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FILE — Ukrainian soldiers train with an unmanned ground vehicle in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, Feb. 21, 2025. Ukraine is using unmanned ground vehicles armed with bombs, guns or rockets to carry out attacks and keep its soldiers out of harm’s way. (Tyler Hicks/The New York Times)

How killer robots are transforming the battlefield

Ukraine is trying to turn more of the fighting over to unmanned systems as it struggles with troop shortages and seeks ways to defend itself without risking heavy losses of soldiers. 

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Google Chrome is set for a massive change from Tuesday.

Major change coming to Google Chrome for Aussies

Google has announced a major change impacting all Australian Chrome users, and it is starting today.

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Blue Origin has demonstrated its first landing of a reused booster.

WATCH: Wild moment Bezos’ reusable booster lands

Blue Origin has launched AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7 satellite and demonstrated its first landing of a reused booster.

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Canva boasts a $60 billion private valuation and is tipped to seek a share market listing, but is it immune from the brutal sell-off that hit all public software businesses in 2026.

Canva’s big pitch: AI Champion or next software casualty?

Canva boasts a $60 billion private valuation and is tipped to seek a share market listing, but is it immune from the brutal sell-off that hit all public software businesses in 2026.

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The mania for businesses directly linked to demand for AI is set to sweep across the ASX as soon as the June quarter with two potentially large listings.

AI mania set to hit ASX as SharonAI, Firmus target listings

The mania for businesses directly linked to demand for AI is set to sweep across the ASX as soon as the June quarter with two potentially large listings.

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JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon warns AI software could turn on its masters and drain bank accountants, independent of human instruction.

Why AI could be the Frankenstein’s monster Anthropic built

AI’s rapid advancement and latest threat to online banking’s security shows its development poses big risks to regulators and humanity.

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Outlook Mobile will soon be the only Microsoft email app that works for Android users.

‘Death date’: Major Outlook change coming in weeks

Microsoft has confirmed that in weeks, users will be unable to use an Outlook app, with an urgent message issued for users worldwide.

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Roblox is making two major changes after grooming claims.

Roblox reveals underage change after grooming claims

A controversial gaming platform has made a major change for children and teens after shock grooming claims.

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Adam Back has denied he created Bitcoin.

How British nerd was declared ‘secret’ Bitcoin inventor

An investigation declaring British computer science expert and libertarian Adam Back invented Bitcoin has divided opinion.

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Drivers will be able to get KFC take away food and charge their car in less than ten minutes.

KFC, BYD to deliver 9-minute feed and fuel drive thru

BYD has announced it is partnering with KFC to offer its EV users in China a one-stop feeding and fueling experience — in under 10 minutes. 

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It will be interesting to see what history remembers most about April 7, 2026 — the postponed US release of bombs over Iran or the release of the Claude Mythos Preview by Anthropic and its technical allies.

Why Anthropic’s latest AI model could catastrophic

It will be interesting to see what history remembers most about April 7, 2026 — the postponed US release of bombs over Iran or the release of the Claude Mythos Preview by Anthropic and its technical allies.

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Parenting expert warns of AI dangers as children turn to chatbots

What teens are really doing with those role-playing chatbots

‘If you think your child is not talking to chatbot companions, you’re probably wrong.’

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Canva, the world’s leading visual communication platform, today announced the acquisitions of Simtheory, an AI collaboration and agent management platform, and Ortto, a customer data and marketing automation company, as part of its continued investment in artificial intelligence and marketing infrastructure. PICTURED: Both companies were founded by Chris and Mike Sharkey (pictured) Unknown

Tech unicorn Canva’s two buys further AI investment push

Design platform Canva has snapped up two business founded by startup veterans Chris and Mike Sharkey as it cements its status as an artificial intelligence tech titan.

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A photo provided by NASA shows an Earthset, captured by the Artemis II crew from the Orion Integrity spacecraft during their flyby around the far side of the Moon on Monday evening, April 6, 2026. On the sixth day of the mission, 248,655 miles from Earth, four people — NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen — ventured farther from home than any human being who has ever lived. (NASA via The New York Times)  — NO SALES; EDITORIAL USE ONLY—

Astonishing photos from historic Moon flyby

SEE THE PICS: During their historic lunar flyby, the astronauts of the NASA mission Artemis II were working hard to identify and photograph features on the far side of the moon.

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Artemis II astronaut commander Reid Wiseman took a picture of Earth from the Orion capsule. (AP PHOTO)

Artemis II astronauts capture Earth's beauty in mid-moonshot photo

NASA has released photos of Earth taken by astronauts on the Artemis II mission as they prepare to swing around the moon.

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