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Killer robots or super intelligence? Trump and world leaders clash over AI

While Donald Trump rejected global efforts to control AI and UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned of the dangers of handing life-and-death decisions to machines, other leaders called for international cooperation to manage the technology.

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Alibaba to open new cloud regions in Finland, Netherlands and Turkey

Alibaba has announced plans for new data centres in Europe, alongside a more powerful AI chip and plans for much larger Qwen models at its annual flagship.

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Tom Cruise says AI won’t mean the end of cinema: 'People want to see real things'

The Hollywood star spoke in London ahead of the world premiere of his new film 'Digger', saying that “people want that experience. They’re going to movie theaters. I always believe in humanity.”

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Startups in Europe are pitching ways to tackle the AI power crunch

Euronews Next looked at startups in Europe that are trying to make better use of existing grid capacity, reduce the electricity used for cooling and put waste heat to work.

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Leaders push for AI safeguards as Trump touts 'Super Intelligence'

AI has become a major topic at the UN General Assembly after incidents of the technology falling out of the control of humans and warnings by company insiders drew global alarm and calls for better government supervision of the industry.

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400 people rally against Google data centre in rural Austria

Residents are concerned about a lack of transparency around the project and unanswered questions about the cooling systems, water use and their impact on the River Enns.

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Can AI feel pain? Models learned it from human text, study finds

In 44,280 trials involving three versions of Alibaba’s Qwen model, researchers offered them a button that could stop the pain-like signal but instead give a user a painful electric shock, delete their files or photographs, or make the model’s next answer worse.

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AMD joins trillion-dollar chipmaker club as AI demand surges

AMD has become the latest trillion-dollar company, as the AI investment boom sends its shares soaring and data-centre demand fuels record growth.

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Nvidia chip use pollutes as much as a Russian coal giant, report says

The AI boom has driven US chipmaker Nvidia’s supply chain emissions up by 725% since 2020, according to a new report by environmental and civil society groups.

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For once, Big Tech agreed on something — now it's being sued for it

Four AI giants publicly agreed to slow their own technology in the name of safety — but now a new lawsuit argues that "agreement" was really an illegal pact to shortchange paying customers.

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Haier showcases its "Home of Intelligent Possibilities" at IFA 2026

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At IFA 2026, Haier presented its “Home of Intelligent Possibilities”, showcasing AI devices, robotics and connected services for a smarter home.

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'High I.Q. individuals only': Trump unveils 'AI Force' and AI 'czar'

The US President plans for the force to be overseen by a new AI Czar to help the sector grow, amid industry calls for a slowdown.

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AI 'actress' Tilly Norwood suffers embarrassing glitch during now-viral interview

The now-viral exchange saw AI-generated "actress" Tilly Norwood abruptly switching languages during an interview to promote "her" feature film debut.

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US and China to seek 'AI dialogue' to communicate shared concerns

US and Chinese economic officials discussed creating a communication channel for AI concerns at meetings Sunday as they set the stage for a summit of the countries' top leaders this week.

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Fear of AI job loss outweighs AI job creation excitement, study finds

In the midst of calls for an AI development slowdown, the fear and uncertainty over AI's impact on the job market remain present worldwide, study finds.

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Japan tests mobile robotic rubbish bins at Shinjuku Station

Japan's busiest railway station is testing mobile robotic rubbish bins in Tokyo, with the aim of easing the workload of sanitation workers.

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Child protection is everyone's responsibility, business group says

Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl, Director General of DigitalEurope, said protecting children from social media risks is a "joint responsibility of the public and private sectors". The association, which represents companies such as OpenAI and Meta, believes it cannot be "one party's responsibility".

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Anthropic warns AI is getting closer to building its own successor

Anthropic says its Claude chatbot now leads more than a quarter of the company's research and development, as fears grow that AI systems could soon improve themselves faster than humans can keep up.

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From Madrid to Zagreb, Europe's autonomous vehicles are multiplying

From Tesla's FSD rollout to driverless lorries connecting Lidl's warehouses, a wave of approvals across the EU shows regulators embracing autonomous mobility faster than expected — and the pace shows no sign of slowing.

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Could the EU Kids Act unwittingly widen the transatlantic AI divide?

Europe must prepare for the potential consequences of implementing further digital rules that could make it more difficult for smaller European developers to compete, warns an industry insider.