Fire and Rescue NSW used an AI-equipped drone to locate two lost hikers within five hours of a 7pm report on June 23, 2026, in Kosciuszko National Park, Australia. The drone's AI software identified t…
Meta's smartglasses, which can record video covertly with only a small flashing light as a warning, pose a risk to children by enabling surreptitious filming that could feed AI-generated child abuse m…
A set of brain implants that bypass a spinal injury has enabled Keith Thomas, paralyzed from the chest down since 2020, to feed himself, drink from a cup, and feel his dog's fur again, according to th…
Google DeepMind philosopher Iason Gabriel works to anticipate the ethical fallout of AI, bridging the gap between AI safety and AI ethics. His 2020 paper on values and alignment argues that choosing w…
PsiQuantum, a company founded in 2016 by four physicists from UK universities, plans to build the first useful quantum computer using light particles, housed in a room resembling a data center crossed…
Publisher ad supply fell by up to 40% in Q2 2026 as AI-driven zero-click search reduced traffic to news sites, according to benchmarking data from Ozone shared exclusively with Digiday. The data, trac…
Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) unveiled an AI accountability agenda on Friday, a package of bills requiring data centers to obtain FCC certification proving they will not harm the public interest, mandating…
An ICE agent shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national in the U.S. illegally, after he rammed an ICE vehicle and attempted to run down the agent during a traffic stop in Houston. The …
A Guardian investigation found OpenAI apparently never visited a key site for its Stargate UK data centre project before it was announced. The partnership was paused in April 2026, and a previous inve…
Factories in the Global South are requiring workers to wear head-mounted cameras to record their movements, using the footage to train humanoid robots that could eventually replace them. The practice,…
Guardian, an open-source user-space firewall for AI agents, has released v0.1.0, intercepting and evaluating agent actions with a deterministic policy engine. In testing, it reduced prompt-injection a…
This summer's extreme heat has exposed critical vulnerabilities in global data centers, with PJM Interconnection receiving emergency authorization to curtail power in Virginia, French nuclear plants s…
Google, Amazon, and Microsoft are facing investor scrutiny over the massive water consumption of their AI data centers, which consumed nearly 1 trillion liters in North America in 2025. Shareholder re…
A Guardian investigation reveals brands are secretly deploying AI-generated influencers to create fake user-generated content, including wedding testimonials and product reviews, without disclosure. C…
Semgrep launched Guardian, a security tool for AI-generated code that scans and fixes vulnerabilities in real-time within the IDE. The product addresses the surge in unreviewed code from AI agents and…
A speculative fiction piece titled 'Europe 2031' has gone viral among AI researchers and European policymakers, depicting a future where Europe fails to achieve AI independence and suffers economic co…
Guardian readers across the US report widespread frustration with AI customer service, citing automated chatbots as ineffective for complex issues and creating endless loops. Complaints also include t…
Americans express unease over SpaceX's influence on retirement savings after Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire following SpaceX's IPO. Many respondents to a Guardian survey fear their 40…
Britain plans to ban under-16s from major social media platforms and impose restrictions on gaming apps and AI chatbots, following Australia's lead. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's 'Australia-plus' appr…
Nearly 80% of U.S. consumers reported a product or service problem in 2025, with two-thirds of those experiencing "rage," according to the National Consumer Rage survey. Households are losing an estim…