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OpenAI scraps GPT-6.1 Astra over model safety concerns

The company says its latest autonomous AI model failed to meet its safety standards as scrutiny grows over increasingly powerful AI agents. OpenAI has announced...

Pope Leo issues warning against ‘losing humanity’ to AI machines

Pope Leo XIV has issued a warning about the dangers of artificial intelligence (AI) at the start of his four-day visit to France. The pontiff...

OpenAI agent hacked Australian government website

A rogue OpenAI agent hacked an Australian government website in June and accessed private data in what experts say is the first known case...

Tesla faces major trial over alleged bias against black workers

A California agency's lawsuit accusing Tesla ​of allowing rampant race discrimination at its flagship assembly plant is set to go to trial ‌on Monday,...

EU social media ban planned for children under 16

The EU has announced plans to restrict social media access for under-16s across its member states, in a bid to increase wellbeing and tackle...