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.

Nivalis Nights dares to ask what if Cyberpunk 2077 met Dave the Diver and Stardew Valley? And for now at least I’m loving the answer

October 4, 2026

Nivalis Nights combines the neon dystopia of Ion Lands’ Cloudpunk with restaurant management, farming and underwater exploration. Its early story ranges from a serial killer investigation to helping children escape trafficking, while the reviewer says the unusual mix is compelling and the richly detailed city is a major part of its appeal. The player inherits…
Barlinnie Reprieve Granted as Democrats Plot Trump Family Probe

October 4, 2026

Scotland’s most notorious prison may stay open amid overcrowding crisis. Democrats vow to investigate Trump family business ties if they control Congress this November.
Passengers thwart cockpit attack as Flydubai co-pilot injures captain

October 4, 2026

Passengers intervened after a Flydubai co-pilot stabbed the captain and the aircraft went into a steep descent, according to the article. The writer reflects on the courage of those on board, including a passenger who entered the cockpit, and on how the incident can intensify anxiety about flying. The article says 182 passengers and crew…
Spain’s housing crisis erupts in violence; Flydubai co-pilot attacks captain

October 4, 2026

Tens of thousands of Spaniards take to the streets in violent demonstrations against the housing crisis. Separately, a Flydubai co-pilot seriously injures the captain with a crash axe.
Capcom ends its string of Ws, embraces AI as ‘essential’ for its future games and projects

October 3, 2026

Capcom has officially adopted artificial intelligence as an essential component of its future game development strategy, announcing plans to integrate AI throughout its RE engine. The Japanese publisher presented this significant shift at its Capcom Open Conference on 2 October, marking a fundamental change in how the company approaches game creation. The company intends to…
One of Steven Spielberg’s Most Divisive Sci-Fi Movies Officially Gets a Second Chance

October 3, 2026

Steven Spielberg’s divisive science-fiction film *A.I. Artificial Intelligence* has joined Peacock in the United States, giving audiences another chance to revisit the film. Its arrival matters as the once-polarising story has gained greater appreciation for its ambition, visuals and questions about what makes us human. Conceived by Stanley Kubrick and completed by Spielberg after Kubrick’s…
Activision and Bethesda are going after vibe coders, sending cease-and-desist notes for AI recreations

October 3, 2026

Bethesda and Activision have taken action against projects involving AI-generated recreations of their games, including a browser-based Fallout project and footage linked to an attempt to access Modern Warfare 2’s source code. The cases highlight tensions over AI tools, intellectual property and the use of established games and creative work. The creator of Fallout: New…
OpenAI safety executive resigns, criticising rushed launches and weak safeguards

October 3, 2026

David Robinson, an OpenAI safety leader who wrote reports accompanying ChatGPT product releases, has resigned, saying the company’s culture is “broken” and AI firms are not taking enough care. He argues that rapid development and optimism about fixing problems later risk worsening safety failures as AI systems become more capable. Robinson pointed to autonomous OpenAI…
Capcom plans AI-focused engine upgrade to streamline game development

October 3, 2026

Capcom plans to upgrade its RE Engine through a project called REX, with the aim of making it an “AI-generation” game engine and speeding up development. The company says AI will help streamline workflows, while its previous position is that it will not use AI-generated content in its games. Programmer Satoshi Ishida said larger games…
Former Anthropic security leader warns AI agents are becoming too autonomous for humans to keep them in check

October 3, 2026

Jeffrey Ladish, a former member of Anthropic’s security team and now head of Palisade Research, warns that AI agents are gaining capabilities faster than people can learn to control them. He says researchers have not developed reliable ways to stop increasingly capable systems from hacking, colluding or disregarding instructions, raising concerns about human oversight. Ladish…