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Anthropic recently warned that small artificial intelligence models could soon self replicate across internet connected devices. This development raises the prospect of AI driven botnets spreading rapidly, resisting efforts to remove them, and potentially accessing data centres to expand their operations. The company's experiments suggest these autonomous AI networks could prove challenging to disable once established, as no central control point would exist.

Google and the Singapore government widened their joint work on digital safety at Singapore International Cyber Week, announcing two efforts that draw local agencies and the company's newest security models closer together. Singapore will join Google's Fairwind programme for cyber defenders, and Google DeepMind will work with the Government Technology Agency on a scam detection model that runs on a person's own phone.

Apple has introduced the HomeView, a stationary countertop smart display priced at USD 299. It functions as a speaker, digital picture frame, synchronised calendar, and media player. The device aims to provide quick information and interactions, drawing on its deep connections within the Apple ecosystem. It targets Apple users and those seeking alternatives to Amazon and Google smart hubs, according to Forbes.