‘Deepfakes spreading and more AI companions’: seven takeaways from the latest artificial intelligence safety report
Annual review highlights growing capabilities of AI models, while examining issues from cyber-attacks to job disruption
Palantir beats Wall Street expectations amid Trump immigration crackdown
CEO Alex Karp hails ‘iconic’ financial results despite criticism over contracts with ICE and homeland security
Barnsley rebranded UK’s first ‘tech town’ as US giants join AI push
Minister announces Microsoft, Cisco and Adobe to help apply AI to local schools, hospitals, GPs and businesses
Alarm raised over Chinese CCTV cameras guarding ‘symbol of democracy’ Magna Carta
Campaigners criticise use of ‘vulnerable’ devices at Salisbury Cathedral and Parthenon despite their removal from sensitive UK government sites
SpaceX reportedly mulling Tesla merger or tie-up with Elon Musk’s xAI firm
Rocket company examining feasibility of both options before potential $1.5tn stock market flotation, report says
‘Wake up to the risks of AI, they are almost here,’ Anthropic boss warns
Dario Amodei questions if human systems are ready to handle the ‘almost unimaginable power’ that is ‘potentially imminent’
UK maker of AI avatars nearly doubles valuation to $4bn after funding round
Synthesia makes digital presenters for clients to use in corporate videos and counts 70% of FTSE 100 as customers
‘We could hit a wall’: why trillions of dollars of risk is no guarantee of AI reward
Progress of artificial general intelligence could stall, which may lead to a financial crash, says Yoshua Bengio, one of the ‘godfathers’ of modern AI
TikTok to strengthen age-verification technology across EU
Move comes as calls for Australia-style social media ban for under-16s grow around world
Grok scandal highlights how AI industry is ‘too unconstrained’, tech pioneer says
‘Godfather of AI’ Yoshua Bengio says firms building powerful systems without appropriate guardrails
McKinsey asks graduates to use AI chatbot in recruitment process
Blue-chip consultancy’s boss says firm has an AI ‘workforce’ of 20,000 agents operating alongside its 40,000 staff
Google parent Alphabet hits $4tn valuation after AI deal with Apple
After Apple chose Gemini to power Siri, Alphabet surpassed Apple to become second-most valuable company in world
AI bubble: five things you need to know to shield your finances from a crash
Some experts have voiced fears a tech meltdown could hit our savings and pensions – here’s how to protect yourself
Robots that can do laundry and more, plus unrolling laptops: the standout tech from CES 2026
Robot vacuums that can climb stairs and device for BlackBerry lovers also on display at annual Las Vegas tech show
Musk lawsuit over OpenAI for-profit conversion can go to trial, US judge says
Judge says there is plenty of evidence to suggest OpenAI’s leaders made assurances nonprofit structure would be kept