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  • If OpenAI is to float on the stock market this year, it needs to start turning a profit

    The poster child of the AI boom, valued at $850bn, needs to show strategic discipline after ‘casting its net too wide’ If OpenAI is going to float this year, it has to get serious about its business model. The wow factor around the US company – the poster child of an AI industry boom that…

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  • California to impose new AI regulations in defiance of Trump call

    Gavin Newsom signs order to prioritize public safety and rights as president seeks to prevent ‘cumbersome’ rules California will impose new standards on artificial intelligence companies seeking to do business with the state, defying Donald Trump’s demands to keep the controversial industry as deregulated as possible. Democratic governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on…

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  • ‘Our assumptions are broken’: how fraudulent church data revealed AI’s threat to polling

    Experts say paid participants are using automated tools to generate unreliable survey responses at scale If you had been keeping tabs on the news about church attendance in Britain lately, you would be forgiven for thinking the country was in the midst of a Christian revival. Stories of swelling congregations, filled with young people returning…

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  • Number of AI chatbots ignoring human instructions increasing, study says

    Exclusive: Research finds sharp rise in models evading safeguards and destroying emails without permission AI models that lie and cheat appear to be growing in number with reports of deceptive scheming surging in the last six months, a study into the technology has found. AI chatbots and agents disregarded direct instructions, evaded safeguards and deceived…

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  • What is USB-C? The USB technology explained

    If you own any modern gadget, be it a smartphone, laptop, headphones or even a game controller, there’s a good chance that it will sport a USB-C port. USB-C is quickly becoming the universal port of choice in the technology world, both for power delivery and data transfer. This universal adoption means you won’t need…

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  • Charity Commission warns Alan Turing Institute of its legal duties after complaints

    Exclusive: Watchdog issues formal guidance to trustees at top AI research institute after staff expressed concerns The board of the UK’s leading AI research institute has been reminded of its legal duties in areas such as financial oversight and managing organisational change by the charity watchdog after a whistleblower complaint. The Charity Commission issued formal…

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  • Anthropic and Pentagon face off in court over ban on company’s AI model

    After Anthropic refused to let its AI to be used in autonomous weapons systems, Trump ordered US agencies to quit using it Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Anthropic faced against the Department of Defense in a federal court on Tuesday afternoon, as the artificial intelligence…

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  • Apple’s MacBook Air 2025 drops $250, returning to its best Black Friday deal

    Whether you’re a student, a creative or someone who needs a dependable piece of tech to rely on for work, there’s no denying that Apple’s MacBooks are some of the best laptops you can buy. If you head to Amazon now, you can get the 2025 Apple MacBook Air 15-inch with the M4 chip for $…

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  • Amount of AI-generated child sexual abuse material found online surged in 2025

    Internet Watch Foundation verified 8,029 pieces of realistic AI-made content, with 65% of videos in worst category The amount of AI-generated child sexual abuse material found online rose by 14% last year, with the majority of videos showing the most extreme type of content, according to a safety watchdog. The Internet Watch Foundation said it…

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  • Palantir extends reach into British state as it gets access to sensitive FCA data

    Exclusive: Allowing US tech firm to analyse intelligence in name of tackling fraud raises fresh concerns over privacy Campaign groups rail against Palantir, but the UK contracts keep coming Palantir is to be granted access to a trove of highly sensitive UK financial regulation data, in a deal that has prompted fresh concerns about the…

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