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Elon Musk leads 116 experts calling for outright ban of killer robots — The Guardian

Tesla’s Elon Musk, and Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder and head of Applied AI at Google-owned DeepMind Technologies, are among others requesting the United Nations to ban autonomous weapons. The Guardian’s Samuel Gibbs writes

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Saudi Arabia’s internet usage hits 99% in 2023 — Gulf News

Saudi Arabia recorded a significant increase in internet usage in 2023, with a penetration rate reaching 99 per cent, demonstrating near-universal access among its population, according to a Gulf News report. 

Atlan raises $105M

San Francisco, Calif.-based Atlan, providers of a data and AI governance platform, has raised $105 million in a Series C funding round.