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UK Orders Google AI Opt-Outappeal 10.0
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UK Orders Google AI Opt-Out

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority ordered Google to allow publishers to opt out of AI content scraping for search summaries and generative AI features. This decision grants publishers greater control over their content and strengthens their negotiating position, setting a global precedent for AI content regulation.

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  1. SECURITYU of T Researchers AI worm demonstrates adaptive attack strategy9.0
  2. POLICYGoogle UK Orders Google AI Content Opt-Out10.0
  3. FUNDINGSuno Suno raises $400M amid copyright battles9.0
  4. RELEASEGoogle DeepMind Releases Gemma 4 12B multimodal model8.0
  5. INVESTMENTMGX MGX invests €7.5 billion in French AI compute9.0
  6. RESEARCHAI AI outperforms law professors in study8.0
  7. RELEASEnbd-vram nbd-vram converts GPU VRAM to swap8.0
  8. SECURITYGoogle Google rolls out AI deepfake call detection7.0
  9. OPENSOURCEMicrosoft Microsoft Launches AI Behaviour Tester8.0
  10. RELEASEOpenAI OpenAI expands Codex with new plug-ins9.0
  11. FUNDINGAlphabet Alphabet raises $80B for AI9.0
  12. INVESTMENTHewlett Packard Enterprise HPE accelerates AI targets, revenue surges9.0
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U of T Researchers Demonstrate AI Worm
AIWORM

U of T Researchers Demonstrate AI Worm

University of Toronto researchers demonstrated an AI worm built with free, open-weight models, capable of adapting its attack strategy to spread across any online device. This reduces hacker costs to near zero, demanding security teams re-evaluate network defence strategies.

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Suno Secures $400M Amidst Copyright Battles
AIMUSIC

Suno Secures $400M Amidst Copyright Battles

Suno's $400 million Series D funding round, valuing the AI music generator at $5.4 billion, signals strong investor confidence despite ongoing copyright lawsuits from major labels. Legal outcomes will set precedents for AI training data licensing and fair use.

4h ago
Google Releases Gemma 4 12B
AI

Google Releases Gemma 4 12B

Google's Gemma 4 12B, an encoder-free multimodal model, runs locally on laptops with 16GB VRAM, lowering the hardware barrier for advanced agentic workflows. This enables powerful on-device AI applications and reduces reliance on cloud inference.

6h ago
MGX Expands French AI Compute
AIINFRAST

MGX Expands French AI Compute

Abu Dhabi's MGX committed €7.5 billion to build 3 gigawatts of AI compute capacity in France, leveraging water-free cooling and nuclear power. This expansion, alongside G42's US growth, provides critical, lower-carbon infrastructure, intensifying competition for US frontier models and diversifying global AI compute.

11h ago
AI Outperforms Law Professors
AIINEDUCA

AI Outperforms Law Professors

A Stanford Law study found law professors preferred AI-generated answers over peer-written ones in 75% of cases for complex legal questions. This shifts focus for legal educators and procurement teams towards AI's responsible integration in judgment-rich fields.

19h ago
nbd-vram Converts GPU VRAM to Swap
NVIDIA

nbd-vram Converts GPU VRAM to Swap

A new Linux utility, `nbd-vram`, converts NVIDIA GPU VRAM into system swap space, offering a faster memory overflow mechanism for systems with fixed RAM. It achieves approximately 1.3 GB/s sequential throughput, leveraging underutilised GPU resources.

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