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Softbank's Son says super AI could make humans like fish, win Nobel Prize

Softbank CEO and AI investor Masayoshi Son said Friday that advanced artificial intelligence could surpass humans to the extent that "we become fish" and could even win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

EU hits Meta with antitrust probe over WhatsApp AI features

The EU said Thursday it has opened an antitrust probe to determine if the way Meta is rolling out AI features in WhatsApp breaches the bloc's competition rules.

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Rebooted Harlem museum celebrates rise of Black art

As the Studio Museum reopens this weekend in its gleaming new building, New York's premier institution for Black art finds itself looking back and looking forward at the same time.

Musk's Grokipedia leans on 'questionable' sources, study says

Elon Musk's Grokipedia carries thousands of citations to "questionable" and "problematic" sources, US researchers said Friday, raising doubts about the reliability of the AI-powered encyclopedia as an information tool.

As AI data scrapers sap websites' revenues, some fight back

A swarm of AI "crawlers" is running rampant on the internet, scouring billions of websites for data to feed algorithms at leading tech companies -- all without permission or payment, upending the online economy.

Rise of the robots: the promise of physical AI

A pair of swivelling, human-like robotic arms, built for physical artificial intelligence research, mirror the motions of an operator in a VR headset twirling his hands like a magician.

Blue Origin launches NASA Mars mission and nails booster landing

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin successfully launched its New Glenn rocket on Thursday with NASA twin spacecraft destined for Mars aboard, and in a breakthrough nailed the landing of its booster.

Blue Origin launches NASA Mars mission and sticks booster landing

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin successfully launched its New Glenn rocket on Thursday with NASA twin spacecraft destined for Mars aboard, and in a breakthrough stuck the landing of its booster.

'Black Klimt' steps out of shadows and into political tug-of-war

A man walked into a Viennese gallery one day in the summer of 2023 looking to sell a Gustav Klimt painting. The person who greeted him thought it was a joke, and gently sent him on his way.

France lifts travel ban on Telegram founder Durov

France has lifted its travel ban on Telegram founder Pavel Durov, who is under investigation over illegal content on his messaging app, judicial sources close to the case said Thursday.

Hitler likely had genetic condition limiting sexual development: research

Adolf Hitler most likely suffered from the genetic condition Kallmann Syndrome that can manifest itself in undescended testicles and a micropenis, researchers and documentary makers said Thursday, following DNA testing of the Nazi dictator's blood.

Kraft Heinz and OMP Showcase Smarter, More Sustainable Value Chain at Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit

Kraft Heinz's journey to a smarter, more sustainable value chain

Big platforms chart gradual path to self-driving at Web Summit

Major Western ride-hailing platforms like Uber and Lyft sketched a gradual path towards introducing self-driving cars at this week's Web Summit in Lisbon, with infrastructure, developing regulation and passengers' preference for human contact weighing on the brakes.

Astronomers spot storm on another star for first time

Astronomers revealed Wednesday they have detected a storm on a star other than our Sun for the first time, discovering an explosion so violent it could have stripped away the atmosphere of any planets unlucky enough to be nearby.

UK music industry warns growth threatened by AI, Brexit

Britain's music industry contributed £8 billion ($10.5 billion) to the UK economy in 2024, but the effects of Brexit and AI have clouded the sector's outlook, an industry report showed Wednesday.

Google unveils $6.4 bn investment in Germany

Google unveiled its biggest-ever investment in Germany on Tuesday, pledging 5.5 billion euros ($6.4 billion) for a new data centre and other projects, as Europe seeks to catch up in the AI race.

'Western tech dominance fading' at Lisbon's Web Summit

Global tech leaders will pack Lisbon's annual Web Summit from Tuesday to talk Artificial Intelligence, robots and startups -- all under the shadow of tensions over cutting-edge tech and the natural resources needed to build it.

AI agents open door to new hacking threats

Cybersecurity experts are warning that artificial intelligence agents, widely considered the next frontier in the generative AI revolution, could wind up getting hijacked and doing the dirty work for hackers.

No link between paracetamol and autism, major review finds

There is no clear link between pregnant women taking the common painkiller paracetamol and autism in their children, despite repeated claims otherwise by Donald Trump, according to the most comprehensive review of the existing evidence published Monday.

Typhoon exposes centuries-old shipwreck off Vietnam port

Severe coastal erosion caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi exposed a centuries-old shipwreck in Vietnam, providing a narrow window to salvage what experts say could be a historically significant find.

Bezos's Blue Origin postpones rocket launch over weather

Blue Origin, the space company owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, was forced Sunday to postpone the anticipated launch of its New Glenn rocket due to unfavorable weather conditions.

James Watson, Nobel prize-winning DNA pioneer, dead at 97

James Watson -- the Nobel laureate co-credited with the pivotal discovery of DNA's double-helix structure, but whose career was later tainted by his repeated racist remarks -- has died, his former lab said Friday. He was 97.

Global tech tensions overshadow Web Summit's AI and robots

Flashy AI, robotics and self-driving cars will be on show at the annual Web Summit in Lisbon from Monday, but global tensions over high-tech trade, competition and sovereignty will be weighing on the minds of entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers.

'AI president': Trump deepfakes glorify himself, trash rivals

In a parallel reality, Donald Trump reigns as king, fighter pilot, and Superman, and his political opponents are cast as criminals and laughingstocks -- an unprecedented weaponization of AI imagery by a sitting American president.

UK far-right activist Robinson cleared of terror offence over phone access

A UK judge on Tuesday cleared far-right activist Tommy Robinson of a terrorism offence after he refused to let police access his phone last year, in his latest high-profile criminal case.

New GA-ASI Gambit 6 UCAV Adds Air-To-Ground Operations for International CCA

Air forces throughout the world are looking to air-to-ground-capable CCAs to enhance operational capabilities and address emerging threats in a denied environment. Gambit 6 is being developed to meet the corresponding need for adaptability, scalability, and mission-specific performance.

The Future of Autonomous Fighters Is Coming To Rome

GA-ASI Brings Uncrewed Fighter Fleet into Focus at International Fighter Conference 2025

India space agency launches its heaviest satellite

India launched its heaviest ever communication satellite on Sunday, the latest step in the country's ambitious space programme.

Dead quiet: Paris Catacombs close for renovations

One of Paris's top tourist attractions -- and certainly its most morbid -- closes to visitors from Monday for six months of renovations.

Explorers seek ancient Antarctica ice in climate change study

An explorer and a glaciologist have embarked on a three-month mission to cross part of Antarctica on kite skis in search of ice that is 130,000 years old.

Crowns, beauty, fried chicken: Korean culture meets diplomacy at APEC

World leaders and business titans gathered in South Korea this week to hash out issues from tariffs and AI to disputed history and regional security.

French court jails Bulgarians for up to four years for Holocaust memorial defacement

A French court on Friday sentenced four Bulgarians to between two and four years in prison for desecrating a Jewish memorial with red handprints last year, in what prosecutors think may have been foreign interference linked to Russia.

China sends youngest astronaut, mice to space station

A new crew took off for China's space station on Friday, including the country's youngest ever astronaut and four lab mice.

China holds send-off ceremony for space station astronauts

China held a send-off ceremony on Friday for a new crew of astronauts set to depart for its space station, including its youngest "taikonaut" and four lab mice.

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