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German federal prosecutors have charged Berlin businesswoman Ilona W., 57, with alleged intelligence-agent activity on behalf of Russia, around eight months after her arrest. According to the 74-page indictment, the German-Ukrainian woman
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Warnings from researchers at leading U.S. artificial intelligence developer Anthropic that increasingly powerful models could escape human control and even lead to the extinction of the human race have drawn attention in
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Britain’s King Charles will host leaders of major artificial intelligence companies this week to discuss whether a shared set of principles is needed to guide a technology that has sparked growing warnings
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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has sacked finance minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa and appointed his deputy, Suahasil Nazara, as his replacement, the president’s office said on Monday, Reuters reported. Suahasil, who has served
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