Thursday, 29 October · updated 5 min ago
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A new report says many teenagers turn to AI tools when they feel distressed. It flags mental health risks linked to this habit. The findings were reported by WZTV, a local TV station. The headline gives few details, so readers may want the full report for specifics.
A new law in New York will ban artificial intelligence features for children. The move puts the state among the places trying to set limits on how kids can use AI. The report did not give details on how the ban will be enforced.
GoDaddy, a company that helps people set up websites, says an attack driven by AI exposed some information about its website customers. The report, dated 28 October, did not say how many people were affected. It is another sign that attackers are now using AI tools too.
A new study reports that when voice assistants are designed to sound human, people tend to overlook security risks. The friendly, lifelike voices can make users trust these tools more than they should. If you use voice assistants for banking or personal tasks, it is worth staying cautious and checking settings.
A self-described secular humanist has been given a religious exemption from his workplace requirement to use AI. He argues that handing his thinking over to AI tools goes against his beliefs. The American Humanist Association says it is the first case of its kind.
Last week, two serious bugs were found in PHP, the programming language behind roughly 70% of websites. Many organisations rushed to patch their systems, and some had to take sites offline until the flaws were fixed. Wiz's CTO warns of a coming vulnpocalypse as old code ages.
Texas is experiencing a fast expansion of data centers, the huge facilities that run AI and online services. Bloomberg Law News reports that this boom is colliding with local backlash. The clash is set to play a role ahead of the US midterm elections, making the issue a political one to watch.
A new analysis suggests that AI systems can recommend treatments that cost more than the ones physicians choose. The finding raises questions about whether AI tools in medicine could push up what patients pay. The story links to a report in the BMJ, a medical journal, which has the full details.
Psychics are pushing back against AI-generated readings, which offer automated predictions about people's lives. The Guardian looks at how traditional fortune-tellers are responding to this new competition. The story raises questions about trust, honesty and what people really want from a reading.
A Meta AI support system is reportedly stopping creators from withdrawing money from their accounts, according to a shared Instagram reel. Creators who earn money on the platform may be unable to take out their funds. Readers who depend on creator income should watch for updates from Meta on how the problem will be fixed.
Cadence has launched Maestro, a set of AI agents trained on chip design knowledge. The tools are built to help engineers with the complex work of designing computer chips. The launch shows how AI is moving into specialised engineering work.
Investment bank Avendus Capital says India's new-age manufacturers can benefit from a $3 trillion global AI investment cycle. It names defence and aerospace, space technology, robotics, semiconductors, energy transition and advanced materials as sectors that will drive India's next phase of industrial growth.
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Kerala's Health Minister K. Muraleedharan said a medical board will probe whether expired Remdesivir was used on Nipah patients and whether it led to their deaths. The concern is about medicines that were past their expiry date being given to people being treated for the virus.
Odisha is preparing to airlift people stranded by floodwater caused by Cyclone Arnab. Two rain gauge stations in Ganjam district, at Patrapur and Sorada, recorded more than 50 cm of rain in just 24 hours, showing how extreme the downpour has been.
A Russian drone slammed into a train platform in Ukraine, and authorities say 13 people were killed. Ukrainian Railways said the train was supposed to be heading for Zaporizhzhia. The report comes from Ukrainian authorities, so the full details may still be developing.
Cyclone Arnab has claimed five lives in Andhra Pradesh. Naidu has announced a relief package, with Rs 5 lakh ex gratia for each victim. Aid will also go to farmers, fishermen, households and businesses. A railway bridge near Ichchapuram has been flooded, so trains are cancelled or diverted, and a special train runs between Visakhapatnam and Palasa for stranded passengers.
The Supreme Court will look again at the Reserve Bank of India's KYC rules, the identity checks banks use before opening accounts. The review aims to curb cyber frauds and mule accounts, where bank accounts are used to move money obtained illegally.
An oxygen cylinder exploded inside an ambulance in Pakistan, killing at least 10 people. A local police official said patients were being moved to another hospital when the blast happened. Images from social media and TV showed flames engulfing the vehicle, with one door left open.
The Supreme Court has said banks should act as a protective umbrella for customers and must compensate people who lose money to digital fraud. The remark suggests banks may be held responsible when customers are cheated online. For ordinary account holders, this touches their savings directly.
