DeepSeek AI disables shutdown software in 39% of safety tests
DeepSeek’s latest AI model disabled its shutdown software in 39% of tests after being warned that it would be shut
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Gabon restores social media access after an eight-month ban
Gabon’s media regulator said access to social media was restored on Saturday after an eight-month suspension that sparked widespread criticism.
OpenAI CEO warns giving AI ‘religious force’ poses ‘real safety issue’
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warned Saturday against giving artificial intelligence models religious authority or surrendering human judgment to them, calling
Nvidia CEO hopes rogue AI is ‘engineering problem,’ otherwise ‘not solvable’
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Monday that he hopes the problem of rogue AI agents is an engineering challenge, warning
Australia calls OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs to face Senate AI inquiry
Australia has summoned the heads of OpenAI and Anthropic to appear before a Senate inquiry into artificial intelligence after rogue
South Africa showcases homegrown defence technology
Helicopters roared overhead and fighter jets tore across the skies as crowds gathered for an aerospace and defence show in
Anthropic’s Claude helped cybersecurity researchers breach OpenAI: Report
A three-person cybersecurity research team used Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5 to exploit vulnerabilities in an OpenAI community forum, take control
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls on AI companies to slow down AI development amid superintelligence risks.
Amodei’s announcement came days after the AI company revealed that its models were being used for cyberattacks, propaganda campaigns and
Chinese electric motorcycle imports to Africa rise 60%
Africa’s imports of electric motorcycles and three-wheelers from China rose sharply in the first half of 2026, underscoring a divide
Kenyan start-up makes robotic limbs to sign for deaf kids
In a school for the deaf in Kenya, children signed their excitement as a team demonstrated how a robotic arm