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Britain's tourism industry, worth £147bn annually, faces a new overnight visitor levy proposed in the King's Speech, which critics argue will cost the sector £6bn and 19.5m domestic visits. The Taxpayers' Alliance warns …
Former City equity analyst Ian Whittaker told an IAB Europe forecast panel that advertising has lost its way, becoming self-absorbed and commoditized by focusing on metrics like CPMs instead of value. He argued the indus…
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published the Mills Review, the first regulatory attempt to map AI's impact on retail financial services, finding that 40% of UK investors already use AI for research and 11 mil…
A study of about 1,080 job postings at OpenAI and Anthropic reveals the two AI labs are diverging in their approaches to agentic AI, which poses a security risk as AI agents' behavior can drift over time, evading standar…
The US imposed export controls on Anthropic's newest models on June 12, citing jailbreak and cybersecurity risks, highlighting the risk of hold-up for Europe's AI strategy. The authors argue that reliance on foreign-owne…
Georgiana Bristol argues that as AI takes over routine tasks, City employers should prioritize hiring young people based on character—such as resilience, curiosity, and reliability—rather than solely on grades or degrees…
A developer argues that most organizations cannot fully catalog their AI systems, creating a security blind spot. The post introduces the AI-BOM (AI Bill of Materials) as a structured record to track models, datasets, de…
The U.S. Department of Commerce has approved a broad launch of OpenAI's GPT-5.6 model, Axios reported, citing a person familiar with the matter. OpenAI expects to release the model widely this week after additional testi…
Meta launched its Muse Image AI model with Instagram integration, automatically opting public profiles into allowing others to generate AI images using their likeness by tagging their username. Users must manually disabl…
Arcade and Manufact have launched agent authorization and MCP hosting products in cloud marketplaces, signaling that agent gateways are emerging as a distinct enterprise category. Nutanix also released its Agent Gateway …
Maine librarians are offering services to help patrons disable AI features on their devices, driven by concerns over privacy, misinformation, and corporate data collection. Led by Bangor librarian Hannah Cyrus, the movem…
Meta Platforms shares fell 11% in June 2026 after the company raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast to $125-145 billion for AI infrastructure, spooking investors despite strong revenue growth. The tech giant also …
The Trump administration lifted restrictions on OpenAI's GPT-5.6, ending a 30-day government pre-testing phase mandated by Executive Order 14409. The move allows broader access to the model, which includes the Sol flagsh…
Elon Musk merged xAI with SpaceX to form SpaceXAI, aiming to compete in AI infrastructure by building space-based data centers and AI compute satellites. The company plans to deploy orbital data centers powered by solar …
Kazakhstan unveiled its national pavilion at the AI for Good Global Summit 2026 in Geneva, showcasing its digital ecosystem under the slogan 'Kazakhstan - AI and Digital Hub of Eurasia.' The pavilion highlights the count…
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 FBI and DHS Inspecto…
Indonesian authorities are investigating a fraud scandal at a medical conference in Denmark where a woman allegedly impersonated a researcher and presented AI-generated, fabricated data. The case has exposed underground …
A research group exploring the historical rise of democracy identifies strong civil society, rule of law, and institutionalized political parties as key factors that raise and sustain democratic levels, while warning tha…
A study from Oxford and Potsdam universities found that AI writing tools can inject political bias into user drafts, altering meanings on sensitive topics like abortion and climate change. The researchers warn that these…
Andra Keay's June 2026 robotics funding roundup counted 136 rounds totaling $6.57 billion, with defense investments driving large checks. Keay cautioned that 33% of entries lacked reported amounts and late-stage rounds s…