TECHNOLOGY

Scientists used living human brain cells to help decode Braille with 83 per cent accuracy and explored similar biohybrid systems to guide a robot dog.

A European Commission filing reveals that Apple acquired selected assets and hired staff from Swiss AI audio startup Samplab, whose technology can edit and reshape recorded sound.

Companies are selling workplace emails, Slack messages, and documents to AI developers for six-figure sums, raising concerns over employee privacy, consent, and who profits.

Australia AI copyright exemption: learn what the leaked opt-out plan would do, why Britain dropped a similar idea, and who opposes it.

Chinese inventor Song Xingyu has developed an experimental electric flying skateboard inspired by Green Goblin, demonstrating low-altitude flights while questions remain over its safety and reliability.

Goodfire's Nick Cammarata, who helped build the AI black-box theory, now says most neurons are readable. DeepMind's Neel Nanda disputes it, splitting the field.

Researchers at Mass General Brigham developed experimental AI tools that use facial photographs to estimate cancer patients' biological age and mortality risk, though clinical trials are still needed.

Elon Musk proposes giving every US child a SpaceX share in 2027, but has not said who would qualify or how the $10.7 billion giveaway would work.

Microsoft reportedly terminates its contract for Nscale's planned UK AI supercomputer in Loughton as grid delays threaten the Essex project.

TikTok reinstated Bleecker Street's advertising account for Alex Gibney's Musk documentary after suspending it over alleged political-content violations.

Conduent agrees to a proposed $80M settlement over its 2024 cyberattack, potentially affecting 62 million people with monitoring and compensation subject to court approval.

A study using accounts registered as 13-year-olds found AI 'nudify' apps accessible through Apple and Google stores despite parental controls, raising questions about age ratings, app removals and safeguards for children.

Meta says a Claude AI tool triggered the mistaken suspension of the No Kings Instagram account, but who was behind the activity remains a mystery.

A Chinese-speaking hacker reportedly used autonomous AI agents to breach more than 100 company websites, highlighting the growing ability of commercial AI tools to conduct complex intrusions.

Elon Musk has described Tesla's new Roadster as 'sentient' after a rocket-thruster demonstration, prompting online excitement and scepticism over its proposed autonomous tricks and production plans

Brian Cox says finding intelligent aliens could ease a terrifying fear about humanity's place in the universe and the future of intelligence.

A 49-year-old Brazilian bricklayer sold everything and travelled 2,000 km to meet an AI-generated woman with 300,000 followers, in a case the OECD now logs as a realised AI scam.

Microsoft has withdrawn from an agreement involving Nscale's planned £2bn AI data centre in Loughton, Essex, after grid delays threatened the facility's original 2027 opening timetable.

Kylie Minogue and Nick Cave's music may have been used to train AI without consent, as publishers warn Australia against weakening copyright protections.