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UK Government to Tackle AI-Generated Child Abuse Images With New Law

Key Highlights: The United Kingdom Government is implementing a new law to restrict and prevent AI tools from generating sexually abusive images of children. Under the new law, an approved testing team will have the authority to evaluate whether a specific AI model or tool has the necessary safety features that prevents the usage of the tool from creating explicit content. The rule is being implemented after the rising number of complaints of AI-generated images of minor with adultery. Here’s everything that you need to know about UK’s new cyber laws. AI Tools To Be Tested For Child Safety The […]

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OpenAI Launches GPT-5.1 With Smarter Reasoning, Better Tone & More Personality

Key Highlights: OpenAI’s overhyped GPT-5 received a lukewarm reception from users when it was launched back in August. Following up on release, Sam Altman admitted about some issues with the AI model. The backlash was so intense that the company decided to bring back GPT-4o. The same model was pulled by OpenAI amid GPT-5 release. Now, you have two more, starting today. GPT-5.1 Instant and GPT-5.1 Thinking Today, the company announced two different models under GPT-5.1. The first one is called GPT-5.1 Instant, and the other one is called GPT-5.1 Thinking. According to the company, both models bring a balance […]

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Google Unveils ‘Private AI Compute’ to Keep Cloud Data Fully Secure

Key Highlights: Although most of us use AI these days, we often overlook the privacy side of it. But, if you’re someone who is vigilant about how your data is being processed by companies, Google has some good news for you. Today, the Mountain View giant announced Private AI Compute, which it calls a new cloud-based AI platform that can deliver powerful model performance while keeping all your data private. What is Private AI Compute? It’s true that Google has built technology that can keep your data private on-device. But as AI gets more advanced, the need for more computing […]

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Anthropic to Invest $50 Billion to Build AI Data Centers in the US

Key Highlights: Ever since Donald Trump became the US president, he has been advocating the “Make America Great Again” and “America First” narrative. And from the recent developments in the AI industry, it’s safe to say that many tech giants are following his path. After Microsoft, OpenAI, and Nvidia, now Anthropic has jumped into the scene and announced a massive $50 billion investment to build next-gen data centers across the United States. Anthropic partners with FluidStack to build next-Gen data centers in the US The company says the $50 billion investment will help power its future AI systems, expand American […]

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Samsung’s Vision AI Companion Redefines What Smart TVs Can Do

Key Highlights: Nearly two months after its unveiling at the IFA 2025 event, Samsung has officially debuted Vision AI Companion for its users. The new feature combines visual intelligence, voice interaction, and contextual awareness to bring true smart TV experience to your living room. Unlike your usual voice assistants of phones and PCs, Samsung Vision AI Companion is designed for the shared screen, where families gather, talk, and make plans. The Samsung Vision AI Companion is currently available across different from the 2025 TV lineup, Smart Monitors, and The Movingstyle. Moreover, Vision AI Companion runs on One UI Tizen and […]

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Egypt Announces ‘AI Everything MEA 2026’ Conference to Position Cairo as Regional Tech Hub

Key Highlights: These days countries in the Middle East have been making headlines for AI-related developments. We recently reported on investments and initiatives run by the UAE and Saudi Arabia to focus on AI literacy and upskilling. Now, Egypt is jumping on the AI bandwagon with the announcement of Ai Everything Middle East & Africa (MEA) Egypt 2026 conference.  It was announced at an invite-only event at the historic Sultan Hussein Kamel Palace in Cairo this week. Do note that the conference itself is scheduled for February 11 – 12, 2026, at NCIEC Cairo. Given the number of top figures […]

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Elon Musk’s Grok AI Can Now Animate Images in X

Key Highlights: Grok AI has been upgraded with new models where it can now animate images into realistic videos, including audio tracks. The feature is now available directly in the X app. The release was announced by Elon Musk on X (formerly Twitter). Previously, the video generation abilities were only available in the Grok AI chatbot and Grok Imagine portals, but now have been introduced directly in the X app. Generate Videos Directly on X App The latest version of the X app on Android and iOS has introduced a new option where you can long press on any image […]

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Perplexity’s Comet AI Browser is Finally Coming to Android

Key Highlights: It has been quite some time since Perplexity launched the Comet AI browser. For those unaware, it is an AI-powered browser that lets you rethink how you explore the web. As of now, there are plenty of AI browsers in the market trying to do similar things like Comet. More recently, OpenAI also jumped into the bandwagon with its AI browser called ChatGPT Atlas. Comet’s Android early invite is rolling out now While OpenAI’s offering is still limited to macOS users for testing, Perplexity has made its AI browser available for both macOS and Windows starting last month. […]

Singapore Study effect of AI on jobs

Singapore Based Study Reveals AI Won’t Replace Jobs, Yet…

Key Highlights: Artificial intelligence is indeed transforming the IT world, but a new Singapore-backed study suggests that job automation is still far from reality, at least for now. A new research paper published by the ASEAN + 3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) mentions that Asia is faster in adopting Generative AI in daily workforce. However, the impact of AI on jobs is expected to be on the higher side for high-income economies, while low-income nations may have a smaller effect. AI is Slowly Rewriting Jobs The study reveals that AI will first strike on high-earning jobs, especially in those companies […]

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Saudi Arabia Trains One Million Citizens in AI Under SAMAI Program

Key Highlights: It is true that many of the AI companies are from Western countries, and mostly the United States. But that hasn’t stopped countries across the world from upskilling their workforce and youngsters with AI education. Speaking of that in the context of the Middle East, countries like UAE and Saudi Arabia have increased their focus on AI literacy and upskilling of their citizens through different initiatives. Saudi Arabia’s “One Million Saudis in AI (SAMAI)” program is among such. Under that initiative, the country has now officially trained over 1,000,000 citizens. The news came yesterday via the Ministry of […]