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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.
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SUSE offers voluntary separation and early retirement to eligible staff
SUSE has offered voluntary separation and early retirement to eligible employees as the Linux vendor restructures its business operations. The initiative, which targets long-serving staff including those with over a decade at the company, follows a period of significant strategic shifts and workforce developments, including the unionization of staff at SUSE’s Prague operation earlier this…
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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…
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Commodore’s forgotten Amiga Unix gets a modern revival
Commodore’s Amiga Unix (Amix), a 1991 Unix workstation operating system that has largely faded from memory, has received a significant modern update announced at a conference in Finland. The update makes the software functional on newer hardware and adds contemporary development tools, breathing new life into this historically significant but niche system that once attempted…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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.