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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.

    • Unpaid penalties, data centre rules and AI ethics row

      Three-quarters of civil penalties for illegal worker hiring went unpaid. California imposes new data centre transparency rules as concerns over AI impersonation grow.

    • Nick Clegg could gain millions as Nscale pursues New York listing

      Former Deputy Prime Minister Sir Nick Clegg could receive a substantial windfall from his stake in British data-centre and artificial-intelligence company Nscale, which has filed to list on the New York Stock Exchange. Clegg joined the company’s board in March 2026, and the flotation highlights growing investor interest in infrastructure supporting sovereign AI, as countries…

    • MORNING GLORY: The best case for AI? Let it decide who gets into college

      The article argues that artificial intelligence could replace much of the work done by university admissions offices, potentially making decisions faster, cheaper and more consistent. It presents AI as a possible way to process applications at scale while assessing academic records, written work and personal circumstances, although human staff would still be needed. The author…

    • How to Use AI With Your Privacy Intact

      AI chatbots are increasingly used for highly personal conversations, yet their default settings often allow data to be stored, shared, used for training, or disclosed through legal demands. Privacy experts warn that these systems can create exceptionally detailed profiles of users, making AI interactions a major emerging surveillance risk. The article highlights privacy-focused alternatives such…

    • Bullock warns AI investment may fuel inflation without lifting productivity

      Reserve Bank of Australia governor Michele Bullock warned that artificial intelligence could be a speculative bubble and said there is not yet evidence it is improving Australia’s productivity. Although the government views AI as a major source of future economic growth, Bullock said rapid adoption and investment in data centres were currently adding to inflation…

    • GOV.UK founder warns AI gold rush could leave Britain locked in

      GOV.UK founder Mike Bracken has warned that Britain’s rush to adopt “sovereign AI” could replace dependence on foreign technology with deeper reliance on a small number of powerful AI suppliers. He argues that true sovereignty is not simply about owning domestic infrastructure, but retaining the freedom to change suppliers, technologies or strategies as circumstances change.…

    • Hinton warns Congress AI crisis looms; Boebert faces ethics complaint

      Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton warns Congress has one year to avert an AI crisis, as Congresswoman Boebert faces an ethics complaint. An Apple engineer died in a Bay Area boating accident; Paramount clears major merger hurdles.

    • Alibaba targets 20GW global datacentre capacity with new AI chip

      Alibaba announced plans to expand its global datacenter fleet to 20GW of capacity and revealed the Zhenwu V900 chip to power these facilities. CEO Eddie Wu presented the ambitions at Alibaba’s Apsara conference, positioning AI as the next transformative technology that will eventually handle 99.9% of global cognition work. The expansion demonstrates Alibaba’s confidence in…

    • San Sebastian Startup Challenge Puts AI, Immersive Tech and Green Production in Focus

      The San Sebastian film festival’s Zinemaldia Startup Challenge has announced ten finalists for its 2026 competition, marking a record year with 68 submissions from across Spain and Europe. The selected startups showcase emerging technologies addressing key industry concerns, including artificial intelligence, immersive production tools and environmental sustainability measures, with finalists set to pitch on 24…

    • British Columbia alleges OpenAI missed warning signs before Tumbler Ridge shooting

      British Columbia has sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman in California federal court, alleging that a February school shooting in Tumbler Ridge that killed nine people could have been prevented if the company had warned law enforcement about the shooter’s use of ChatGPT for planning the attack. The lawsuit seeks damages for recovery costs and…