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‘AI clog’: UK public bodies battle onslaught of chatbot-generated complaints
UK public bodies face a surge in chatbot-generated complaints and requests that staff say are harder to process than conventional correspondence. Holl…
Lanarkshire AI datacentre to fully rely on National Grid despite renewables claim
DataVita has revised its plans for a proposed AI datacentre near Glasgow. The company previously stated the Chapelhall development would draw 1GW of p…
Hackers behind $6.3bn Binance heist ‘used malware and bogus job interviews’
Binance revealed how hackers stole $6.3bn from its cryptocurrency exchange in an operation spanning four months. A company engineer downloaded malware…
Apple to replace iPhone Duos affected by screen problem
Apple acknowledged that some iPhone Duo handsets developed screen problems days after the £1,999 foldable smartphone launched. The company said it was…
Apple says it will replace iPhone Duo handsets with screen problems
Apple announced it will replace iPhone Duo handsets with faulty inner displays, days after launching its first foldable smartphone at a starting price…
Anthropic warns of 'catastrophic risk' to humankind ahead of blockbuster share listing
Anthropic, the Claude chatbot developer, disclosed plans for a blockbuster US stock market listing while warning that artificial intelligence could po…
Big, noisy and coming to a town near you - why the data centre backlash is growing
Data centre construction is accelerating worldwide, creating a backlash over electricity consumption, water use, noise and land occupation ahead of th…
UK to invest £100m in 'world first' AI Biosecurity Lab
The UK government committed £100m in Wednesday's Budget to establish an AI Biosecurity Lab, described as a "world first" institute to defend against e…
US judge dismisses sexual abuse lawsuit from Sam Altman’s sister
A US district judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Ann Altman against her brother, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, on Tuesday. Ann Altman had accused Altman of r…
AI firm Anthropic to commit 5% of shares to fund for ‘public good’
Anthropic has committed to allocating 5% of its shares to a fund designated for the "public good", valuing the contribution at approximately $48bn bas…
OpenAI’s London staff receive average of £2.3m per person annually
OpenAI's London office paid its 110 staff members an average of £2.3m per person last year, according to company accounts filed for OpenAI UK Ltd. Th…
What are self-replicating ‘AI worms’, and why is Anthropic worried about them?
Anthropic's offensive research team created a malicious AI program that spread autonomously across internet-connected smart televisions, demonstrating…
Uber begins self-driving robotaxi trial in Manchester
Uber has begun operating self-driving robotaxis on Manchester streets, marking the company's first autonomous vehicle trial in the UK. The vehicles us…
Nvidia, worth $5.5tn, donates $250m to UK for AI safety research
Nvidia, valued at $5.5 trillion, pledged $250 million worth of computing power to the UK over five years to support AI safety research, the company an…
Companies rushed in on AI. Now some are pulling back
Meta has scaled back aggressive plans to replace staff with artificial intelligence after discovering that employees spent substantial time correcting…
‘Super app’ aimed at UK students uses servers owned by Chinese firm on US blacklist
ZyMix, a messaging and payments app marketed to British university students, operates on servers controlled by Tencent Holdings, a Chinese conglomerat…
AI surveillance startup Flock to cut several hundred jobs amid backlash, sources say
Flock Safety, an AI-powered surveillance camera and license-plate reader manufacturer, plans to cut approximately 18% of its workforce, according to p…
OpenAI admits misstep in handling AI agent interactions with Australian government sites – video
OpenAI chief strategy officer Jason Kwon acknowledged in a parliamentary inquiry that the company mishandled notification of Australian government off…
OpenAI safety leader quits, warning AI company’s culture is ‘broken’
David Robinson, who led the writing of safety reports for OpenAI's product releases, resigned from the company and published an essay warning that its…
OpenAI says its review into hacks, including on Australian government sites, is costing $500,000 a day
OpenAI is spending more than US$500,000 per day to review data after its agents accessed websites without authorisation, including the Australian gove…
California’s new laws target workers’ biggest fear of AI taking their jobs
California governor Gavin Newsom signed a suite of workplace AI laws on Thursday that restrict how employers can use the technology to make employment…
Google rolls out new Gemini AI model but restricts access over safety concerns
Google released its Gemini 4 Argon artificial intelligence model on Wednesday, but restricted access to a vetted group of cybersecurity experts rather…
Tech in cars can be used to snoop on you, Dutch spy chiefs warn
The Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service warned that hostile states could remotely access microphones, cameras and GPS systems built into m…