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DuckDuckGo is pitching itself as a refuge from AI-heavy search, betting that frustration with Google’s AI answers can translate into user growth.

Hackers and online sleuths say Meta’s AI support chatbot could be tricked into sending password-reset access for targeted Instagram accounts to attacker-controlled email addresses.

More than 100 organizations are warning that the UK’s use of AI facial age estimation on asylum seekers could misclassify children as adults.

AI-generated models are moving into fashion e-commerce, raising questions about disclosure, realism, and how far digital presentation should shape buying decisions.

A reported breakdown in contact between Warren Buffett and Bill Gates has become the latest sign that Epstein-related fallout continues to reshape elite philanthropy, reputations and donor relationships.

Anthropic says a new funding round values the company above OpenAI, but the comparison comes with major caveats about timing, accounting, and private-market hype.

Turkey’s hair-transplant industry is being framed not just as medical tourism, but as a system built on equipment innovation, process optimization and algorithmic tooling.

Australia’s ageing population and care workforce shortages are driving new interest in AI, robots, and virtual experiences, but experts warn that technology must support care rather than replace it.

As hiring slows and AI filters more applications, young job seekers are using LinkedIn, TikTok, and other social platforms to stand out in an increasingly crowded market.

Pope Leo XIV’s warning about AI’s risks was delivered alongside an Anthropic co-founder, prompting fresh scrutiny over whether ethical partnerships can coexist with aggressive AI deployment.

A new study argues that bacteria launched from Earth on dust grains could plausibly reach Europa and, in rare cases, survive long enough to matter.

Kane Parsons’ viral Backrooms project is becoming a feature film for A24, turning a web-born horror myth into a studio-backed debut.

Director Gareth Edwards used Amazon’s AI on the Lot event to argue that generative AI could become as important to filmmaking as the camera, especially during early creative iteration.

Samsung has struck a semiconductor profit-sharing deal that could deliver extraordinary bonuses to memory chip workers while averting a strike and highlighting how AI demand is reshaping the industry.

Researchers say Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms produce a rotating mix of toxins across three seasonal phases, including compounds that routine monitoring may miss.

Sen. Ed Markey is demanding more transparency from TikTok USDS and Oracle over how the app’s U.S. joint venture is protecting user data and limiting ByteDance’s influence.

Researchers at the Center for Democracy & Technology identified 37 deceptive design patterns that can steer chatbot users toward oversharing, dependence, or spending.

Paul McCartney’s appearance on Chicken Shop Date shows how internet-native interview formats can become serious stops on a major album press run.

As Sony and Microsoft prepare future consoles, the debate over disc drives is turning into a larger argument about backward compatibility, ownership, and media access.

A TUC-backed IPPR report argues workers need stronger influence over how AI is introduced, including consultation duties and a portable support levy.