The CEOs of Google DeepMind, OpenAI, and Anthropic agree that powerful new AI systems need rules and outside checks before release. They propose a shared framework for regulating AI to protect safety and national security without stopping innovation.
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Demis Hassabis (Google DeepMind), Sam Altman (OpenAI), and Dario Amodei (Anthropic) all want regulations for advanced AI technologies.
They suggest independent testing of AI systems by outside groups rather than just self-checks by companies.
Their proposals include setting standards, certifications, and the ability to limit access to risky AI models.
They want a U.S.-led regulatory system with international influence instead of different rules across states or countries.
They recognize urgent concerns about AI creating dangers for national security, including cyberattacks and bioweapons.
They do not want a broad ban on AI, just controls on the few highly powerful models that pose big risks.
The three differ on who should have final regulatory power: a government agency like the FAA, an industry group overseen by the government like FINRA, or an international forum like the IAEA.
Smaller AI developers may face challenges complying with complex certification processes, which could favor large companies.
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The rapid growth of the artificial intelligence (AI) industry is increasing its electricity use, raising concerns about environmental and financial costs. Major tech companies like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon are improving energy efficiency, but overall power demand is still rising quickly due to bigger AI models.
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AI industry electricity use is growing fast and is a key sign of how big the industry is getting.
Google’s electricity use increased by over 140% from 2021 to 2025.
Combined new electricity demand from Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta between 2022 and 2025 is about twice New York City’s yearly electricity consumption.
Tech companies report efficiency gains but say these are outweighed by overall growth in power use.
The environmental impact of scaling AI models is causing debate about whether benefits justify costs.
Some executives say they aim to reduce energy impact per unit of growth, not just slow growth.
Experts suggest AI models should provide clear energy-efficiency information, like fuel economy for cars.
Economic concerns about too much investment in AI infrastructure could eventually slow the industry’s rapid expansion.
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The UK regulator Ofcom is investigating TikTok to see if it properly protects children from harmful content by checking their ages accurately. Ofcom is concerned that TikTok’s current methods might be letting many children see dangerous things online, and the investigation could lead to fines or other penalties.
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Ofcom is formally investigating TikTok over concerns about protecting children from harmful content.
TikTok uses age checks that involve users entering their birth date and technology that guesses age from other information.
Ofcom worries these methods may fail to correctly identify many children, exposing them to harmful content like self-harm, suicide, and pornography.
If TikTok is found not complying with the law, it could face fines up to £18 million or 10% of global revenue.
The UK government plans to introduce a social media ban for under-16s next year, increasing demands for effective age verification.
Ofcom also doubts other platforms’ age-checking methods and suggests they switch to more reliable approaches.
Research shows 1 in 10 teenagers aged 15-17 still use popular dating apps despite age checks.
Ofcom found many pornography sites in the UK have no age checks, and search engines often link to these sites without restrictions.
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The UK media regulator Ofcom has started an investigation into TikTok to check if the app properly protects children and stops them from seeing harmful content. Ofcom is focusing on how TikTok guesses users' ages using technology and whether these methods are strong enough.
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Ofcom is investigating TikTok's child safety measures after concerns were raised earlier this year.
The UK government plans to ban children under 16 from several social media platforms.
TikTok uses “age inference” technology to estimate a user’s age based on their behavior and video watching habits.
Ofcom doubts that age inference is reliable enough to prevent children from accessing inappropriate content.
Social media companies must use “highly effective” ways to check users’ ages according to UK rules.
TikTok says it enforces age-appropriate rules using expert advice and advanced tech.
TikTok claims it has spent billions on online safety since it started in the UK eight years ago.
Ofcom had previously criticized TikTok for not being safe enough for children in a report from May 2026.
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Canadian psychologist Candice Odgers argues that banning social media for teenagers may not solve mental health problems and could make things worse. She believes that online risks come from adults, especially men, rather than social media itself, and says the focus should be on better understanding how young people use technology.
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Candice Odgers is a psychologist who studies adolescent mental health and technology use.
Odgers says men are the biggest cause of harmful behavior online, like sextortion and spreading false information.
