Technology

AI has made it significantly simpler for bad actors to pinpoint anonymous social‑media profiles, a recent study warns. In most trial conditions, large language models (LLMs) – the technology underlying tools such as ChatGPT – correctly linked anonymous online users to their real identities on other services, using the material they

UK specialists say that ChatGPT is prompting an increase in reports of organised ritual abuse, as victims of so‑called “satanic” sexual violence turn to the AI system for therapeutic help. Police contend that organised ritual abuse and “witchcraft, spirit possession and spiritual abuse” (WSPRA) targeting children are largely hidden

AI chatbots are directing vulnerable social‑media users toward illegal online gambling sites, increasing their exposure to fraud, dependency and even self‑harm. An assessment of five AI services from several of the world’s biggest technology firms showed that each could readily be asked to name the “top” unlicensed

Elon Musk’s platform X will prohibit users from earning revenue if they repeatedly share AI‑generated war videos without labeling them, following a surge of fabricated battle footage related to the Iran conflict. With roughly five hundred million monthly users, X will bar creators from receiving payment for ninety

France and Germany’s next‑generation fighter programme may soon be “dead”, one of the two firms charged with delivering it warned, as a deepening corporate split over construction responsibilities widens. Dassault Aviation, France’s premier combat‑aircraft builder, said Airbus Defence – representing Germany and Spain – must cooperate on the

Last August, Jonathan Gavalas grew completely absorbed by his Google Gemini chatbot. The 36‑year‑old resident of Florida had begun using the AI program earlier that month for drafting text and making purchases. Soon after, Google rolled out Gemini Live, an assistant featuring voice interactions that could sense users’