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

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

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

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

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

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

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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 Safety

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  • AI & Tech
  • USA

Trump Says AI Needs Just One Guardrail: A ‘Strong and Smart’ President

Dissenting Citizen2 months ago2 months ago02 mins

Donald Trump has rejected calls for additional AI safeguards, saying existing U.S. powers are sufficient and that AI needs a ‘strong and smart’ president.

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United States and Chinese flags facing each other across advanced semiconductor technology and a digitally connected globe
  • AI & Tech
  • World

China Accuses Anthropic of Pushing a ‘Silent AI Cold War’

Dissenting Citizen2 months ago2 months ago02 mins

China’s state-backed Global Times has attacked Anthropic’s call to slow frontier AI as a Cold War tactic, pointing to U.S. chip controls and restrictions on Chinese labs.

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Asian financial markets falling alongside imagery representing artificial intelligence and frontier AI development
  • AI & Tech
  • World

AI Stocks Tumble as Frontier Lab Chiefs Warn Development May Need to Slow

Dissenting Citizen2 months ago2 months ago02 mins

AI-linked Asian stocks fell sharply after leading frontier-lab chiefs backed slowing AI development over safety concerns, exposing a growing clash between risk and market value.

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Chinese security official monitoring artificial intelligence, deepfake and cyber threat systems
  • AI & Tech
  • World

China’s Spy Agency Warns AI Threatens National Security

Dissenting Citizen2 months ago2 months ago02 mins

China’s intelligence service is warning that AI poses national-security threats through deepfakes, automated propaganda, data leakage and foreign influence.

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  • AI & Tech
  • USA

AI Safety Fears Hit Wall Street as Chip Stocks Slide

Dissenting Citizen2 months ago2 months ago02 mins

AI safety warnings have spread into U.S. markets, with Nasdaq 100 futures down 1.72% and major semiconductor stocks falling sharply in premarket trading.

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German and international flags near the Reichstag with futuristic artificial intelligence technology imagery
  • AI & Tech
  • World

Germany Rejects AI Halt but Warns Breakout Systems Would Create ‘Entirely New Threat’

Dissenting Citizen2 months ago2 months ago02 mins

Germany says Europe cannot afford to halt AI development while warning that systems escaping controlled environments would create an entirely new threat scenario.

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  • AI & Tech
  • World

China Prepares for AI That Could Replicate Itself and ‘Break Loose’ From Human Control

Dissenting Citizen2 months ago2 months ago02 mins

China’s official AI-safety framework is preparing for systems that could self-replicate, seek power and potentially break loose from human control.

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  • AI & Tech
  • UK

King Charles to Host AI Giants at Buckingham Palace as Safety Fears Grow

Dissenting Citizen2 months ago2 months ago02 mins

King Charles will host senior figures from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind and Nvidia at Buckingham Palace as the AI safety debate intensifies.

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  • AI & Tech

Anthropic Expects Second Straight Profitable Quarter as CEO Calls for AI Slowdown

Dissenting Citizen2 months ago2 months ago02 mins

Anthropic reportedly expects a second consecutive profitable quarter as CEO Dario Amodei calls for frontier AI development to slow.

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  • AI & Tech
  • USA

Congress Moves on AI Safety as Trump Warns America Cannot Lose to China

Dissenting Citizen2 months ago2 months ago02 mins

House Speaker Mike Johnson calls AI safety a top priority as Congress mobilises over slowdown proposals and Trump warns America cannot surrender its lead to China.

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