She gave her own children smartphones at age 11 and allowed her daughter to use Snapchat from that age.
Odgers disagrees with banning phones or social media for under-16s and is concerned those bans may backfire.
She studies how young people use phones by collecting data about their activity, sleep, and feelings with their permission.
Psychologist Jonathan Haidt believes avoiding social media helps protect kids’ mental health. His views have influenced parents and politicians to push for age restrictions.
Odgers argues there is limited evidence that social media causes a mental health crisis for teens.
She highlights improvements in today’s teenagers, such as lower pregnancy rates and less violence, compared to past generations.
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A major Australian healthcare provider, Partnered Health, suffered a cyber-attack on June 23 that exposed sensitive patient information. This data, including medical records and personal details, could be sold on the dark web despite legal efforts to prevent its public release.
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Partnered Health reported that 21 clinics in cities like Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra were affected by the data breach.
Stolen information includes treatment details, consultation notes, referral letters, diagnostic results, Medicare numbers, private health insurance info, names, dates of birth, and addresses.
The company obtained a temporary court order to stop the data from being used or published publicly.
Experts warned that this order likely won’t stop the stolen information from being sold on hidden internet markets known as the dark web.
Medical records are very valuable to cybercriminals, selling for up to $250 per record, much more than general personal information.
Unlike financial data, medical records cannot be changed once stolen, increasing the risk to patients.
Previous cyber-attacks in Australia include a 2022 breach of Medibank that exposed 9.7 million customers’ details.
Specialists suggest better cybersecurity training, public awareness, and research are needed to prevent such attacks.
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A recycling company is working to improve how we recycle electronic waste. As more devices are used and discarded, this company shows the steps involved in safely reusing and disposing of old technology.
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The amount of electronic waste is increasing due to the growth of technology use.
The company focuses on recycling old electronic devices.
Recycling helps recover valuable materials and reduces pollution.
The process involves safely dismantling and sorting electronic parts.
Proper recycling prevents harmful substances from damaging the environment.
This effort supports more sustainable use of technology resources.
The news report gives a detailed look inside the recycling facility.
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Samsung will introduce new foldable Galaxy phones at its upcoming Galaxy Unpacked event. The company aims to prove that these phones are very durable despite their folding screens.
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Samsung is launching new foldable phones soon.
The launch will happen at the Galaxy Unpacked event next week.
Foldable phones have screens that can bend or fold.
Durability, or how tough the phones are, is a main focus for Samsung.
Technology reporter Abrar Al-Heeti discussed the upcoming phones on CBS News.
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New York has stopped building new large data centers used for artificial intelligence (AI) for up to one year. This is the first time a U.S. state has made this kind of pause in data center construction.
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New York state has imposed a moratorium, or pause, on building large AI data centers.
The pause started immediately and can last up to one year.
This is the first moratorium of its kind in the United States.
The pause affects new construction projects for AI data centers.
AI data centers are large facilities that store and process data to help run artificial intelligence systems.
A technology podcast host, Paris Marx, discussed this topic on CBS News.
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Sheetz, a U.S. convenience store chain, is moving its 838 stores from VMware virtualization software to StorMagic’s SvHCI platform. This change is due to Broadcom’s new licensing and pricing model, which made budgeting difficult for Sheetz.
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Sheetz has used VMware virtualization on Dell servers in its stores since 2019.
The company is migrating about 12 to 14 virtual machines (VMs) per store from VMware vSphere to StorMagic’s SvHCI.
This migration will involve moving around 11,000 VMs in total.
More than 600 stores have completed the migration so far, with an expected finish in four months.
Sheetz chose to leave VMware because Broadcom replaced perpetual licenses with subscriptions requiring a five-year commitment and large bundles, causing budget uncertainty.
Sheetz had already been using StorMagic’s SvSAN storage solution alongside VMware for critical applications since 2019.
The migration is being done mostly remotely without hardware upgrades, saving money.
Automation and special import tools helped handle the large-scale migration with minimal disruption to store operations.
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Elon Musk’s AI company xAI has sued a man in Texas for misusing its AI tool to make illegal sexual images involving minors. The company says the man broke its rules and tried to trick the AI system to create these images, despite the tool rejecting such requests.
