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THE NEW YORK TIMES: No chatbot is ready to replace your physician, so be a little more cautious when asking AI for potential diagnoses or medical advice.

Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman says only biological beings are capable of consciousness, and that developers and researchers should stop pursuing projects that suggest otherwise. 

NICK BRUINING: While there’s a thriving business in building self-contained homes in the backyard, many aren’t aware a granny flat arrangement can be set up in an existing home, with little or no modification.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: I didn’t expect was that my attempt to avoid all interactions with AI and machine learning would affect nearly every part of my life — what I ate, what I wore, how I got around.

Six people, including a child, all fell sick after eating food laced with the active ingredient in rat poison. 

The world’s biggest search engine is facing its toughest test yet. So how are people getting their information?

Death data shows the flu is killing more people than COVID-19 for the first time since the height of the pandemic but experts fear deaths could get even higher.

THE ECONOMIST: Google was written off as an AI laggard — now its all-in-one model and custom chips are powering a trillion-dollar comeback.

The internet has given birth to another trend that is leaving many puzzled. Are you in ‘Group 7’? Are your kids? Find out all there is to know.

It began as an internet craze and has since infected the vernacular of youth worldwide. So what does 6-7 actually mean?

TOM RICHARDSON: AI will accelerate the algorithm economy and its potential explains why mega-cap tech bosses will commit unlimited amounts to AI investments.

The President lauded the chipmaker’s chief executive, Jensen Huang, on his Asia trip, as Nvidia pitches itself for a central role in Donald Trump’s economic plan

Nvidia has become the world’s first company worth more than $5 trillion, cementing its dominance in the AI boom that’s reshaping global power.

Microsoft says it is investigating an issue affecting its Azure cloud portal that has left users unable to access Office 365, Minecraft and other services.

A deadly flu outbreak has taken 14 lives in the Northern Territory and now doctors are pleading for an urgent new vaccination method.