Thu 02 October 2025: The U.S. labor union for actors and media professionals is opposing the introduction of “Tilly Norwood,” an AI-generated character seeking industry representation, arguing it endangers the jobs of human performers. Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), in a statement on Tuesday, said creativity “should remain human-centered” and […]
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Wed 01 October 2025: Germany plans to create an anti-drone defense center and grant security officials the power to shoot down unauthorized drones within its borders, the government stated on Wednesday. Following a two-day Cabinet retreat, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt announced in Berlin that new legislation will soon be introduced to enhance the authority and […]
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Wed 01 October 2025: On Tuesday, Elon Musk revealed that his AI company, xAI, is working on “Grokipedia,” a new platform to compete with Wikipedia. Musk, who owns the social media platform X, said the new service would be a “massive improvement” over the long-established online encyclopedia, whose entries are created and edited by volunteers. […]
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Wed 01 October 2025: Battlefield and Madden NFL developer agrees to sell itself in a deal that would be the largest leveraged buyout in history. Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, an investment company run by the son-in-law of the United States president, and a California-based private equity firm have bought gaming industry giant Electronic Arts […]
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Wed 01 October 2025: The 5G competition between the US and China has intensified as preparations for 6G continue. The US was the first country to utilize 5G in 2018, and its four major carriers began offering the service across the nation in 2019. South Korea was the second to establish its 5G network, which […]
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Tue 30 September 2025: WhatsApp has announced new features aimed at enhancing the user experience. iOS users can now send Live Photos, and Android users can send Motion Photos. This functionality allows users to send photos that include sound and movement. The update also includes several key additions: Personalized Themes: Users can now create personalized chat themes and video call […]
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The Conjurer, c. 1502. Workshop of Hieronymus Bosch Tue 30 September 2025: What do Tiger Woods, Ben Stiller, Australian pensioners and dating app users have in common? Despite being from different walks of life, they have all fallen prey to various scams. In 2024, more than A$2.03 billion was lost to scams in Australia across 494,732 reported cases. Most of these scams were […]
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Sun 28 September 2025: Announcement comes after European bloc blamed Russia for violating Polish airspace in drone incursion earlier this month. European Union defence ministers have agreed to develop a “drone wall” along their borders with Russia and Ukraine to detect, track and intercept violations of their airspace, according to the bloc’s defence chief. Friday’s […]
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Sat 27 September 2025: A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool is capable of predicting an individual’s risk of more than 1,000 diseases, in some instances projecting outcomes decades into the future, according to a recent study published on Wednesday. The study, published in the scientific journal Nature, revealed that a modified language model called Delphi-2M […]
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Fri 26 September 2025: Scams are nothing new – fraud has existed as long as human greed. What changes are the tools. Scammers thrive on exploiting vulnerable, uninformed users, and they adapt to whatever technologies or trends dominate the moment. In 2025, that means AI, cryptocurrencies and stolen personal data are their weapons of choice. […]
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