UK judge warns of risk to justice after lawyers cited fake AI-generated cases in court
A British High Court judge says lawyers have cited fake cases generated by artificial intelligence in court proceedings in England.
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The Trump-Musk feud shows danger of handing the keys of power to one person
A billionaire’s vendetta has threatened to cut off the US from the ISS and complicate national defenseAfter a year of effusive praise and expressions of love for each other, Elon Musk and Donald Trump exploded their political partnership in dramatic fa…
BEL, Tata Electronics ink MoU to advance India’s ambition for self-reliance in electronics & semiconductors
Mumbai. Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), on June 6 announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tata Electronics towards the development of indigenous electronics and semiconductor solutions in line with the G…
US supreme court rules Doge can access social security data during legal challenge
Key player in Trump’s drive to slash federal workforce keeps access to sensitive records including family court and mental health recordsThe US supreme court on Friday allowed members of the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) to acc…
High court tells UK lawyers to ‘urgently’ stop misuse of AI in legal work
Ruling follows two cases blighted by actual or suspected use of artificial intelligence that created fake case-law citationsThe high court has told senior lawyers to take urgent action to prevent the misuse of artificial intelligence after dozens of fa…
UK government signals it will not force tech firms to disclose how they train AI
Peer accuses ministers of lying as government dismisses Lords’ request to make firms reveal what materials they useCampaigners have accused ministers of lying to parliament and the creative industries after the government signalled it would not force A…
Shopper put on Facewatch watchlist after dispute over 39p of paracetamol
Exclusive: London woman complains to watchdog after she was added to database over Home Bargains alleged theftA London woman has made a data complaint after discovering she had been put on a facial recognition camera watchlist at a Home Bargains store …
Frequent TikTok users in Taiwan more likely to agree with pro-China narratives, study finds
Survey shows correlation between use of Chinese-owned platform and approval of unification with ChinaTaiwanese people who spend large amounts of time on TikTok are more likely to agree with some pro-China narratives, a survey has suggested.The study, c…
Planned AI datacentre in England could cause five times emissions of big airport
Exclusive: emissions from Lincolnshire facility expected to be 850,000 tonnes a year, equal to five Birmingham airportsA vast new datacentre to feed Britain’s rising demand for artificial intelligence could cause more greenhouse gas emissions than five…
New bulker design solves problem of hydrogen storage, say Greek owner Almi Marine and RINA
Ultramax prototype draws on hydrogen-reforming technology to burnish green credentials