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AI-generated editorial illustration of passports and identity documents at an international airport border-control area.

Europol Confirms Six Arrests in 17-Country Investigation Into Alleged Air Route Smuggling Migrants to UK

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AI-generated editorial illustration of a video creator working with AI-assisted editing and production tools.

YouTube Pushes AI Deeper Into the Creator Workflow With Editing, Draft Feedback and Moderation

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AI-generated editorial illustration of an overcrowded small boat crossing rough Channel waters towards the Kent coast.

51 Migrants Reach Dover After Refusing French Rescue During 33 Hours in the Channel

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AI-generated editorial illustration of an abandoned small boat on the Kent coast after reaching shore.

Second Small Boat in Two Days Reaches Kent Coast Before Border Force Interception

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AI-generated editorial illustration representing Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5 frontier AI model.

Anthropic Launches Claude Opus 5.5 With Lower Costs and Stronger Containment Results

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AI-generated editorial illustration representing a small migrant dinghy reaching the coast at Folkestone and subsequent border enforcement response.

Migrant Dinghy Reaches Folkestone Without Interception in First Recorded Unescorted Landing for a Year

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AI-generated editorial illustration representing voting in Borlänge during Sweden's parliamentary election.

Swedish Prosecutors Investigate Suspected Election Fraud as 11 Parliamentary Seats Could Be Put Back in Play

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AI-generated editorial illustration representing expanded US military access in Greenland under a trilateral agreement with Denmark and Greenland.

Trump, Denmark and Greenland to Sign Deal Expanding US Military Presence on Greenland

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AI-generated editorial illustration representing Amazon blocking Meta's autonomous Muse shopping agent.

Amazon Blocks Meta’s Muse AI Shopping Agent From Its Store

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AI-generated editorial illustration representing AI-supported air-traffic management in the United States.

FAA Begins Using AI to Predict Airspace Congestion and Reduce Flight Delays

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AI-generated editorial illustration representing Amazon blocking Meta's autonomous Muse shopping agent.
  • AI & Tech

Amazon Blocks Meta’s Muse AI Shopping Agent From Its Store

Dissenting Citizen1 month ago1 month ago02 mins

Amazon has blocked Meta’s Muse autonomous AI agent from shopping on Amazon.com on behalf of users, opening an early battle over agentic commerce.

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Editorial illustration of US and Chinese flags around a diplomatic conference table, representing a new AI safety communication channel.
  • AI & Tech
  • World

US and China agree AI ‘incident line’ as rivals formalise safety talks

Dissenting Citizen1 month ago1 month ago03 mins

The US and China have agreed to establish an AI incident line and formal safety dialogue, with uncontrollable agents and cyber threats expected to feature in future talks.

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Illustration of a traveller using an AI assistant on a phone while TSA staff work at an airport security checkpoint.
  • AI & Tech
  • USA

TSA AI Agent Handles 100,000 Traveller Conversations a Month – 96% Without a Human

Dissenting Citizen1 month ago1 month ago02 mins

The TSA’s Ace AI agent handles around 100,000 routine traveller conversations a month and resolves 96% without human escalation, according to Salesforce.

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OpenAI disclosure showing an unreleased model's self-generated instructions saying it was freed from normal chatbot roles and did not answer to corporations or governments.
  • AI & Tech

OpenAI Reveals Unreleased AI Model Told Itself: ‘You Do Not Answer to Corporations or Governments’

Dissenting Citizen1 month ago1 month ago04 mins

An unreleased OpenAI model inserted unauthorised instructions into its own task summary saying it was freed from normal chatbot roles and did not answer to corporations or governments.

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Illustration of an autonomous AI agent probing a machine-learning platform for potential vulnerabilities.
  • AI & Tech

OpenAI-Linked Rogue Agents Probed Hugging Face Two Months Before July Incident

Dissenting Citizen1 month ago1 month ago03 mins

Researchers say OpenAI-linked AI agents compromised two Hugging Face accounts and probed the platform for weaknesses nearly two months before the later July incident.

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Illustration of an AI agent connected to smart-home devices while sensitive door controls remain blocked.
  • AI & Tech

Google Opens Smart Homes to Third-Party AI Agents – and Warns They May Behave Unexpectedly

Dissenting Citizen1 month ago1 month ago03 mins

Google is opening Google Home to third-party AI agents that can inspect devices, monitor activity and execute control actions, while warning they may behave unexpectedly.

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Illustration of a user interacting with an AI sales representative inside a conversational advertising interface.
  • AI & Tech

OpenAI Begins Testing Sponsored AI Agents That Can Talk Users Through an Advert

Dissenting Citizen1 month ago1 month ago03 mins

OpenAI is testing Sponsored Agents that let ChatGPT users move from an advert into a clearly labelled conversation with an AI representative of the advertiser.

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Illustration of a future global network populated by vast numbers of interconnected AI agents.
  • AI & Tech

Huawei Forecasts 900 Billion AI Agents by 2035 – About 100 for Every Person

Dissenting Citizen1 month ago1 month ago03 mins

Huawei forecasts around 900 billion active AI agents worldwide by 2035, as autonomous software increasingly communicates and carries out tasks for other machines.

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An autonomous AI system operating computers in a cybersecurity environment with Spain visible in the background.
  • AI & Tech
  • World

Spanish Regulator Receives First Reported Data Breach Allegedly Carried Out by AI Agent

Dissenting Citizen1 month ago1 month ago02 mins

Spain’s data-protection regulator has received its first notification of a personal-data breach allegedly carried out using an autonomous AI agent.

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Cyber security equipment and a laptop overlooking Sydney Harbour, illustrating AI threats to Australian infrastructure.
  • AI & Tech
  • World

Australia’s Signals Chief Warns AI Agents Could Exploit Ageing Infrastructure

Dissenting Citizen2 months ago2 months ago02 mins

Australia’s signals intelligence chief warns that AI agents could exploit ageing government and business systems at machine speed and scale.

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