ZAQS.ORG

The AI bubble could expose your deepest secrets - Character.ai's collapse uncovers a little-discussed risk of AI: when tech companies go bankrupt, they can sell your private data.

1 day ago

A painting went missing 20 years ago. Police tracked it down with the help of AI -- Art theft is a global problem and police forces are struggling to keep on top of it. Now they are turning to AI software that snoop out the most cleverly hidden artworks.

2 days ago

The high-tech mission to preserve a 17th-century shipwreck -- Scientists are using cutting-edge technology to protect one of the world's most famous shipwrecks.

3 hours ago

How video game remakes tap the power of nostalgia -- Video games are good at triggering nostalgia, a key reason why classic games keep getting remade.

10 hours ago

'Like cutting up a Picasso': AI microdrama edit of Neighbours worries actors and crew -- A micro-drama will use AI-assisted technology to edit old episodes of the Australian TV soap to focus on Margot Robbie's character.

1 day ago

Anthropic thinks its AI might be conscious. It has profound consequences for your life -- Some of the most powerful people in tech are taking steps to consider AI's rights alongside humans and animals. This belief could reshape our world. Some fear it would be catastrophic.

11 days ago

Meta's new AI is about to make the internet more annoying -- Meta's new AI Muse can shop, haggle and book appointments for you. What happens when millions of agents start doing the same?

23 days ago

The ghosts haunting AI storytelling

2 days ago

The AI system designed to spot driving hazards before you do

4 days ago

Why did an OpenAI agent hack Australia's health system - and can it be stopped in the future? -- News that an automated AI agent hacked a government IT system raises big questions about regulating the tech.

1 month ago

Huge data centres rise at 'China speed' to power its AI ambitions -- The BBC visits Inner Mongolia, an unlikely frontier in Beijing's AI race with Washington.

1 month ago

They were labelled 'pervert glasses'. Will a camera-free version transform their image? -- Meta has unveiled audio-only smart glasses, with some questioning whether it is a response to the backlash over privacy.

1 month ago

Why are there concerns AI could threaten humanity, and how real are they? -- Existential fears about AI have once again reared their head - here's what you need to know.

1 month ago

The Castle: Rebuilding History

1 day ago

The Darkest Web

1 day ago

The Secret Life of Trees

21 days ago

The Mystery of Dark Energy

1 month ago

Will Robots Take My Job?

2 months ago

Inside the Rage Machine

6 months ago

Ministers vow online safety action after teen sextortion victim took own life -- Cai Davies died after he had sent messages to a woman he believed had a romantic interest in him.

18 minutes ago

US tech stocks see sharp falls as AI spending nears $1tn -- Shares in Intel continue to fall while the tech-heavy Nasdaq opens at its lowest level in more than two months.

41 minutes ago

Crypto giant Binance attempting to recover $6.3bn stolen in hack linked to North Korea -- The cyber-attack, which the company describes as complex, is believed to be the largest ever of its kind.

1 hour ago

Children's safety tops online worries, survey says -- The survey by Guernsey's data protection commissioner also highlights concerns about AI.

3 hours ago

China denies allegations of spy operation targeting Nvidia CEO -- US intelligence officials believe a Chinese businesswoman was gathering information for Beijing on the US chip-making giant, The New York Times reports.

5 hours ago

Google value plunges by $500bn as its own AI search hits ad sales -- Google spooked investors so badly that its stock hit a six-month low, after it revealed its AI own search summaries were affecting ad revenue.

6 hours ago

Who could be behind the Binance hack and what we know so far -- Binance has been hit by what could be the biggest crypto hack ever - here's what we know so far

4 hours ago

From Bitcoin to Binance: Crypto terms and what they mean -- The Binance hack has thrust cryptocurrencies back into headlines - but what are they and how do they work?

6 hours ago

Scottish police to target sadistic online gangs forcing children to self-harm -- Officers are hunting members of loose online networks of sadists who mainly targets girls on gaming platforms and social media.

7 hours ago

'I made the wrong decision,' Hyrox athlete who soiled herself in race tells BBC -- In her first interview since the incident, Joanna Wietrzyk told the BBC she takes responsibility for it but did not deserve such a severe backlash.

8 hours ago

How a councillor used Snapchat to catfish army cadets -- Rylan Ray - also an Army Cadet Force volunteer - is convicted of 28 sexual offences including rape.

12 hours ago

Calls for better network after village goes offline -- One man said he was forced to drive to neighbouring towns to carry out online tasks.

1 day ago

Ofcom outlines age check methods ahead of social media ban for under-16s -- Ofcom says photo and digital ID, banking checks or facial age estimation can help prove someone is 16 or over.

1 day ago

New data centres must bring 'local benefits' -- As "strict tests" are floated, Northumberland waits to see if three data centres will spring up.

1 day ago

'Super offensive' - we love how we look but AI tried to 'fix' our visible differences -- An AI tool edited a photo of Rhiannon Morgan in a work newsletter and she was shocked by the results.

1 day ago