Anthropic proposed a worldwide temporary pause on AI development and announced plans to convene policymakers to discuss the risks of advanced AI systems. The company detailed progress toward "recursiv…
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…
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has imposed new conduct requirements on Google, giving publishers the power to opt out of having their content used to train the company's AI models and power …
Dreams of Violets," a 75-minute drama about Iran's crackdown on anti-government protesters, will premiere at the Tribeca film festival next week as the first fully AI-generated live action feature acc…
Anthropic, the AI firm behind the Claude chatbot, raised $65bn in funding on Thursday, valuing the company at $965bn post-money and making it the world’s most valuable AI startup, surpassing competito…
A report commissioned by Friends of the Earth Ireland and Beyond Fossil Fuels found that datacentres in Ireland used 22% of the country's electricity last year, more than all urban homes combined, add…
Serve Robotics deployed 500 additional delivery robots across 40 Los Angeles neighborhoods this month, expanding from just two neighborhoods in 2023, while competitor Coco Robotics operates roughly 30…
UK companies are stretching to rebrand themselves as AI specialists to capitalize on the technology's buzz, with public relations firms reporting that bosses in low-tech industries increasingly demand…
In the summer of 2000, a man named Danny Stewart discovered a newborn baby abandoned on a subway platform in New York City. After testifying in court, he and his partner, Pete, were unexpectedly asked…
London Mayor Sadiq Khan blocked a £50 million contract between the Metropolitan Police and the US tech company Palantir, citing a "clear and serious breach" of procurement rules because the police had…
A group of former world leaders, known as the Elders and founded by Nelson Mandela, conducted a simulation of a health emergency in Kenya to test global pandemic preparedness. The exercise revealed cr…