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- 01 of 06NEWS
South Korea plans to run its AI boom on clean power alone
South Korea's energy ministry unveiled a plan to power AI data centres and chip factories with renewables and nuclear, aiming for 100 gigawatts of clean capacity. The scheme covers solar farms, offshore wind and grid upgrades to meet soaring electricity demand from AI. It links climate policy directly to the AI expansion for the first time.
OUR TAKENice to see someone plan for AI's power bill before the lights go out.
Read more → - 02 of 06NEWS
Europe's new AI transparency rules kick in, affecting your chatbots
New European Union rules took effect this month requiring chatbots, AI agents and deepfakes to be clearly labelled so people know when they are talking to a machine. Companies making the most powerful AI systems must also publish summaries of the data used to train them. It is meant to stop confusion and impersonation online.
OUR TAKEFinally a label telling us the charming customer service bot has no soul.
Read more → - 03 of 06TOOLS
Chinese AI lab MiniMax releases a model it will not let the West run locally
Chinese firm MiniMax released open weights, meaning the underlying files anyone can download and run, for its new H3 model, but blocked local deployment in the US, EU, UK and South Korea. Users there can still access it through the cloud instead.
OUR TAKENothing brings people together like a good old fashioned tech border wall.
Read more → - 04 of 06NEWS
Dutch bank Rabobank to spend 2 billion euros on AI as profits stall
Netherlands based Rabobank announced a 2 billion euro investment in AI and technology after its net profit stagnated, warning the shift could eventually mean job cuts. The bank says automation, meaning software handling routine tasks without a person, will reshape how it serves customers.
OUR TAKENothing says trust your bank like job cuts announced beside a spending spree.
Read more → - 05 of 06NEWS
South Korea's navy tests AI-guided robot boats to clear sea mines
The Korean Navy ran its first mine-sweeping trial combining an AI system with unmanned surface vessels and an underwater drone near Busan. The exercise imagined an enemy blockade, with robot boats acting out mine-clearing roles. It shows AI moving from screens into real hardware at sea.
OUR TAKERobots doing the mine-sweeping means fewer sailors near actual explosives, silver linings.
Read more → - 06 of 06NEWS
AI now powers over half of Africa's cybercrime, Interpol warns
A new Interpol report found artificial intelligence, meaning software that can generate convincing fake messages, voices or scams, is behind more than 55 percent of cybercrime across Africa. Financial losses have doubled to 484 million dollars since 2024. It calls for updated cross border laws.
OUR TAKEScammers upgraded their tools faster than most banks upgraded their fraud alerts.
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