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EU to crack down on AI deepfakes, illicit imagery and hacking with new team in Brussels

The European Union has introduced a new team to regulate AI companies globally

South Korea’s Kospi jumps nearly 18%, its largest ever single-day gain, as AI-related stocks rebound from heavy losses

Cyberattacks on Minnesota water systems investigated as officials warn about Iranian hackers

Authorities say cyberattacks targeted over 30 water systems in Minnesota earlier this week

Human-caused climate change made Spanish, French fires much more likely, scientists calculate

Two new studies reveal climate change's fingerprints over extreme fire weather-triggering infernos in Spain and France

Federal government to turn a Kentucky uranium plant into an AI data center and gas power complex

The U.S. Department of Energy is harnessing the artificial intelligence boom in its bid to convert another Cold War-era uranium enrichment site

Strong iPhone sales propel Apple's fiscal Q3 results past Wall Street's expectations

Apple posted a solid fiscal third quarter on Thursday, climbing past Wall Street’s expectations thanks to strong sales of the iPhone and MacBook computers

French student pleads guilty and is fined for a straw-licking stunt in Singapore

A French student has been fined in Singapore for licking a straw from a juice vending machine and putting it back in what lawyers described as a social media stunt

EU lays out $11.4 billion for 7 AI gigafactories as it aims to catch up with US and China

The European Union plans to invest 10 billion euros to build seven AI gigafactories, aiming to catch up with the U.S. and China

Australian watchdog files legal action against Telegram, saying it failed to remove violent content

Australia’s online safety watchdog has taken legal action against Telegram for what the watchdog says is a failure to remove extremist content