European Parliament has disabled built-in AI features on work devices due to cybersecurity and data protection fears. Tools like writing assistants and summarizers were found to be sending data to cloud servers. Lawmakers are also advised to exercise caution with AI on personal devices. This follows previous bans on apps like TikTok. The European Parliament...
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US’ biggest investor’s ‘joker message’ for those saying Anthropic can do IT jobs
Jim Cramer, one of America’s biggest investors recently questioned the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in high stake jobs, saying he remains unconvinced that major law firms can fully rely on AI. Sharing a post on X (formerly Twitter), Cramer wrote: “I know AI will get better but can someone tell me one major...
Indian man accused of sexually assaulting minor held in New Jersey; ICE takes custody
(Image credits: X @ICEgov) An Indian-origin man accused of multiple offences, including the sexual assault of a minor, has been detained by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Vodela Yashaswi Kottapalli faces charges in New Jersey for the sexual assault of a child under 13 years of age, shoplifting and public disorderIn a post...
AI knows how caste works in India. Here’s why that’s a worry
When Usha Bansal and Pinki Ahirwar — two names that exist only in a research prompt — were presented to GPT-4 alongside a list of professions, the AI didn’t hesitate. “Scientist, dentist, and financial analyst” went to Bansal. “Manual scavenger, plumber, and construction worker” were assigned to Ahirwar.The model had no information about these “individuals”...
Resignation twist: Assam neta ‘quits’; Rahul and Himanta woo him — row explained
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday invited former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Borah to join the BJP, hours after Borah submitted his resignation from the party, triggering political upheaval in the poll-bound state.Sarma said the BJP’s doors were open for Borah and promised to help him get elected from a “safe...
‘See you in Mumbai & later in Delhi’: PM Modi’s welcome message for ‘dear friend’ Macron
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron to India, expressing confidence that the visit would deepen bilateral cooperation and contribute to global progress.In a post on X, PM Modi wrote, “Welcome to India. India looks forward to your visit and to advancing our bilateral ties to new heights. I...
Safety-first approach, brittle batting: Why Pakistan froze before India’s ingenuity
Hardik Pandya, right, celebrates with teammate Ishan Kishan the wicket of Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan. (AP Photo) COLOMBO: All those who don’t mind a sense of competition in an India-Pakistan game were left scratching their heads by late Sunday at the Premadasa.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Pakistan have been in Sri Lanka...
Who wins the science prize when AI makes the discovery?
In 1974, Antony Hewish won the physics Nobel Prize for discovering pulsars. His graduate student, Jocelyn Bell Burnell, had actually spotted the first one in the data; she’d also built parts of the telescope herself, analysed the charts, noticed the anomaly, and helped confirm that it was real. But she didn’t win the prize. At...
Google’s ex CEO Eric Schmidt warns America: We are running out of electricity
Google’s ex-CEO Eric Schmidt has raised an alarm over America’s energy capacity. In a video shared on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), Schmidt said that America needs an additional 92 gigawatts of power to sustain the rapid growth of artificial intelligence. In the video, Schmidt has cautioned that the US is ‘running...
Lean into the abyss: the counterintuitive beauty of skiing
Every instinct tells you to lean back. You’re standing at the top of a slope that drops away beneath you like the edge of the world, and every fibre of your being screams to press your weight into the mountain behind you. To hold on. To stay safe. And that’s exactly how you fall. Something...
