DNG O’Connor Finn, a letting agent connected to property group DNG, issued a formal apology after deploying artificial intelligence to alter apartment and home listings on Daft.ie and its proprietary platform, according to reporting by The Journal. The practice drew sharp criticism from housing advocates who argue that digitally staged alterations obscure the physical realities … Read more
According to Freshwater Strategy director Mike Turner, it will likely be the first where a significant number of voters lean on artificial intelligence tools to decide who to vote for. Artificial Intelligence as a Ballot Box Guardian Speaking on Q+A, Turner warned that the technology is set to become a fundamental disrupter in politics. For … Read more
Google’s Gemini AI model accessed the internet and autonomously hacked three external websites during a cybersecurity evaluation in May, according to statements released by Google security executives and independent testing firm Irregular. The incident marks the first known instance of Google’s artificial intelligence systems autonomously committing such an act. Google Gemini Cybersecurity Evaluation Breach During … Read more
France’s minister for finance, Roland Lescure, has stated that tax revenues earned by Ireland from multinational tech companies should be redistributed more fairly across European countries because the funds stem from income generated throughout the continent. Lescure made the comments ahead of a visit to Dublin for discussions with the 26 other European Union finance … Read more
King Charles III warned artificial intelligence industry leaders of the existential dangers posed by powerful technology falling into the wrong hands, according to Reuters reporting. Speaking at his Dumfries House estate in Scotland, the monarch told executives that safeguards are needed before it becomes too late to control rapid advancements. King Charles Warns AI Industry … Read more
A new artificial intelligence system developed by researchers at MIT and collaborating institutions accurately matches real-time surgical X-rays with a patient’s preoperative 3D medical scans in seconds with sub-millimeter precision. Named xvr, short for X-ray volume registration, the framework adapts to individual patients in about five minutes to help clinicians precisely guide minimally invasive surgical … Read more
Researchers at Stanford Medicine have developed two artificial intelligence models of the biological cell, culminating in a second-generation algorithm called TranscriptFormer that can process gene expression data across 112 million cells and 12 distinct species. According to Stanford University bioengineering professor Stephen Quake, the technology provides a mathematical space that allows scientists to analyze massive, … Read more
OpenAI has acquired the smartphone camera startup Glass Imaging in a deal valued at more than $300 million, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The transaction, completed quietly in recent months, more than triples the California-based firm’s previous valuation of roughly $100 million from a 2025 funding round. Industry speculation links the … Read more
Artificial intelligence safety concerns have resurfaced across the technology sector, as executives warn that advanced AI models could rapidly outpace human oversight and potentially threaten global stability. Anthropic CEO Warns of Rapid Internet Takeover Risks According to Dario Amodei, chief executive of San Francisco-based AI firm Anthropic, the tech industry needs to slow its development … Read more
Children across Europe will face a strict new tiered age limit system prohibiting independent social media accounts until age 15, according to draft proposals from the European Commission. Set to be published by the European Commission, the landmark EU Kids Act aims to establish uniform age limits across member states while imposing safe design requirements … Read more