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OpenAI’s apparent failure to visit key site raises questions over UK investment
Exclusive: £20bn of ‘potential’ £30bn AI investment touted by UK ministers appears to have been hypothetical It was to be the biggest undertaking in Britain for OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. Stargate UK – a multibillion-pound UK datacentre project – would represent “a major step forward in the US-UK technology partnership”. But the plans were…
3,000% bonuses but a growing wealth divide: South Korea grapples with its AI chip boom
Powered by chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, South Korea is seeing a surge in wealth, but there are questions over who gets to share in the profits When South Korea’s most high-profile divorce case returned to court last month, the lawyers were arguing not just about the breakdown of a relationship, but also the…
Apple’s cheapest MacBook Pro set for a redesign
A new report claims the company is planning a redesigned base 14-inch model in the first half of 2027. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is preparing a visual overhaul for the entry-level model rather than simply refreshing the internals. While details of the redesign remain under wraps, the report suggests the laptop will adopt…
Apple, Google and Xiaomi have discussed 50W wireless charging – but don’t expect it soon
The next big leap in wireless charging could already be taking shape after Xiaomi hosted a key industry meeting to help develop the upcoming Qi 50W standard. The event brought together more than 20 companies across the industry, including Apple, Google, Huawei, Honor, Oppo, Vivo, Philips, Anker and the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC). They met…
Anthropic says US has lifted export controls on Fable and Mythos AI models after security fears
AI company was forced last month to suspend access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models for all foreign nationals Business live – latest updates Anthropic has restored customer access to its powerful newest AI model, Fable, after a more than two-week blackout resulting from US government safety concerns that it could be abused…
Rapid spread of AI may worsen global inequality, UN warns
Panel proses shared framework for responsible AI development as adoption grows unevenly across world A new United Nations report warns that the development of artificial intelligence may exacerbate global inequality and proposes a shared framework for how to responsibly develop AI, as adoption and investment into the technology accelerates unevenly across the world. “Access to…
Budget Samsung Galaxy M47 is official with Snapdragon chip and a huge battery
Samsung has quietly expanded its mid-range lineup with the Galaxy M47. While it shares plenty with the recently launched Galaxy A27, there’s one upgrade that immediately stands out. It has a much larger 6000mAh battery. The new handset has officially launched in India. It pairs that bigger battery with the Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 chipset…
‘There’s this deep mystery of what, actually, is this thing?’: the philosopher inside Google DeepMind AI
Since 2017, Iason Gabriel has worked at the tech giant, trying to anticipate – and think through – the impact of AI. But as commercial and geopolitical pressures escalate, can ethicists make any difference? In 2017, a 33-year-old political philosopher named Iason Gabriel was told by a friend that he ought to apply for a…
‘We’re up against forces that have all the money in the world’: Erin Brockovich on her battle against AI datacentres
In 1993, she squeezed a $333m settlement from a Californian energy company in a scandal over contaminated water. Three decades later, she has a new target in her sights – and it’s global When Erin Brockovich woke to find 30 emails from people from the same town, she realised something was going on. People email…
Shares in chipmakers underpinning AI boom rocket in first half of 2026
Value of some chip manufacturers have tripled, or more, driving Asia Pacific stock markets sharply higher Shares in chipmakers have surged in the first half of this year as investors piled into companies that make the hardware underpinning the AI boom, according to analysis. Investors have driven up the value of semiconductor and memory chip…