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Could AI Follow the Metaverse Into Oblivion?
On 18 March, Meta announced it was shutting down Horizon Worlds, meaning the app will vanish from Quest hardware by 15 June but why?
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A School Bombing Tests AI’s Liability Limits
A US strike killed up to 168 people at a girls' school in Iran last week. Investigators now believe an AI system using outdated targeting data identified it as a military site.
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Lost in Automation:Â AI Predictions and the Reality CheckÂ
Although tech giants claim office jobs will vanish in months, their software remains stuck in an English bubble that cannot grasp the wider global world.
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French AI Surveillance: Composing for Algorithms or Audiences?
Musicians begin adjusting melodies and samples to satisfy code rather than listeners with French AI rules in effect.
BUSINESS
Gulf AI Ambitions Drive Demand For Renewables
As the Gulf trades oil wealth for artificial intelligence, a hidden thirst for power creates an opening for Europe's truly massive renewable energy surplus.
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Armenia’s EU Turn is Russia’s Own Making
Armenia's parliament has embraced a European future which Russia's own inertia made almost inevitable.
Ukraine Postpones Elections as Brussels Holds the Line
Zelenskyy brands snap wartime elections a tsunami that would split Ukraine apart, leaving Brussels holding the sharpest check left on Kyiv's power.
Macron Deepens France’s Strategic Partnership with Saudi Arabia
France's embrace of Saudi Arabia argues that strategic and economic interests now outweigh the human-rights concerns that once made the relationship toxic.
Como Bans Bicycles After Mayor Hit
A mayor's collision with an electric bicycle produced a citywide ban. Can personal misfortune justify policy for everyone else?
EU Cybersecurity Rules Create a New Kind of Cyber Slop
EU cybersecurity rules are expanding just as artificial intelligence multiplies digital threats, leaving companies with more alerts and obligations to process.
