Use of tools'may result in the transfer of sensitive data' to China, defense department says The US government on Monday ordered its agencies to stop using artificial intelligence (AI) tools from the Chinese startup DeepSeek, as the countries race for dominance in the fast-moving sector. A notice from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the ban on products developed by DeepSeek - and tools created using DeepSeek by third parties - saying they must be removed from IT devices. The DHS can issue direction to civilian agencies but not the military or intelligence services. The US defense department did not respond to an AFP request for comment. "DeepSeek's models present multiple threat vectors," said a document attached to Monday's notice.

The people best suited for doing this new type of work aren't computer programmers. They are the ones who know how the real work is done. The people best suited for doing this new type of work aren't computer programmers. They are the ones who know how the real work is done. AI is increasingly getting good at doing some tasks, but it can never replace human workers' judgment A utonomous cars, which may be the safest we have built, keep getting easily avoidable parking tickets. That is the state of AI today: impressively capable at something complex, yet embarrassingly clumsy at something easy.

Paddy Power-owner Flutter has announced plans to cut up to 1,400 jobs as its boss claimed the company cannot fully absorb tax rises imposed on the gambling industry. Staff based in the UK and Ireland, as well as British and Irish workers at Flutter's sites in Portugal and Romania will be affected, but what roles are at risk has not been disclosed. The government announced increased taxes on online casino and sports betting, with an exemption for horse racing, in the Budget last November. Flutter boss Kevin Harrington said the tax hikes had fundamentally changed the economic model of the UK betting and gaming industry, arguing it had helped fuel the unlicensed, unregulated market. We continue to expect these tax increases to have a very significant impact on the overall market, Flutter said on Tuesday.

Plus: The US Army is trying to get AI agents to hack its enemies. "We were looking at it wrong": The explosive claim that's upended the AI world "I think I have good news about the nature of neural networks." With those simple words of optimism, Nick Cammarata, a researcher at AI startup Goodfire, kicked off a 26,000-word blog post that has knocked the AI world on its head, sparking wild speculation as well as cautious (and not-so-cautious) celebration. Cammarata claims that LLMs might be far easier to understand, and thus to monitor and control, than people previously thought. But not everyone is convinced. I talked to Cammarata the day after his post blew up.

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Tech and finance are setting the pace on AI adoption. TripleTen research shows which skills will reach healthcare, education, and retail next. The current narrative around artificial intelligence in the workplace is largely driven by Silicon Valley. But treating the tech sector as an island misses the actual trends in technology adoption-tech is just the first industry in line. As generative AI and automation tools mature, the shifts currently reshaping software engineering and product management will inevitably filter into healthcare, education, retail, and manufacturing. The variation in adoption rates today isn't a sign that non-tech industries are falling behind, but rather a reflection of the different speeds at which industries absorb new workflows.

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The UK will deploy RAF Typhoon jets to defend Saudi Arabia in response to escalating Houthi missile and drone attacks, the government has said. The defensive mission will help defend Saudi cities and infrastructure - a move authorised by Prime Minister Andy Burnham - against aerial attacks by the Iran-backed group. It follows Houthi attacks on the Saudi capital Riyadh, as well as on energy sites on the country's coast. These aircraft will operate in a defensive role and will not conduct offensive strikes against the Houthis, Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said in a written statement on Tuesday. The Houthis are locked in a civil war with Yemen's internationally recognised government, which is backed by Saudi Arabia.