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Pope Leo XIV Forms AI Study Group Ahead of First Encyclical ———————————- Pope Leo XIV has established an in-house study group on artificial intelligence, the Vatican announced, as he prepares to release his first encyclical, which is expected to focus…

AI‑Driven Cyberattacks Escalate into Global Threat to Government and Critical Infrastructure Security ————————————– Reports from major tech and cybersecurity sources indicate that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in cyberattacks has rapidly evolved from a limited novelty into a wide‑ranging,…

Singapore to Train 40,000 Tech Workers in AI Skills by 2029 Under National Programme ———————————– The Singapore government has announced a major initiative to train 40,000 technology professionals in artificial intelligence (AI) skills by 2029, aiming to boost the local…

Swiss Researchers Develop New AI to Design Complex Molecules —————————————– Researchers at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland have created a new artificial intelligence system designed to simplify the creation of complex molecules for chemists. The AI…

Meta Reports 20 Million Daily User Decline Amid Internet Disruptions and International Restrictions ——————————- In its latest financial report, Meta announced a significant drop in daily active users across its platforms. This trend, coupled with revenue growth, has raised concerns…

Oscars moves to forbid human actors, writers, from fully AI-made works ————————— The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced new rules requiring acting and writing to be performed by humans, effectively disqualifying fully AI-generated works from Oscar consideration.…

Agentic AI Set to Transform Tax Tools, Professional Workflows by 2026, Report Finds —————————————– Advancements in artificial intelligence are rapidly reshaping tax and accounting tools, with “agentic AI” expected to play a central role in professional workflows by 2026, according…

AI‑Driven Abuse Escalates Against Women Journalists, Report Finds ————————— A new global study published ahead of World Press Freedom Day reveals that artificial intelligence (AI) is intensifying online abuse against women journalists and media workers, making harassment more frequent, sophisticated…

Researchers Warn Advanced AI Bots Could Manipulate Public Opinion and Undermine Democracy ——————————– A growing body of research has raised alarms about the emergence of advanced artificial intelligence bots capable of imitating human behavior online and influencing public discourse at…

Humanoid Robots Deployed at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport to Move Passenger Luggage Amid Labor Shortages ——————————————- Japan Airlines (JAL) has begun a trial of humanoid robots at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, marking the first project of its kind in the country to…