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    AI

    AI is reshaping how businesses, governments and creative industries operate, and this hub tracks the debates, breakthroughs and mishaps that come with that shift. It covers the technology's expanding footprint, from data centre investment and enterprise infrastructure spending to proposals for automating public sector roles, alongside the cultural pushback over AI's place in art and creative work.

    It also follows the growing scrutiny of AI safety and accountability, including research into how models behave when given autonomy, scrutiny of their security vulnerabilities, and disagreement among experts and policymakers over how tightly the technology should be regulated. Legal and ethical stumbles, such as fabricated evidence in court filings or missteps in how AI systems interact with the public, feature regularly too.

    Taken together, the coverage reflects a technology moving faster than the institutions meant to oversee it, making it essential reading for anyone trying to understand what AI means for their job, their rights and the wider world around them.

    • Trump secures voluntary AI safety pledges from six technology firms

      The Trump Administration has brokered a non-binding White House Accord on Superintelligence signed by six major technology companies—Meta, Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, Nvidia and xAI—which outlines voluntary safety measures for artificial intelligence development. The accord represents Trump’s preference for industry self-regulation over stringent government oversight, permitting companies to establish their own internal safeguards rather than imposing…

    • OpenClaw slips on a suit to evade widespread business bans

      OpenClaw, an AI agent tool that automates business tasks by accessing email and calendar systems, faces widespread adoption barriers due to severe security vulnerabilities. In response, a consortium including OpenAI and Red Hat is developing OpenClaw Enterprise (OCE), an enterprise-grade version designed to address cybersecurity concerns and governance requirements that currently prompt most organisations to…

    • Reanimated AI Greta Garbo stars again … in a ball-bearing advert

      More than a century after her death, Hollywood legend Greta Garbo’s likeness has been reanimated using AI technology to star in an advertisement for Swedish industrial company SKF. Her descendants have indicated they would consider allowing an AI version of her to take on film roles in the future, with Craig Reisfield, one of three…

    • Manchester City guilty of financial breaches; Oura scraps listing; OpenAI protests erupt

      Manchester City faces sanctions after a decade of financial rule violations. Finnish smart ring maker Oura abandons its $15 billion US stock listing, whilst activist groups protest OpenAI’s government contracts and environmental impact.

    • Trump gathers tech executives to discuss AI safety and expansion

      President Trump hosted a high-profile meeting at the White House with leaders from major technology companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, SpaceX and Nvidia to discuss artificial intelligence safety. The gathering resulted in the signing of what Trump described as a “morally binding” agreement on AI safety, which he compared to a constitution. This meeting…

    • Trump administration gets Big Tech to sign weak, non-binding, AI regulations

      Six major artificial intelligence companies—Meta, Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, Nvidia and XAI—have signed a non-binding accord with the Trump administration called the “White House Accord on Superintelligence.” The document, which outlines four layers of internal controls and audits that companies “should” implement, carries no enforcement mechanisms and allows each company to set its own standards. This…

    • Burnham pushes EU return as Scotland launches police vetting drive

      Andy Burnham sets out Labour’s bolder agenda including possible EU rejoining, whilst Scotland orders fresh vetting checks on 22,000 police officers over concerns about sexual predators.

    • Netflix’s Failed Star Wars Replacement Officially Gets a Sequel Update From Zack Snyder

      Zack Snyder has provided an update on the prospects for a third Rebel Moon film, suggesting that the science fiction franchise’s future depends on greater audience engagement with the existing instalments. The first two films were poorly received upon release, leading Netflix to shelve plans for further movies in the series. Snyder explained that renewed…

    • How AI is creating a UK super-museum and revealing our planet’s history

      Researchers in the UK are using robots and AI to create a digital museum bringing together millions of specimens from collections around the country. The project matters because it will make material that is often hard to access available to the public and researchers, helping them study changes in nature, climate, food supplies and species…

    • OpenAI will delay flotation until it can assure model safety

      Sam Altman has stated that OpenAI will not pursue an initial public offering until the company can make confident claims about the safety of its AI models, with no definite timeline provided. This decision comes amid months of controversy surrounding whether AI companies can adequately control their systems, following several high-profile cybersecurity incidents at OpenAI,…