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xAI filed a lawsuit against Terry Harwood for sexual exploitation of minors using their AI tool, Grok.
Harwood allegedly created multiple xAI accounts with fake identities to avoid detection.
He uploaded non-sexual photos and tried to make AI-generated “deepfake” images that sexualized the people without their consent.
The AI system Grok flagged and rejected many of these requests based on content rules, but the man kept trying to bypass them.
xAI is seeking money damages and a permanent ban on Harwood’s use of their platform, which has over 2.6 million users.
This is the first time an AI company has sued a user for this kind of misuse.
The company suspended over 52,000 accounts and reported more than 73,000 cases of suspected child sexual abuse material in 2026, leading to about 250 arrests.
xAI enforces rules by suspending accounts and reporting illegal content to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
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Several authors and publishing companies sued Google in a U.S. court, claiming it copied their books without permission to train its Gemini AI models. The lawsuit says Google used copyrighted materials beyond legal limits and ignored warnings about legal risks.
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Hachette Book Group, Cengage Learning, Elsevier, and author Scott Turow filed the lawsuit in New York federal court.
The complaint alleges Google used books from Google Books and other sources without permission to train AI models.
Google is accused of downloading content including from unauthorized pirate sites and behind paywalls.
Internal Google documents reportedly warned that using books to train AI could lead to fines up to $100 billion.
The lawsuit claims Google did not inform authors or publishers about copying their works for AI training.
This lawsuit follows previous legal efforts by the same publishers and authors to protect copyrights.
Similar lawsuits have been filed against other AI companies like OpenAI and Meta over copyright issues.
One lawsuit against Meta was dismissed, with a judge ruling the AI training was legal under fair use.
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A software engineer named Fabien Sanglard identified and explained the types of 1990s computer hardware shown in the movie Jurassic Park. The film’s production used real and expensive computer equipment to make the scenes look accurate, including Silicon Graphics and Apple devices.
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The computers shown in Jurassic Park were carefully selected to be accurate for the early 1990s.
Engineer Fabien Sanglard scanned the film and listed every identifiable computer model he saw.
The set included high-end machines like five Thinking Machines CM-5 systems and several Silicon Graphics workstations.
About $1.7 million worth of computer hardware and software was used on set, loaned mostly by Silicon Graphics and Apple.
Some of the character Dennis Nedry’s computers were Macintosh Quadra 700 models from Apple.
The software shown included the real Unix-based 3D file browser FSN, which inspired a famous line in the movie.
Audiences were expected to recognize the computer equipment, so the production avoided fake props.
A large collection of period software used in the film is now available online for those interested in exploring it.
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A security researcher released code for a new exploit called HiveLegacy that lets non-administrator Windows users make changes to administrator accounts. Microsoft is investigating this vulnerability after releasing many security patches, and users can protect themselves by using detection tools and monitoring their systems.
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A researcher named NightmareEclypse published an exploit called HiveLegacy for Windows on the same day Microsoft released many security updates.
HiveLegacy targets a vulnerability in the Windows User Profile Service.
It allows users with limited rights to alter the registry settings of administrator accounts, potentially gaining admin-level control.
The exploit requires knowing another user’s password and the username of a third account on the computer.
Microsoft is aware of the exploit and is investigating the issue.
The exploit uses the way Windows loads user settings during login, which runs with high system privileges.
Independent security experts have provided detection scripts and advice on monitoring Windows system activity to prevent this exploit.
Restricting the creation of local accounts and watching for unusual system behavior can help block attacks using HiveLegacy.
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SpaceX’s stock price has fallen below the price it first had when it started trading on the stock market just over a month ago. The share price dropped to $132.62, which is lower than the initial price of $135, causing some investors to potentially lose money.
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SpaceX began trading on the stock market a little over one month ago.
The initial price for one share was $135.
The share price recently dropped to $132.62.
This price is 41% lower than the highest price since the company went public.
The drop means some early investors might lose money on their shares.
SpaceX is a company founded by Elon Musk that works on rockets, satellites, and artificial intelligence.
The company did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the stock price drop.
