Microsoft AI head Mustafa Suleyman warned that developing autonomous AI risks creating a 'silicon species' that could develop to rival humans, prompting calls for Labour to get a grip on AI regulation…
Reform received £72m from two billionaire donors in just 48 hours, a funding surge that anchors this episode of the Independent TV show In The Room. The episode also features Jonathan Black, who spent…
The UK government has rejected a Green party call for an immediate moratorium on large-scale AI datacentre construction, arguing that a pause would send investment and jobs abroad and leave Britain de…
Green party leader Zack Polanski has called on the UK government to impose a temporary ban on new data centres, citing their high energy and water consumption amid a national drought. Polanski critici…
A study by The University of Manchester and The University of Edinburgh warns that Labour's AI plans risk worsening UK inequalities, with AI adoption concentrated in London and the South East and amon…
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch criticized Prime Minister Andy Burnham for closing the science and technology department and putting only one Cabinet member in charge of AI, calling the lack of busi…
Britain does not have enough water for more data centres, Water UK has told MPs, warning that the Government's AI growth plans fail to make 'a single mention of water' and are 'fatally flawed' because…
Carol Vorderman called Nigel Farage a 'snake oil salesman' after the Reform UK leader resigned as an MP to trigger a by-election in Clacton, a move condemned as a 'political stunt' by Sir Keir Starmer…
Andy Burnham's plan for a massive council house-building program, inspired by the 1970s, could reduce overall housing construction by diverting investment from private developers, according to Savills…
Andy Burnham delivered a speech at Manchester's People's History Museum outlining a vision of council houses, factories, and state control of utilities, which critics say looks backward rather than fo…
Labour should adopt a 'Gamer's Charter' to win over young male voters who are increasingly backing Reform UK, according to a political analysis. The proposal aims to address the disaffection of Gen-Z …
A credible Labour source reveals that Wes Streeting was promised the Chancellorship for not running, capital gains taxes will be raised to match income tax, and the economic focus will be on devolutio…
AO World founder John Roberts blamed the Labour government's tax hikes for offshoring 150 sales jobs to South Africa, saving £2 million annually, with plans to move most customer contact operations ov…
New Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis faces 'very significant cuts' if he cannot secure more funding within two weeks, after predecessor John Healey resigned over a £13.5 billion offer that fell short of r…