Multiple universities such as Macquarie University, the University of Melbourne and the University of Sydney have introduced AI tools and platforms. Multiple universities such as Macquarie University, the University of Melbourne and the University of Sydney have introduced AI tools and platforms. University's move is part of trend that critics within academia say will lead to further staff cuts and the loss of'everything that makes the job worth doing' An Australian university has swapped in-person classes with an AI chatbot, online quizzes and optional online tutorials in two subjects as institutions give the technology more teaching responsibilities. Macquarie University's "Virtual Peer" is part of each week's learning in two mandatory Psychology units, programmed to ask students questions and guide them through scenario-based exercises. The university said the AI activities are optional and only "supplement" the "core learning" of online readings, quizzes and videos.

Sonos is cramming AI into its software because it's "very hot these days." The new features, which include agentic automation, are opt-in. Stop me if you've heard this one before . The smart speaker company, long a darling of the audio industry, undid much of the goodwill it earned with its multiroom speakers through a bevy of software updates that broke its app in 2024. Almost all app users hated it, citing the loss of features like volume control and accessibility tools meant to help blind people use the wireless speaker system.

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Long-term government borrowing costs have risen to a 28-year high, putting further pressure on Prime Minister Andy Burnham ahead of his first Budget next month. The yield on a 30-year gilt -- a loan to the British government -- rose to 5.89%, the highest since 1998. The effective cost of borrowing for governments across the globe has continued to rise this morning with new multi-decade highs in market interest rates. The moves reflect concerns about inflation arising from the ongoing Iran war, competition from major tech firms for long-term borrowing, and concerns about state borrowing levels. All of those factors will make the Budget process trickier for Burnham, who will face MPs on Tuesday for the first time as prime minister, and his Chancellor John Healey. Higher borrowing costs will reduce the amount of headroom the government has against its self-imposed fiscal rules, limiting the amount Healey can spend on consumer-friendly measures to ease the cost of living.

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Is the war entering a new phase? Russian drone and missile barrage kills at least 12 in Ukraine's Kyiv Share Russian drone and missile barrage kills at least 12 in Ukraine's Kyiv on social media At least 12 people have been killed and 21 wounded in a wave of Russian air attacks on Ukraine's capital Kyiv and the surrounding region, authorities said. "Kyiv region came under a massive attack by Russian missiles and strike drones tonight," Kyiv regional military administration chief Tymur Tkachenko said on Telegram on Tuesday. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said at least eight people were killed and five others, including two children, were injured during the overnight drone and missile attacks on the city. Another four people were killed in the Kyiv region, Ukrainian prosecutors announced, saying a residential building was damaged in the suburb of Boryspil.

'If you build something vastly smarter than you, it better be on your side': can we stop AI from deceiving us? We are used to the idea that our fellow humans might intentionally mislead or manipulate us, but the idea that machines can now do the same is deeply unsettling. Researchers are racing to find solutions before it's too late The summer issue of the Long Read magazine is out now. I n November 2023 - a lifetime ago in the field of artificial intelligence - some of the most powerful people in the world descended on Bletchley Park, the wartime codebreaking hub in Buckinghamshire, to talk about AI safety . In attendance were the then US vice-president, Kamala Harris, the AI bosses Sam Altman and Dario Amodei, delegations from 28 countries, two of the three so-called "godfathers" of AI, and Elon Musk. The first iteration of ChatGPT had been released only a year earlier, and there was already plenty of evidence that AI models could be used for ill, from spreading misinformation to generating deepfakes. A presentation at the summit, however, highlighted a different issue: what if the biggest problem wasn't to come from people misusing the technology, but from AI's own behaviour? A UK government official presented an experiment conducted by Apollo Research, a London-based company that had been set up that year to study AI behaviour.

'Kemi gets Tories battle ready' and'Posh makes some dosh' Image caption, The Daily Mail leads with the Conservative Party shadow cabinet reshuffle, as leader Kemi Badenoch prepares her team for the return to Parliament on Tuesday. Kemi gets Tories battle ready is the paper's take, reporting that the shadow chancellor was sacked amid speculation of early election. Dame Priti Patel was replaced by Tom Tugendhat, it says, after she moved into a new international role for the party. Image caption, The Guardian headlines on what Prime Minister Andy Burnham may say when he addresses the House of Commons for the first time as prime minister and in 16 years from the frontbench. Burnham will pitch the case for public control of utilities being key to growth, according to the paper, as he will argue the cost of everyday services to family budgets is holding back the economy.