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US government refuses AI regulation as industry leaders warn of risks
This Guardian opinion piece by Shakeel Hashim argues that the Trump administration and Republican leadership are failing to regulate artificial intelligence despite mounting warnings from within the industry itself. Even rival AI chief executives Sam Altman, Elon Musk and Dario Amodei have called for development to slow amid growing risks, yet Trump has dismissed these…
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‘Pacing’ won’t eliminate the risk of AI doom. Here’s what could | David Krueger
In a comment piece, AI researcher David Krueger argues that Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei’s proposal to “pace the frontier” of AI development – a one-to-two-year slowdown to allow “profound progress” on safety – is inadequate to address the existential risks posed by advanced AI. Krueger, an AI professor at Cambridge and Montreal, contends that…
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Von der Leyen extends historic associate membership offer to Canada
The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has offered Canada an unprecedented “associate membership” of the EU in a historic deepening of relations between the bloc and Canada. This unprecedented move comes as both the EU and Canada seek to reduce their dependence on US trade and strengthen ties in response to Donald Trump’s…
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Andy Burnham ‘to meet Donald Trump in New York next week’ as tensions rise with US over Iran war, Ukraine, Falklands and AI
Andy Burnham is expected to meet Donald Trump in New York next week during the UN General Assembly, potentially for the first time in person. The meeting could be diplomatically sensitive because of disagreements between Britain and the United States over Iran, Ukraine, the Falkland Islands, Irish unification and technology regulation. Burnham has indicated that…
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Bring on the AI swarms. They’re the only thing that can defend us now that AI is free
The author argues that frontier-level AI has effectively become free and universally accessible, following Alibaba’s release of Qwen3.8-27B, a powerful model that “local AI” enthusiasts have since shrunk to run on ordinary laptops and, soon, smartphones. This matters because it removes the cost barrier that previously limited who could deploy advanced AI, meaning capable models…
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Mythos has made 2026 patching hell. It might make 2027 a breeze
Gartner analyst Craig Lawson believes 2026’s surge in security patches, driven partly by AI bug-hunting tools such as Anthropic’s Mythos, could lead to a marked easing of workloads for security teams in 2027. Speaking at Gartner’s IT Symposium in Australia, he argued that this year’s unusually high volume of vulnerabilities being uncovered, including in traditionally…
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Wednesday briefing: Why tech companies might be only too happy for us to believe AI will ‘kill us all’
The Guardian’s Wednesday briefing examines a wave of warnings from AI industry figures about the technology’s dangers, questioning whether these alarms are genuine concern or self-serving hype. Anthropic founder Dario Amodei published an essay urging companies to slow the development of advanced AI models, with Elon Musk and OpenAI’s Sam Altman voicing support, while Donald…
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Anthropic lands deal in $31bn datacentre in western Queensland
Anthropic has agreed to lease space in what is set to become Australia’s largest datacentre, a A$31.9bn project in western Queensland, marking the AI company’s first major Australian investment. Queensland premier David Crisafulli announced the deal in parliament, calling it a “major win” secured after pitching the state’s energy security and streamlined approvals during a…
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Java 27 grows up, makes better choices
Oracle has released Java 27, a short-term JDK update that focuses on tightening default settings rather than introducing headline features, so developers benefit automatically without needing to change code. The release includes four production-ready enhancements and five preview features, with improvements spanning memory efficiency, garbage collection, data security and preparation for future quantum computing threats.…
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Boss found out what engineer was saying about him behind his back on WhatsApp group chat and fired him – now he has to pay $15,345: ‘Extremely insulting’
An Australian engineer who was sacked after his boss discovered “extremely insulting” WhatsApp messages he had written about him has won an unfair dismissal claim and been awarded $15,345. Tyler Monaghan had worked as a project engineer for construction firm Endacom since June 2022 and had already given eight weeks’ notice to resign in October…