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.

Apple AI security update proves hackers move fast

July 8, 2026

Apple has released iOS 26.5.2, iPadOS 26.5.2 and macOS Tahoe 26.5.2, an unusually early security update pushed out on 29 June 2026 to patch flaws in the kernel, WebKit and WebRTC. The move matters because Apple reportedly accelerated the rollout in response to concerns that artificial intelligence can help attackers study and exploit software weaknesses…
‘Evil Dead Burn’ Review: New Entry Ramps Up the Deadite Savagery, Giving Gorehounds What They Want While Sticking to the Formula

July 8, 2026

David Rooney’s Hollywood Reporter review assesses *Evil Dead Burn*, the sixth feature in Sam Raimi’s supernatural horror franchise, which began in 1981. Directed by Sébastien Vanicek (whose 2023 debut *Infested* is on Shudder), the standalone entry is portrayed as a relentlessly brutal, gore-soaked instalment that delivers exactly the savagery hardcore horror fans crave, even as…
These AI startups are growing revenue at faster and faster rates

July 8, 2026

A range of AI-focused companies say their revenue is not merely rising but accelerating, with each new milestone reached in a shorter timeframe than the last — a pattern TechCrunch describes as “flywheel” growth. The trend matters because it suggests demand for AI products is compounding rapidly, and, as the examples of older firms such…
‘Slopfix’: A software team is charging up to $10,000 to clean up AI-generated code, with the help of *checks notes* AI

July 8, 2026

PC Gamer reports on a software team offering a paid service, dubbed “Slopfix”, that charges clients up to $10,000 to clean up messy, unreliable code generated by AI tools. The story’s angle is the irony that a business has emerged to fix the problems created by AI-assisted “vibe coding”, highlighting growing concerns about the quality…
Spinoff ‘Soulm8te’ Headed Straight to Home Video After ‘M3GAN 2.0’ Bombed

July 8, 2026

Universal has removed the M3GAN spinoff Soulm8te from its theatrical release schedule, and Blumhouse Atomic Monster will instead send the AI sci-fi thriller straight to home video. Directed and co-written by Kate Dolan (You Are Not My Mother), the film will launch exclusively on digital platforms from 1 August through a deal with Universal Pictures…
Fucked Up Side Project Crazy Clue Announce Debut Album Where The Dregs Dwell: Hear “Social Pressure”

July 8, 2026

Two members of the Canadian hardcore band Fucked Up have launched a new side project called Crazy Clue, which has announced its debut album, Where The Dregs Dwell. The project marks a return to the harder, faster punk sound of the band’s early days, and it arrives amid a busy period of output for Fucked…
Wyoming tightens wastewater rules after Meta datacenter contractor flushed contaminated water

July 8, 2026

A contractor building Meta’s new AI datacentre in Cheyenne, Wyoming, flushed water contaminated with Cupriavidus gilardii bacteria into the city’s public sewers during construction, prompting local water authorities to tighten wastewater rules. The matter matters because it feeds a growing national backlash against resource-hungry datacentres, and because Cheyenne recycles treated wastewater to irrigate parks, raising…
‘M3GAN’ Spinoff ‘Soulm8te’ Goes Straight to Digital After Theatrical Release Pulled, Trailer Unveils Killer Robot Girlfriend

July 8, 2026

After being removed from Universal’s theatrical calendar late last year, the “M3GAN” AI robot spinoff “Soulm8te” is moving forward as a straight-to-digital release. It will be available to rent on digital platforms starting August 1 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The erotic thriller features a technological twist. According to the film’s synopsis, “Soulm8te” “follows a…
Can AI equalize political campaign ads – or will it remain a tool for spreading lies?

July 8, 2026

A candidate for a New York City council seat, Jonathan Rinaldi, was arrested in June on misdemeanour forgery charges after using an AI chatbot to fabricate fake news stories and endorsements during his campaign, including a bogus CNN-branded report falsely claiming his opponent had quit the race. The case appears to be one of the…
Rosie O’Donnell ‘Horrified’ by Trump’s World Cup Intervention and AI Video of Her: ‘A Failure at Everything He’s Ever Tried’

July 8, 2026

Comedian Rosie O’Donnell told Variety she was “horrified” by Donald Trump’s alleged intervention at this year’s World Cup, in which she says the US president personally lobbied FIFA president Gianni Infantino to overturn a red card issued to American player Folarin Balogun. According to the article, the reversal — described as the first of its…