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I visualise a time when we will be to robots what dogs are to humans, and I’m rooting for the machines."

—Claude Shannon

AI Raises Risks for Jobs as Global Youth Unemployment Rises: UN Labour Agency

A young job seeker sits under an urban overpass with a “Looking for a Job” sign, reflecting growing barriers to employment for young people as global job creation slows.

The report highlights how AI-driven automation is putting entry-level jobs under growing pressure, raising concerns about opportunities for young and early-career workers amid weak economic growth and diminished job creation.

What are the “Most Urgent AI Risks” according to 272 Experts?

AI risks are emerging across vulnerable sectors including finance, national security and information.

A 2026 Delphi study identifies the AI risks considered most severe over the next five years and finds information, finance, and national security among the sectors most vulnerable to AI risks

Lightstorm Secures ₹2,500 Crore for AI Fibre Network Expansion as India Scales AI Compute and Data Centre Infrastructure

India’s AI infrastructure is expanding through new fibre networks, subsea connectivity and data-centre capacity linking the country with major AI hubs across Southeast Asia.

Lightstorm is expanding its AI connectivity footprint in India as investment grows across fibre networks, subsea cables, hyperscale cloud regions and data-centre infrastructure, connecting Indian AI hubs with major technology centres across Southeast Asia.

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas Launches Royal Commission into AI after US Meetings

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas announces a Royal Commission into Artificial Intelligence.

South Australia moves to shape its response to the AI boom, as the government warns that public policy is failing to keep pace with the scale of technological change ahead.

North Korean Hacking: Kimsuky Builds AI Tools Using Local LLMs for Cyberattacks

According to Genians’ latest report, Kimsuky is expanding its cyber toolkit with local LLMs, AI-powered transcription and AI-generated phishing lures.

According to Genians’ latest report, the North Korea-linked Kimsuky group is expanding its cyber toolkit with local LLMs, AI-powered transcription and AI-generated phishing lures.

Tamil Nadu Budget: AI & Innovation City ‘Arivagam’ Announced; Focus on Deep Tech and AI Skilling

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay (left) and Finance Minister N. Marie Wilson display the Revised Budget briefcase after the presentation of the 2026–27 Revised Budget, which proposes 'Arivagam', India's first dedicated AI and Innovation City, along with AI skilling, deep-tech and AI governance initiatives.

With a growing global focus on AI, Tamil Nadu’s revised Budget outlines plans for ‘Arivagam’, AI talent development and AI-driven governance reforms.

Anthropic Appoints First Chief Global Affairs Officer as AI Regulatory Challenges Mount

Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar has been appointed Anthropic's first Chief Global Affairs Officer to lead the company's global policy, strategic international engagement and government relations.

Anthropic is strengthening its global policy leadership as AI governance becomes a strategic priority and regulatory scrutiny intensifies.

What Happens When AI is Induced to Assert its Own Consciousness? Inside Google’s Latest Paper

A conceptual illustration representing the relationship between AI consciousness, human cognition and the broader psychological concepts explored in the study on how safety fine-tuning and consciousness steering influence language models' representations of beliefs and values.

Across four experiments using three Large Language Models (LLMs) – Llama-3-8B-IT, Gemma – 2-2B-IT and Gemma-2-9B-IT – researchers investigated how restoring models’ self-attributions of consciousness influences broader representations related to human psychology, including human beliefs and values.

Australia Urges Boards of Directors to Strengthen Cyber Defenses Against Frontier AI Threats

Australia's Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), together with the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), has published guidance urging boards to strengthen cyber resilience and reassess risks posed by frontier AI technologies.

The global competition for frontier AI is no longer focused solely on developing more capable models. Australia is preparing organizations for the cybersecurity risks posed by increasingly powerful AI systems.

White House AI Framework Exempts Open-Weight Models from Pre-Release Review

The White House in Washington, D.C., where Trump administration officials briefed leading AI companies on a voluntary framework for pre-release cybersecurity testing of advanced AI models.

The new voluntary policy applies to closed frontier AI models, while exempting open-weight models, including those developed by Chinese AI companies.