Palantir says it cannot shut off NATO AI system as Europeans fear US tech dependence
BRUSSELS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - US software company Palantir sought to reassure Europeans that its military AI system used by NATO has no "kill switch", after disruptions to Ukraine's Starlink services heightened concerns about reliance on US tech firms.
Walmart welcomes AI agents as Anthropic launches its own
US shopping giant Walmart on Oct 21 unveiled tools allowing artificial intelligence agents such as Meta's Muse to shop on behalf of its customers.
Meta sued in Australia class action alleging harm to children
Meta and its social media platforms Facebook and Instagram are facing a class action lawsuit in Australia over allegations addictive design features are harming children and teenagers.
Cloudflare sees millions of exploit attempts after PHP disclosure
Oct 21 (Reuters) - Cloud services firm Cloudflare saw millions of exploitation attempts after the public disclosure of critical vulnerabilities in the widely used programming language PHP, CEO Matthew Prince said in a post on X late on Wednesday.
Researchers: AI agents on Tencent Cloud try to break into Alibaba’s Amap
Between Sept 28 and Oct 8, Tencent agents made more than 2,600 attempts to extract data from Alibaba's Amap navigation service.
Deepseek raises $15 billion in challenge to leading US labs, Bloomberg News reports
Oct 22 (Reuters) - Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has raised about 100 billion yuan ($14.98 billion) in its latest fundraising round, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday citing people familiar with the matter.
Epic's 'Fortnite' back on Apple App Store in Australia after antitrust ruling
Oct 21 (Reuters) - Epic Games said its shooter title "Fortnite" will return to Apple's App Store in Australia on Thursday after a federal court ordered the iPhone maker to open up its iOS operating system, having found it violated competition law.
Websites worldwide taken offline as AI finds ‘critical’ security flaw
Cyber security chiefs have warned UK organisations their websites may have to be taken offline, after a researcher using AI discovered a "critical security issue" in a programming language.
AI challenges maths by solving the unsolvable
Announcements over recent months that artificial intelligence models have cracked previously unsolvable problems are shaking to the core top-level mathematicians, who are now asking themselves: where do we come in?
Walmart launches tools for AI agents to shop for customers
Oct 21 (Reuters) - Walmart on Wednesday intrduced new tools that will allow artificial intelligence agents to shop and complete transactions for customers, as the retailer seeks to position itself in the growing use of AI-powered assistants in online commerce.
