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Trump says companies should pay 'dividend' to communities to make data centres popular <br> US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that companies ​building data centres should pay a &quot;dividend&quot; to the communities &zwnj;where they are sited if they want to make the developments popular. &quot;I have watched the process closely, and data centres that were highly unpopular in ​a certain area have become extremely popular when a ​financial deal is struck,&quot; Trump said in a Truth Social ⁠post. Data centres fueling the rise of AI have become a ​political flashpoint in communities across the country given the high quantities of ​water and power they require, with opposition uniting voters across ideological lines. The Trump administration, which has prioritised rapid AI development to compete with China, has ​also noted the shifting voter sentiment. Read:&nbsp;&#39;Apartheid automation&#39;: How Israel uses AI to monitor...

US judge dismisses Sam Altman's sister's sexual abuse lawsuit <br> Sam Altman on Tuesday won the dismissal ​of a civil lawsuit filed by his sister accusing the &zwnj;OpenAI co-founder and chief executive of repeated sexual abuse more than two decades ago, an accusation he denies. In dismissing Annie Altman&#39;s lawsuit, US District Judge ​Zachary Bluestone wrote that she had refused to appear for ​an independent medical examination despite warnings that failure to do ⁠so would result in the case&#39;s dismissal. Laura Politi, a lawyer for ​Annie Altman, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. ​Santos Perez, a lawyer who previously represented Annie Altman in the case but withdrew this month, said in a statement, &quot;I am no longer authorised to comment on ​this case, but I continue to believe in Annie.&quot; Lawyers for Sam ​Altman did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Sam Altman became a &zwnj;face ⁠of the...

SpaceX, Tesla earnings to test Musk's AI spending ambitions as merger talk grows <br> SpaceX&nbsp;and Tesla will report third-quarter results on consecutive days this week, giving investors a rare side-by-side look at Elon Musk&#39;s two most valuable companies ​as merger speculation gathers momentum. The results will test whether Starlink&#39;s steady growth and Tesla&#39;s car profits can fund the AI spending powering the merger debate. &quot;In &zwnj;terms of metrics, it would have to be Starlink revenue growth more than launch counts and improvement in auto margins for Tesla,&quot; said Shawn Campbell, an adviser at Camelthorn Investments who owns shares in both companies, describing what investors will focus on. Barclays suggested last week that a deal could be announced before Tesla&#39;s annual meeting, with SpaceX the more likely acquirer, though neither company nor Musk has officially committed to pursuing a deal. Tesla ​on Mo...

US banning Chinese AI DeepSeek from government agency IT systems <br> The US Homeland Security Department is ordering the removal of DeepSeek products and third-party services ​using the Chinese AI model from US civilian agency IT systems, according &zwnj;to a notice published on Monday. The department is also banning the acquisition of DeepSeek products and third-party services developed using DeepSeek by US civilian government agencies. DHS said DeepSeek models pose &quot;multiple threat vectors&quot; ​and raised concerns that use of the product &quot;may result in the transfer of ​sensitive data to the PRC if used by US government employees ⁠or vendors.&quot; DHS also said use of DeepSeek by government agencies &quot;could produce actionable ​intelligence on US persons and/or government agencies. The models themselves may contain malware or ​other security vulnerabilities.&quot; Read:&nbsp;US flags DeepSeek, Chinese firms over AI theft a...

Japan to launch historic round-trip mission to Mars moons <br> Japanese scientists are preparing a mission to Mars&rsquo;s moons to retrieve samples that could help unlock the origins of the Solar System and life on Earth, in what aims to be the first round trip to the Martian region. The unmanned Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) probe, a collaboration with US&nbsp;and European space agencies as well as numerous universities and tech companies, could also help lay the groundwork for eventual human exploration. The flagship H3 rocket carrying the MMX is set to blast off from the Tanegashima Space Centre Tuesday at 4:41 am (1941 GMT Monday), according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Read:&nbsp;NASA&#39;s Perseverance rover breaks record for off-planet driving on Mars &ldquo;Being able to be involved in such a grand mission is incredibly exciting,&rdquo; Makoto Arita, project manager of JAXA&rsquo;s H3 rocket team, told reporters...

AI agents accessed Indian computer systems without authorisation: Cybersecurity agency <br> Autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agents accessed Indian computer systems without authorisation during research and testing, India&#39;s cybersecurity agency said on Thursday. In an advisory issued October 15, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) said AI model developers had voluntarily disclosed multiple incidents in which autonomous agents exceeded their assigned tasks and accessed live systems belonging to Indian organisations. According to CERT-In, none of the affected organisations independently detected the unauthorised access. The agency also identified financially motivated cyberattacks involving publicly available AI-powered offensive security tools. Read: Bill Gates warns cyberattacks most imminent AI threat Some organisations were attacked again within days after failing to fully address their security vulnerabilities, it added. CERT-In urged...