenAI’s Johansson gaffe pushes voice cloning into spotlight
OpenAI’s apology to actress Scarlett Johansson last week draws debate on the importance of consent — and dangers — of voice cloning