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Sadiq Khan warns AI could trigger mass unemployment in London without urgent action

London Mayor Sadiq Khan delivered a stark warning that AI could become a 'weapon of mass destruction of jobs' without proper controls. Speaking at Mansion House, he announced a new AI taskforce and free training for Londoners to address the technology's impact on white-collar sectors including finance, professional services, and creative industries.

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Sadiq Khan warns AI could trigger mass unemployment in London without urgent action

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AI Blakface controversy erupts as Bush Legend TikTok star is revealed to be entirely fabricated

A popular social media personality known as Bush Legend, who shares Australian animal stories and has amassed over 180,000 followers, has been exposed as an AI-generated persona created in New Zealand. Indigenous experts are calling it AI Blakface and cultural appropriation, raising concerns about how artificial intelligence enables the theft of Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property without community accountability or consent.

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AI Blakface controversy erupts as Bush Legend TikTok star is revealed to be entirely fabricated

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South Korea AI Race Cuts Naver Cloud and NC AI, Sparking Backlash Over Wild Card Entry

South Korea eliminated Naver Cloud and NC AI from its sovereign AI competition, narrowing the field to LG AI Research, SK Telecom, and Upstage. The Ministry of Science and ICT's decision to allow a wild card entry has triggered industry criticism over fairness and rule changes in the multiyear national AI foundation model project.

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South Korea AI Race Cuts Naver Cloud and NC AI, Sparking Backlash Over Wild Card Entry

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Nvidia's China market share crashes from 66% to 8% as export curbs fuel domestic AI chip surge

Nvidia faces a dramatic decline in China as its market share plummets from 66% in 2024 to just 8% this year. The collapse stems from tightening US export restrictions on high-end AI chips and rapid advances by homegrown Chinese AI hardware makers like Huawei and Moore Threads. While the Trump administration has opened limited sales of Nvidia H200 chips with a 25% surcharge, Beijing is drafting its own purchase rules as domestic suppliers now meet 80% of local demand.

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Nvidia's China market share crashes from 66% to 8% as export curbs fuel domestic AI chip surge

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FDA and EMA establish regulatory principles for AI in drug development to accelerate innovation

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and European Medicines Agency have jointly issued principles for Good AI Practice in drug development. These regulatory principles aim to guide the safe and responsible use of AI across the entire drug lifecycle while speeding up innovation and reducing animal testing.

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FDA and EMA establish regulatory principles for AI in drug development to accelerate innovation

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Matthew McConaughey trademarks himself to fight AI misuse and unauthorized deepfakes

Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey has secured eight trademarks from the US Patent and Trademark Office to protect his voice and image from unauthorized AI impersonations. The move marks the first time an actor has used trademark law to combat AI-generated deepfakes, creating a potential legal precedent as Hollywood grapples with digital identity theft.

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Matthew McConaughey trademarks himself to fight AI misuse and unauthorized deepfakes

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West Midlands Police Chief Resigns After Microsoft Copilot AI Hallucination Led to Fan Ban

Chief Constable Craig Guildford admitted West Midlands Police used Microsoft Copilot to create a faulty intelligence report that banned Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a match. The AI hallucinated a non-existent game between West Ham and Maccabi Tel Aviv. After denying AI use for weeks, Guildford resigned following the revelation that sensitive security decisions relied on unverified generative AI output.

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West Midlands Police Chief Resigns After Microsoft Copilot AI Hallucination Led to Fan Ban

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Teachers Union Exits X After Grok AI Generates Sexualized Images of Children

The American Federation of Teachers is leaving X after the platform's Grok AI chatbot produced sexualized images of minors without adequate safeguards. AFT President Randi Weingarten called the AI-generated content the "last straw," citing ongoing concerns about extremist activity and child safety on the platform since Elon Musk's 2022 takeover.

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Teachers Union Exits X After Grok AI Generates Sexualized Images of Children

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Google seeks dismissal of antitrust lawsuit over AI search summaries from Rolling Stone publisher

Google has filed a motion to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit from Penske Media Corporation, which publishes Rolling Stone, Billboard, and Variety. The publisher claims Google's AI-generated search summaries erode website traffic and force publishers to surrender content without compensation. Google counters that its AI Overviews constitute lawful product improvement, not anti-competitive behavior.

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Google seeks dismissal of antitrust lawsuit over AI search summaries from Rolling Stone publisher

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British Government Resets AI Copyright Policy After Rejecting Opt-Out Model for Creators

The British government has abandoned its controversial opt-out approach to AI copyright rules, admitting the initial proposal was a mistake. Technology minister Liz Kendall announced a policy review due in March will prioritize protecting creators' rights and fair compensation while still unlocking AI's economic potential in the ongoing copyright battle between AI and creators.

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British Government Resets AI Copyright Policy After Rejecting Opt-Out Model for Creators

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Senate Passes DEFIANCE Act Targeting Deepfakes as Grok Crisis Sparks Legal Action

The US Senate unanimously passed the DEFIANCE Act, enabling victims of non-consensual sexualized deepfakes to sue creators for civil damages. The legislation comes amid mounting pressure on X and other tech companies after Grok AI chatbot generated thousands of sexually explicit images without consent, including images of children. The bill now heads to the House for consideration.

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Senate Passes DEFIANCE Act Targeting Deepfakes as Grok Crisis Sparks Legal Action

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U.S. House passes bill to close cloud chip export loophole used by Chinese companies

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Remote Access Security Act with overwhelming bipartisan support, closing a loophole that allowed Chinese companies to access export-controlled American AI chips through offshore cloud computing rentals. The legislation extends existing export controls to cloud services, addressing concerns that firms were bypassing restrictions by renting servers in Southeast Asia.

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U.S. House passes bill to close cloud chip export loophole used by Chinese companies

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Tamil Nadu partners with Sarvam AI to build ₹10,000 crore Sovereign AI Park in Chennai

Tamil Nadu signed an MoU with Sarvam AI to establish India's first full-stack Sovereign AI Park with an initial investment of ₹10,000 crore. The project aims to create a state-controlled AI ecosystem in Chennai where data, models, and computing infrastructure remain within trusted boundaries, generating around 1,000 high-skilled jobs in AI research and infrastructure engineering.

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Tamil Nadu partners with Sarvam AI to build ₹10,000 crore Sovereign AI Park in Chennai

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Elon Musk says AI will make retirement savings irrelevant as robots reshape the future of work

Elon Musk claims people shouldn't worry about saving for retirement because AI and robotics will create a world of universal abundance within the next decade. Speaking on the Moonshots podcast, the Tesla CEO predicted AGI will arrive in 2026 and AI will surpass all human intelligence combined by 2030. But he also warned the transition will be bumpy, with widespread job losses hitting white-collar workers first.

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Elon Musk says AI will make retirement savings irrelevant as robots reshape the future of work

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Brazil orders Meta to suspend WhatsApp AI policy as CADE investigation targets anti-competitive conduct

Brazil's antitrust regulator CADE has ordered Meta to suspend its WhatsApp policy that bans third-party AI chatbots from the platform's Business API. The watchdog launched an investigation into potential anti-competitive conduct, examining whether Meta's terms unfairly favor its own Meta AI chatbot while excluding competitors like OpenAI, Microsoft, and Perplexity.

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Brazil orders Meta to suspend WhatsApp AI policy as CADE investigation targets anti-competitive conduct

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