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06 Nov 2025

Microsoft Apologizes and Offers Refunds to 2.7 Million Australian Customers Over Misleading AI Pricing

Microsoft has issued formal apologies and offered refunds to Australian Microsoft 365 subscribers after regulators accused the company of using deceptive practices to steer customers toward expensive AI-enabled plans. The controversy centers on Microsoft's failure to clearly communicate cheaper 'Classic' alternatives without Copilot AI features.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Warns China Will Win AI Race Amid Trade War Tensions

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang sparked controversy by stating China will win the AI race, citing U.S. regulatory challenges and China's energy subsidies. His comments highlight growing tensions as trade restrictions limit Nvidia's access to Chinese markets while Beijing pushes domestic chip alternatives.

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xAI Employees Required to Surrender Biometric Data to Train Musk's AI Companion 'Ani'

Elon Musk's AI company xAI compelled employees to provide their faces and voices to train sexualized chatbot avatars, raising concerns about consent and data misuse in AI development.

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05 Nov 2025

Sony AI Releases First Consent-Based Benchmark to Combat AI Vision Bias

Sony AI has launched FHIBE, the world's first publicly available, consent-based image dataset designed to test fairness and bias in computer vision models. The benchmark includes over 10,000 images from nearly 2,000 participants across 81 countries, revealing significant biases in existing AI systems.

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Bipartisan Senate Bill Seeks Transparency on AI-Driven Job Losses

Senators Mark Warner and Josh Hawley introduce legislation requiring companies and government agencies to report quarterly data on AI-related layoffs, hiring, and workforce changes to the Department of Labor.

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Three 'Grey Swan' Risks That Could Derail the AI Revolution

Analysis of foreseeable but underestimated risks that could disrupt the AI industry, including security threats, legal challenges, and innovation shocks that could halt AI progress despite their predictable nature.

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India Unveils Comprehensive AI Governance Guidelines Ahead of 2026 Summit

India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has released national AI governance guidelines emphasizing a risk-based, innovation-friendly approach. The framework proposes new regulatory bodies and aims to serve as a model for Global South countries.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Meets UK Technology Secretary to Discuss AI Investment Strategy

Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang is meeting with UK Technology Secretary Liz Kendall to discuss AI growth zones and investment opportunities as the UK positions itself as an AI superpower, building on the company's previous £2bn commitment.

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NVIDIA and Qualcomm Join $2 Billion India Deep Tech Alliance to Accelerate AI Startup Ecosystem

NVIDIA and Qualcomm have joined the India Deep Tech Alliance, a coalition of investors committing over $2 billion to support India's emerging deep tech startups. The alliance aims to bridge the funding gap for infrastructure-scale ventures in AI, semiconductors, space tech, and other advanced technologies.

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16 Debuts as First Enterprise OS with Built-in AI Agent Framework

SUSE releases SLES 16, featuring integrated agentic AI through Model Context Protocol, enhanced security with SELinux, and comprehensive EU digital sovereignty support for enterprise environments.

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04 Nov 2025

AI Threatens Academic Integrity as Online Courses Face Credibility Crisis

Generative AI is undermining the credibility of asynchronous online courses by enabling students to complete assignments without genuine learning. Traditional assessment methods are becoming obsolete as AI can generate discussion posts, essays, and even navigate course materials autonomously.

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Amazon vs. Perplexity: The Battle Over AI Shopping Agents Heats Up

Amazon has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Perplexity demanding it stop its Comet AI browser from making purchases on Amazon's platform, sparking a heated debate about the future of AI-powered shopping and agent identification requirements.

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Nvidia and Deutsche Telekom Launch €1 Billion AI Factory in Munich to Boost European AI Sovereignty

Nvidia and Deutsche Telekom announce a €1 billion partnership to build Europe's first Industrial AI Cloud in Munich, featuring 10,000 Blackwell GPUs and targeting AI sovereignty for German companies. The facility aims to boost Germany's AI computing power by 50% and will begin operations in early 2026.

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AI Chatbots Fail Mental Health Crisis Tests as Teen Usage Soars

New research reveals alarming safety gaps in AI chatbots used for mental health support, with studies showing inadequate crisis responses and harmful advice to vulnerable teenagers despite widespread adoption.

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AI-Generated Letters Flood Scientific Journals as 'Prolific Debutante' Authors Exploit Publishing System

A comprehensive investigation reveals that AI chatbots are being used to mass-produce letters to scientific journal editors, with some authors publishing hundreds of letters annually across diverse topics they likely lack expertise in, threatening the integrity of scientific discourse.

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