Hundreds of experts warn the world must prepare now for AI’s impact
More than 200 economists and AI researchers call on leaders to immediately prepare for sweeping economic disruption.
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How capitalism drove American innovation and technology
How capitalism helped drive US innovation, economic growth and technological breakthroughs shaping the modern world
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Gojek co-founder, turned Indonesian Education Minister jailed for 10 years
Gojek co-founder and former Education Minister Nadiem Makarim has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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Three sisters with combined age of 316 discuss the secrets to life
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Elections in the age of AI: Can US voters still trust what they see?
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Why are experts warning latest Ebola outbreak could be ‘worst ever’?
The virus is spreading faster than health workers can track it and international funding has slumped.
SpaceX IPO debuts in US markets, Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire
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Video: AI models predict World Cup results
We asked four AI models to predict the winner of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Published On 12 Jun 2026
A worker wearing an RGB camera on her head, recording actions through motion capture while arranging coloured blocks at AI data company Objectways' office in Tamil Nadu's Karur district, India. [R Satish Babu/AFP]
Workers wearing cameras on their heads inside a factory in Tamil Nadu's Karur district. [R Satish Babu/AFP]
A worker wearing a camera on his head while folding towels inside a model bathroom at AI data company Objectways' office in Karur. [R Satish Babu/AFP]
Developers think feeding first-person footage, called "egocentric data", into specialised AI models will help robots copy humans. [R Satish Babu/AFP]
Some AI trainers work at home, others in factories or specialised studios, using video glasses, head-mounted cameras and motion sensors. [R Satish Babu/AFP]
India has positioned itself as a global middleman for the creation, processing and annotation of AI data. [R Satish Babu/AFP]
Workers wear cameras on their heads at a factory in Tamil Nadu. [R Satish Babu/AFP]
A worker stands next to a robot at Objectways' office. [R Satish Babu/AFP]
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How much heat does an AI data centre produce, and where are they located?
Data centres don’t just use large amounts of water and electricity, they’re heating the environment too, study finds.