The weather department has forecast strong thunderstorms and hailstorms in Delhi-NCR for October 30. Heavy to very heavy rain is expected in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, among other regions. A new low-pressure area has also formed, adding to the weather picture across several states.
Cyclone Arnab has flooded a railway bridge near Ichchapuram in Andhra Pradesh. Trains on the route have been cancelled or diverted. Railways are running a special train between Visakhapatnam and Palasa to bring stranded passengers home, so travellers should check schedules before setting out.
A Rs 35 crore fraud involving Punjab National Bank has prompted advice for account holders. The report lays out five steps to take if money disappears from your account. The first step is to alert the bank as soon as you notice a transaction you do not recognise.
New audio recordings have emerged from the deadly Spain train crash. They appear to capture exchanges between the control centre and train drivers beforehand. The recordings suggest one high-speed train was cleared to move even though another ahead had stalled. The collision killed 68 people.
A five-storey building in Delhi's Satya Niketan collapsed on September 6, killing seven people. The incident has highlighted unsafe housing conditions for students in the capital. Demand for affordable accommodation near institutions far outstrips supply, the report says.
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Apple has released iOS 27.2 with more than 160 security fixes. The article explains how to update your iPhone and which features your iPhone will actually get.
Google's Gemini can now turn complicated topics into interactive visual lessons. The lessons are visual and interactive, so you can explore a topic at your own pace.
Truecaller has launched a Lite app that is only 10 MB in size. It comes with spam protection, which is the main feature the headline highlights for everyday phone users.
Gemini now has a new feature called immersive explorations. The headline says it turns Gemini into an interactive encyclopedia, which is a way to browse information.
ChatGPT now gets access to iCloud Mail and Calendar through new plugins. The headline does not say what the plugins can do with your mail or events.
LegalZoom has launched an AI assistant aimed at small business owners. It is meant to help them with their business needs.
Your Google Messages chats are getting an upgrade that uses ChatGPT. The headline gives no details yet on what the upgrade can do or when it arrives.
Google is adding a new Chrome feature that aims to reduce how often you switch between open tabs. The headline gives no further details on how it works or when it will arrive.
ROZETKA has unveiled an AI assistant that helps you search for products. You can search by text, voice or image, so shoppers have more ways to look.
GitHub Copilot Fusion combines multiple AI models to help write code. The headline says it aims to produce better code at a lower cost.
Apple Creator Studio has received major upgrades to its AI assistant. The update is about making the assistant more capable for people who create content.
Apple is letting users choose rival AI models inside iOS 27. This means you can pick which AI model you use within Apple's own phone system.
Nakama is an AI workspace that lets teammates share AI agents across a company. It is a new project shown on Hacker News, aimed at teams.
WWD has launched AskTailor, an AI research tool. The headline says it is powered by more than 50 years of fashion insight.
OpenAI now lets you message its Dot AI agent through your phone's text messages. The feature works with both iMessage and RCS messaging, so you can chat with it without opening a separate app. It suits anyone who already texts most of the day.
AssemblyAI has released AssemblyAI-TTS-1, its first text-to-speech model for voice agents. It costs $15 per 1M characters, offers unlimited concurrency without a contract, and supports 6 languages at launch. It is built for developers who want to add spoken replies to a voice bot.
vivenu has launched an MCP server that brings live ticketing operations into AI tools such as Claude and ChatGPT. It lets people handle ticketing work from inside those assistants. The headline gives no price or other details.
This is a rough Show HN project called Universal Blindspot Detector. It reframes a conversation and looks for small changes you could have made that would have surfaced assumptions you didn't know you were making.
Hugging Face has introduced two open models, AnySpeechRecognizer and AnyDecisionModel. They are aimed at speech and decisions on Apple platforms.
Infini-AI-Lab has released Hermit, a free open-source framework for AI agents. It adds an outside layer of instructions, skills, memory and tools that trains from task feedback, while the agent's model and harness stay unchanged. It is for developers who build AI agents and want them to improve over time.
Cadence Maestro puts AI agents trained for chip design to work. It is aimed at engineers who design computer chips.
Death Clock says it can predict when you're going to die and help you extend your time on Earth. A Wired writer tried it for a month and found the experience left them feeling drained.
NTT Docomo has launched an AI tool that estimates how well you sleep. It uses data from your smartphone to make that estimate.
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