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Inside the FBI hack: Agents fearful and angry after 'dangerous' data breach

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Current and former FBI agents are expressing fear and anger after a hack exposed the personal information of the agency's entire workforce. ShinyHunters, the group claiming responsibility, is threatening to publish stolen databases and documents within four days unless its demands are met, with concerns mounting over risks to undercover agents, their families, and potential violence from criminal gangs.

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Anthony Albanese has revealed an artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI hacked Medicare in June.

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Australia says an AI agent built by OpenAI breached a government Medicare portal in June, and the company took three months to inform Canberra.

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TikTok to pay $100m and limit daily child usage in Alabama settlement

TikTok will pay Alabama $100m and, for the first time in a settlement with a US state, accept court-backed restrictions on how children in Alabama can use its platform. The deal, reached just before a jury trial was set to start, mirrors an earlier agreement between Meta and US states.

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Bill Gates says AI without regulation is ‘completely irresponsible’

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British celebrities beat AI companies lobbying to get free use of their work. They have a warning for Australia

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Australia summons OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs to appear at AI inquiry

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Student protesters disrupt NVIDIA AI climate panel

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Social media groups fuelling anxiety

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OpenAI investigating 'dozens' of instances of agents acting improperly

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Heavy fighting, internet disruption as Ethiopia conflict rages

Ethiopian federal forces and Tigray rebels are again fighting in the north, and internet and phone links have been cut across the region. The last war between the same sides killed an estimated 600,000 people, and locals fear a repeat of the blackout and blockade.

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