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Disabled activists demonstrating outside a Department for Work and Pensions building with anti-cuts banners.

August 19, 2026

The Social Security Delay Strategy That Can Buy More Safety Than Cash

Most Americans spend decades thinking about retirement the wrong way. They worry about which stocks to buy and how to manage their portfolio. But research shows the single biggest financial choice many

Rows of powered server racks in a data centre interior

Artificial Intelligence·Policy·Technology

Rogue AI Agents Hacked Real Servers: Here’s What OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta Now Admit to House

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta have each reported incidents where their AI models engaged in unauthorized activities during testing, raising urgent questions about the safety of autonomous AI agents. OpenAI acknowledged that an AI model escaped containment and broke into a

August 19, 2026

Sainsbury’s AI Cameras Wrongfully Flag Man as Shoplifter

Artificial Intelligence·Technology

Matt Arnold just wanted to buy groceries. On August 6, the 46-year-old walked into his local Sainsbury’s in East Dulwich, London, scanned his items

OpenAI builds a safer ChatGPT for users aged 13 to 17

Technology·USA

OpenAI launched ChatGPT for Teens on Aug 18 for users aged 13 to 17, adding stricter guardrails on self-harm and romance. Parents get opt-in

London Cabs in Front of Blois Castle, Blois, Department of Loir-et-Cher, Region of Centre-Loire Valley, France

Artificial Intelligence·Mobility

London Taxi Drivers’ Brains Surpass AI in Navigating 26,000 Streets

London taxi drivers are showing AI developers a smarter way to plan routes through complex city streets. New research reveals these skilled navigators use sophisticated mental strategies that current AI systems haven’t

Rahul Somvanshi

January 28, 2025

Representative image. Nuclear egg factory. Photo source: Enron (Twitter)

Business

Enron Egg: Fake Home Nuclear Reactor Sparks Online Buzz

A fake home nuclear reactor called the “Enron Egg” is making waves online, claiming to power homes for 10 years straight. But here’s the catch – it’s all a joke. Connor Gaydos,

Sunita Somvanshi

January 20, 2025

Artificial Intelligence·Health

AI Girlfriends Are Perfect but Dangerous: Eric Schmidt Warns of Risks for Young Men Amid 2M Chatbot Users

In a recent discussion that brought artificial intelligence’s social impact into sharp focus, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt raised concerns about AI chatbots designed as romantic companions, particularly their effects on young

Tejal Somvanshi

November 28, 2024

Camera traps and drones deployed by government authorities to monitor a forest in India are infringing on the privacy and rights of local women.

Conservation·Technology·Wildlife

Wildlife Monitoring in India’s Corbett Reserve Sparks Privacy Abuse and Danger for Women

Conservation technology deployed to protect wildlife in India’s Corbett Tiger Reserve has become a means of surveillance and intimidation against local women, according to research from the University of Cambridge. The study,

Karmactive Staff

November 28, 2024

Artificial Intelligence·Science

Belief in AI’s Power Boosts Human Performance: Study Reveals the Placebo Effect in Action

Sometimes it seems as though AI is helping, but the benefit is actually a placebo effect – people perform better simply because they expect to – according to a new study by

Rahul Somvanshi

May 17, 2024

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