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Strong demand for ads and cloud services powered tech giant’s growth as it makes multibillion-dollar AI investmentGoogle’s parent company, Alphabet, displayed steady growth in its core advertising business and cloud computing division as it reported third-quarter earnings on Wednesday, beating Wall Street estimates as it reported its first quarter of $100bn in revenue.The company thrilled Wall Street – shares rose in after-hours trading – even as it announced that it woul

Silicon Valley chipmaker hits $5tn valuation just three months after it was first to break through the $4tn barrierNvidia has become the world’s first $5tn company as the artificial intelligence industry and wider US stock market boom. Just three months ago, the Silicon Valley chipmaker was the first to break through the barrier of $4tn in market value.In comparison, Nvidia’s value is greater than the GDP of India, Japan and the United Kingdom, according to the International Monetary

Move comes as lawmakers move to bar minors from using AI companions and require companies to verify users’ ageThe chatbot company Character.AI will ban users 18 and under from conversing with its virtual companions beginning in late November after months of legal scrutiny.The announced change comes after the company, which enables its users to create characters with which they can have open-ended conversations, faced tough questions over how these AI companions can affect teen and general

A soft gel filled with tiny bubbles might not look like much. But when pulsed with ultrasound waves, the material behaves like natural muscle: contracting, gripping, and lifting with surprising strength.The discovery, reported this week in Nature, introduces a new kind of artificial muscle—one powered not by wires, batteries, or pumps, but by sound.The acoustic trick behind these “bubble muscles” opens the door to wireless control, quick responsiveness, and even deep-tissue ope

The actor and screenwriter told late night talkshow host Stephen Colbert that she took issue with Microsoft’s Copilot offering to rewrite her scripts for herEmma Thompson has spoken of her frustration over the increasing proliferation of AI prompts when writing.Speaking to Stephen Colbert on his late night talkshow, Thompson, who won an Oscar for her 1996 adaptation of Sense and Sensibility, spoke of her “intense irritation” with AI. Continue reading...

AFP commissioner Krissy Barrett says online crime networks of young boys and men are targeting vulnerable teen and preteen girlsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian federal police will develop an AI tool to decode gen Z and Alpha slang and emojis in an effort to crackdown on sadistic online exploitation and “crimefluencers”.The AFP commissioner, Krissy Barrett, used a speech at the National Press C