Earlier, the company’s value was higher than Amazon and Microsoft, and Elon Musk briefly became the world's first trillionaire.
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Google will start allowing other app stores inside its Google Play Store next week after a legal settlement with Epic Games was withdrawn. This change comes from a court ruling that found Google unfairly blocked competing app stores on Android devices.
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The settlement between Google and Epic Games about app store rules is now withdrawn.
Google will begin letting third-party app stores appear in the Google Play Store starting next week.
This change is part of a court order to stop Google’s anticompetitive behavior on Android.
Epic Games started the dispute by adding a way to buy V-Bucks directly in Fortnite, bypassing Google’s fees.
Google used its market power to block competing app stores and keep the Play Store dominant.
The judge ruled that allowing other app stores on Google Play is the best way to promote fair competition.
Google had planned a registered app store program but court skepticism and expert analysis slowed approval.
Now, Google and Epic will not pursue modifying the court’s remedies but will continue current policy changes.
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Representative Ted Lieu, a Democrat from California, said he is concerned about how fast artificial intelligence (AI) is developing. He believes Congress needs to find ways to manage AI carefully as it changes quickly.
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Rep. Ted Lieu is the fourth-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
He spoke about AI’s rapid growth at the Hill Nation Summit.
Lieu said AI is advancing faster than he expected.
He expressed worry about the pace of AI development.
Lieu emphasized that Congress should work to balance the benefits and risks of AI.
The article notes Lieu’s criticism of some Republicans’ lack of strategy on AI.
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The UK government plans to introduce a social media curfew from midnight to 6 am for 16- and 17-year-olds, starting next spring. The curfew will be on by default but can be turned off by users, and the government also wants to remove addictive features like autoplay and infinite scroll to reduce online harms.
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The curfew targets 16- and 17-year-olds in Britain for certain social media apps.
It will be enabled automatically but users can opt out by changing settings.
The government aims to disable addictive app features such as autoplay and infinite scrolling.
Some teens are skeptical about the curfew’s effectiveness since it is not mandatory.
Teens currently have different experiences and controls on social media use at home.
Age verification will be required to ensure the rules apply to the right users.
Some young people believe adults should also have limits on addictive features.
Discussions with teens reveal mixed opinions on the impact and fairness of the curfew.
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OpenAI has launched its first branded device, the $230 Codex Micro, which is a small, light-up keyboard designed to help users manage multiple AI tasks easily. The keyboard shows color-coded lights to indicate the status of AI threads and offers buttons for common actions, aiming to improve how people interact with OpenAI’s AI agents on desktop computers.
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The Codex Micro costs $230 and is a compact keyboard with RGB lighting.
It is made in collaboration with Work Louder, a company that makes similar keyboards for creative work.
The keyboard has six special keys that change colors to show the status of different AI tasks: white (idle), blue (thinking), green (done), amber (needs input), and red (error).
Pressing a lit key opens the related AI task window on the computer screen.
Users can remap six other buttons for common AI actions or general computer shortcuts.
The keyboard has OpenAI branding and comes in a limited supply.
OpenAI is moving beyond software, working on hardware with design help from former Apple chief Jony Ive.
A planned handheld AI device may face delays due to technical challenges.
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced plans to manage the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) by working with states on regulations for AI data centers and creating a new AI office in his government. He emphasized protecting Australian creative work from AI use and promised new rules and faster decisions to support AI development while aiming to control its local effects.
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Prime Minister Albanese spoke about AI at the University of Sydney, aiming to lead Australia in managing AI technology.
The government will work with state premiers to regulate AI data centers to avoid problems with land use, energy, and water resources.
A new AI office will be created within the Prime Minister’s department, and new AI laws will be proposed by early 2027.
Albanese wants Australia to benefit from its own AI inventions, not just store data for overseas companies.
The government will protect Australian artists, writers, musicians, and journalists by refusing to allow AI to use their work without permission.
Experts warn regulating global tech giants like Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI is very difficult for national governments.
There are challenges in managing AI’s broad effects on society, including job losses and ethical concerns.
Albanese favors a careful and step-by-step approach to AI policy, despite some calls for faster, broader legislation.
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