Global stock markets rise as investors continue to bet on AI

Technology · United States

France reclaims title as Europe's champion of tax and social charges

New data shows that France has the EU's highest tax burden at 46 percent of GDP, while its national debt continues to grow. Amid new street protests over lack of education funding and falling purchasing power, the government is proposing a meagre hike in the minimum wage. Also in this edition: US tech giants see their shares diverge as the AI boom pushes massive capital expenditures.

France 24 · 27 min ago

Artificial intelligence is making drones faster and more capable. Russia and Ukraine both use AI-powered drones, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that AI could lead decisions on the battlefield as soon as next year.

NPR · 2 hrs ago

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Ofcom outlines ways social media can verify ages of users

Ofcom says photo and digital ID, banking checks or facial age estimation can help prove someone is 16 or over.

BBC News · 5 hrs ago

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Microsoft posts $36.6bn profit after offering buyouts to one in four workers

The week, the Windows developer said it would offer buyouts to 60,000 workers as it looks to curb costs.

BBC News · 11 hrs ago

Technology · United States

Details of thousands of US immigration agents leaked in major hack

A group called the Department of Peace released information on more than 41,000 DHS staff.

BBC News · 13 hrs ago

Technology · Europe

Castle Walls review – Prime’s first fully AI-generated show is here, and it’s a Vaseline-smeared mess

Billed as the first end-to-end AI-created series on a major streaming service, this Turkish show looks like the result of the prompt ‘make it cinematic’ Just as the world reels from Elon Musk’s AI-powered The Odyssey remake – though “remake” feels rather generous for a seven-minute splat of synthetic sludge – another bucket of AI gunk is dropped on to our faces. For Prime Video’s AI-generated TV series Castle…

The Guardian · 21 hrs ago