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UK’s legal cannabis industry grows slowly despite rising private investment
In the Wiltshire countryside, a seemingly unsuspecting greenhouse appears at the top of a hill.
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Tesla shareholders approve record $1 trillion pay package for Elon Musk
Tesla shareholders approved a $1 trillion compensation plan for CEO Elon Musk on Thursday, awarding the world’s richest person what would be the largest corporate payout in history if he meets the goals necessary to receive it.
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OpenAI reveals over a million weekly ChatGPT users show suicidal indicators
More than a million ChatGPT users each week send messages that include "explicit indicators of potential suicidal planning or intent", according to a blog post published by OpenAI on Monday.
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SpaceX lands Starship in Indian Ocean after final test flight before upgraded moon and Mars missions
Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched its 11th Starship rocket from Texas on Monday and landed it in the Indian Ocean, marking the last flight before the company begins test-launching a new version of the giant rocket equipped with more features for moon and Mars missions.
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London Defence R&D unveils 3D-printed autonomous interceptor for air defence
London Defence R&D has developed an innovative solution to one of the fastest-evolving challenges on modern battlefields — the threat of hostile drones.
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Should Tesla’s self-driving mode be banned? US investigates after crashes and violations
Tesla is under investigation by the US government following reports that the company’s self-driving cars have violated traffic laws, including driving on the wrong side of the road and failing to stop at red lights.
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Jaguar Land Rover begins phased restart after major cyber-attack
Jaguar Land Rover has started a gradual restart of its production lines, more than a month after a severe cyber-attack forced the British carmaker to halt operations worldwide.
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ICEBlock banned from App Store: Apple cites law enforcement risks, developer calls it censorship
The developer of ICEBlock, an app that allows people to crowdsource sightings of ICE officials, has expressed his determination to fight back after Apple removed the app from its App Store on Thursday.
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Meta to launch £3.99 monthly subscription for ad-free experience
Facebook and Instagram users will soon be able to browse without ads, as Meta unveils a paid subscription service for mobile and desktop
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Facebook and Instagram to charge UK users £3.99 a month for ad-free version
Facebook and Instagram users in the UK will be offered ad-free versions of the social networks for up to £3.99 a month.
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Government adviser fuels fears over AI and copyright rights for musicians and writers
A senior ministerial aide stated that AI companies will never have to compensate creatives for utilizing their content to train their systems, a statement that has alarmed campaigners who are demanding the Labour Party secure a fairer deal for musicians, artists, and writers from the tech industry.
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NASA states it will "win the second space race" as it schedules a moon launch for February
NASA is accelerating plans to send humans back to the moon, with a possible launch as early as 5 February.
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Nvidia will acquire a $5 billion stake in Intel, becoming a major shareholder alongside the US government
Nvidia said on Thursday that it would buy $5 billion worth of Intel’s common stock, becoming another major shareholder in the beleaguered company just weeks after the US government took a roughly 10% stake.
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Private companies most likely to employ workplace surveillance tools
A third of UK employers are using “bossware” technology to track workers’ activity, with the most common methods including monitoring emails and web browsing.
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AI misuse fears grow as safety tests show GPT-4.1 provided bomb-making and bioweapon instructions
A ChatGPT model provided researchers with detailed instructions on how to bomb a sports venue – including weak points at specific arenas, recipes for explosives, and advice on covering tracks – according to safety testing conducted this summer.
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Tesla sales plunge 40% in Europe as BYD surges ahead with record growth
Tesla sales slumped 40% across Europe in July compared with a year earlier as Elon Musk’s electric car company faces increasingly tough competition from its Chinese rival BYD.
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ESET discovers first ransomware that uses artificial intelligence, named PromptLock
Experts at ESET Research Labs have discovered ransomware in which artificial intelligence plays a key role. This is the first known virus of its kind, named PromptLock.
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SpaceX finally nails Starship test after string of fiery failures
SpaceX has carried out a successful test launch of its Starship spacecraft after a series of failed flights of the world’s biggest and most powerful rocket.
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SpaceX cancels Starship rocket launch to address ’ground systems’ issue
The launch of Elon Musk’s enormous Starship space rocket was called off late Sunday afternoon, leaving the billionaire entrepreneur’s ambitious plans for reaching the moon and conquering Mars uncertain.
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SpaceX set for next Starship test flight after string of fiery failures
SpaceX prepares for next test flight of Starship — the most powerful rocket in history
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UK rejected costly nationwide ChatGPT premium plan after talks with OpenAI co-founder
The boss of the firm behind ChatGPT and the UK technology secretary discussed a multibillion-pound deal to give the entire country premium access to the AI tool.
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India successfully tests Agni-5 ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warhead to any point in China
The Agni-5 intermediate-range ballistic missile is also part of Narendra Modi’s defense strategy against Pakistan.
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NHS launches AI pilot at Chelsea and Westminster to automate patient discharge
Chelsea and Westminster is piloting an AI tool on the NHS Federated Data Platform to generate discharge summaries from electronic records, with ministers hailing potential productivity gains but clinicians and regulators insisting human sign‑off and independent safety evaluations are essential.
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“Unconscionable”: Neil Young quits Facebook as Meta accused of letting AI flirt with children
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley initiated an investigation into the tech giant, which stated that it had eliminated the policy guidelines.
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Albania to speed up EU accession process with help of ChatGPT
Besides generating weird AI baby versions of European leaders, Albania’s politicians themselves could soon be made of pixels and code.
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