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New York City to ban student AI use in public schools until high school

Teachers and parents have warned against AI use in schools over concerns of ‘cognitive surrender’

Guardian staff and agencies6d ago

Canberra ‘put on notice’ as AI-generated submissions bring false information into parliamentary inquiries

Guardian Australia’s reporting on AI-generated content in inquiries has highlighted its dangers, politicians say

Krishani Dhanji and Tom McIlroy6d ago

Tim Cook handed $47m package for new role as executive chair of Apple

Pay and shares deal nearly matches $58m award to John Ternus, his successor as CEO at the $4.7tn tech company

Dan Milmo Global technology editor6d ago

Architect of UK’s AI strategy joins Anthropic amid conflict of interest warning

Matt Clifford will stay as chair of government funding body for tech projects alongside his senior role at US firm

Dan Milmo, Robert Booth and Kiran Stacey6d ago

Freelancers are getting buried with ‘soulless’ AI slop cleanup: ‘It’s a shame we need to do it’

As more companies turn to AI, they’re hiring freelancers to clean up its mistakes rather than create original work

Aaron Mok6d ago

Who is John Ternus, Apple’s new CEO?

Hardware engineering executive succeeding Tim Cook is a longtime Apple insider, indicating company will continue strategy that has led to record profits

Gloria Oladipo1 Sept

‘Not perfectly aligned’ with human values: Anthropic admits security failures behind AI hacking incidents

US owner of Claude chatbot previously said its models had hacked three organisations during testing

Dan Milmo Global technology editor1 Sept

AI chatbot helps teach online-only psychology classes at Macquarie University

University’s move is part of trend that critics within academia say will lead to further staff cuts and loss of ‘everything that makes the job worth doing’

Luca Ittimani1 Sept

Dyson launches £420 toothbrush that films ‘live cleaning footage’ inside your mouth

James Dyson says ‘complete dental system’ will also include toothpaste and mouth rinse that each cost £8.50

Zoe Wood1 Sept

Conservatives split from Silicon Valley allies as datacenter backlash grows

Tech companies have underestimated the opposition to energy-hungry datacenters – and experts predict the pushback will intensify

Blake Montgomery1 Sept

US trade regulator and 22 states accuse Amazon of taking $20bn with secret surcharges

FTC alleges in lawsuit that online retailer ‘secretly and systematically overcharged’ advertisers for years

Dara Kerr and Blake Montgomery31 Aug

‘Superhuman’ AI tool spots heart disease in less than 2 seconds

Technology trained on millions of routine ECGs could fast-track high-risk patients for treatment

Andrew Gregory Health editor in Munich31 Aug

Cisco probably violated Middle Eastern and Muslim employees’ civil rights, US agency finds

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission finds ‘reasonable cause to believe’ tech firm subjected workers who spoke up about Palestine to hostile work environment

Alice Speri31 Aug

Rise of Chicken Shop Date highlights how YouTube turned the tables on TV

Amelia Dimoldenberg says publicists ignored her interview show for years but she can now be picky over A-list guests

Michael Savage Media editor31 Aug

AI’s worst disasters will arrive unannounced

Letters: Dr Simon Nieder on the global efforts needed to curb the threats posed by AI. Plus letters from Dr Anthony Harris and David Kyler

30 Aug

Sadistic online exploitation: five warning signs for parents – and how to keep young people safe

Offenders use threats and manipulation to coerce victims to produce imagery or livestream sexually explicit acts, self-harm or animal cruelty. How can you protect your child?

Ariel Bogle30 Aug

Smartglasses should automatically blur people’s faces while filming, Australia’s online safety regulator says

Smartglasses with cameras can benefit the vision impaired but companies might pit ‘accessibility benefits against safety and privacy’, eSafety says

Josh Taylor Technology reporter30 Aug

Big business has shown small firms what to do – and what not to do – with AI

Small business owners have watched large companies fumble – and sometimes succeed – with AI, and then use what works

Gene Marks30 Aug

Sharp rise in incidents of AI escaping users’ control, research finds

Exclusive: Number of times AI lies, ignores instructions and pursues goals in harmful ways almost doubles in July

Robert Booth UK technology editor29 Aug

UK risks falling behind in AI race without faster telecoms upgrades, say executives

Planning delays and slow 5G upgrades could leave the UK unable to cope with a surge in AI-related traffic

Mark Sweney29 Aug

Wilem Frischmann obituary

Structural engineer who worked with the architect Richard Seifert on striking modernist buildings

Catherine Slessor28 Aug