Civil groups question independence of Irish privacy watchdog
Campaigners call for stronger oversight of the body enforcing the EU’s GDPR.
AI transforms Japanese education while raising ethical questions
Experts urge Japan to balance AI innovation with ethical and privacy concerns.
EU expands AI reach through new antenna network
The initiative aims to close digital gaps and foster AI cooperation across borders.
Swiss scientists grow mini-brains to power future computers
Scientists say brain organoids could eventually transform computing while raising ethical questions.
Startup raises $9m to orchestrate Gulf digital infrastructure
Bilal Abu-Ghazaleh, the founder 1001 AI, led GenAI operations at Scale AI.
AWS outage shows the cost of cloud concentration
Cloud concentration amplifies outages as shared backbones fail together.
SMEs underinsured as Canada’s cyber landscape shifts
The cyber market in Canada steadies, but AI-enabled attacks raise stakes for insurers and businesses…
AI-generated images used in jewellery scam
Regulators and platforms are cracking down on fraudulent jewellery websites, but consumers are urged…
Bitcoin wallet vulnerability exposes thousands of private keys
Experts advise storing coins in hardware wallets and avoiding importing mnemonics from software wall…
Tailored pricing is here and personal data is the price signal
Two shoppers, one product, different prices: AI tailors offers to predicted willingness to pay.
Public consultation flaws risk undermining Digital Fairness Act debate
The European Commission faces criticism for limiting dissenting voices in its consultation on the Di…
Wikipedia faces traffic decline as AI and social video reshape online search
Fewer visits to Wikipedia could mean fewer volunteers and donors, threatening the sustainability of …
Australian students get 12 months of Google Gemini Pro at no cost
Gemini Pro’s new Guided Learning mode helps students understand complex subjects step by step, promo…
Meta champions open hardware to power the next generation of AI data centres
By combining open standards with AI-driven optimisation, Meta hopes to build the foundation for scal…
Privacy laws block cross-border crypto regulation progress
Global watchdog FSB has urged reforms to privacy rules that obstruct cross-border oversight of digit…
AI becomes a new spiritual guide for worshippers in India
From virtual darshan to scripture-based chatbots, technology is becoming a bridge between modern lif…
NVIDIA and TSMC celebrate first US-made Blackwell AI chip
The NVIDIA Blackwell wafer’s production in Arizona strengthens the US’s semiconductor supply chain a…
Harvard’s health division supports AI-powered medical learning
Microsoft will train its Copilot AI using verified health content from Harvard, aiming to improve ac…
Meta previews parental controls over teen AI character chats
Parents will soon be able to disable AI-character chats for teens or selectively block individual ch…
UK government urges awareness as £106m lost to romance fraud in one year
UK victims lost £106 million to romance fraud over the past year, prompting authorities to warn firm…
Meta to pull all political ads in EU ahead of new transparency law
The EU’s Transparency and Targeting of Political Advertising (TTPA) regulation, which demands full d…
AWS glitch triggers widespread outages across major apps
Widespread outages traced to AWS's US-EAST-1 caused login failures and stalled APIs across major app…
Data Act now in force, more data sharing in EU
Users gain new rights to access and share data they help generate.
AI study tools and exam builders gain traction at Pearson
Teachers increasingly use Pearson's AI tools to generate exams, cutting build time by more than half…
Data labelling transforms rural economies in Tamil Nadu
Cloud farming brings digital careers to rural communities, reducing migration to big cities.
Microsoft ends Windows 10 support as AI takes centre stage
Copilot gains voice control and real-time screen analysis capabilities.
Public consultation: EU clarifies how DMA and GDPR work together
The Guidelines restrict repeated consent requests and question ‘pay or accept’ models.
AI system could help reduce childhood obesity risk
Faster eating and larger bite sizes are linked to obesity, and AI could help children develop health…
AI and fusion combine to accelerate clean energy breakthroughs
AI simulators enable millions of virtual experiments to predict plasma behaviour and improve tokamak…
Labels and Spotify align on artist-first AI safeguards
Embedding consent, transparency, and fair pay into new AI music features takes centre stage among Sp…
Veo 3.1 brings audio and control to AI filmmaking
With Veo 3.1, creators gain full artistic control, combining reference images, frames and audio to b…
Google and Salesforce deepen AI partnership across Agentforce 360 and Gemini Enterprise
The collaboration between Salesforce and Google advances the concept of the Agentic Enterprise, wher…
Between trips, Uber pilots paid AI data work
Partners aren’t disclosed; Uber frames the move as added income while robotaxi disruption unfolds.
Nurses gain AI support as Microsoft evolves Dragon Copilot in healthcare
The latest Dragon Copilot update brings ambient AI to nursing, automating documentation and freeing …
AI predicts how cells respond to drugs and genes
AI can forecast gene effects and reveal how treatments function inside cells, providing quantitative…
Florida renews effort to create state crypto reserve
Alongside a crypto reserve proposal, Florida also moves to ease rules for fully collateralised stabl…
Microsoft warns of a surge in ransomware and extortion incidents
The report by Microsoft reveals AI is powering both cybercriminals and defenders, redefining the bal…
Music and AI unite to power new mental health innovations
AI-generated and human-composed music are being tested as ethical, scalable tools for therapy and em…
Lehane backs OpenAI’s Australia presence as AI copyright debate heats up
Australia's energy, talent and networks position it to play in frontier AI if infrastructure scales.
AI Infrastructure Partnership and BlackRock consortium acquire Aligned Data Centers
The Aligned Data Centers acquisition marks the first investment by the AI Infrastructure Partnership…
Oracle launches embedded AI Agent Marketplace in Fusion Applications
The new marketplace lets customers deploy partner-built agents directly inside Oracle Fusion workflo…
New method helps AI models locate personalised objects in scenes
MIT researchers have devised a training method that lets vision-language models find a specific obje…
Adaptive optics meets AI for cellular-scale eye care
Retinal biomarkers reveal systemic risks, linking eye imaging to cardiometabolic disease management.
Renew Europe urges European Commission to curb addictive design and bolster child safety online
MEPs from Renew Europe want the Commission to curb ‘addictive design’, mandate child-safe defaults a…
Elumelu calls for investment to harness AI development in Africa
Tony Elumelu has called for investments and inclusive development to help Africa harness artificial …
AI system links hidden signals in patient records to improve diagnosis
In trials, InfEHR detected neonatal sepsis and post-operative kidney injury at rates 4–16× higher th…
Oracle and Microsoft partner to bring real-time AI insights into supply chains
The new alliance will accelerate real-time intelligence in manufacturing by embedding AI-driven trig…
Most people more worried than excited about AI
Young adults are more aware and enthusiastic about AI, whereas older people and less-educated groups…
Capita hit with £14 million fine after major data breach
Personal information, including financial records, passports, and home addresses, was stolen from Ca…
Apple launches M5 with bigger AI gains
Unified memory bandwidth climbs to 153 GB/s to support larger local AI models.
Microsoft to support UAE investment analytics with responsible AI tools
The partnership with Microsoft aligns with the UAE's AI 2031 strategy, linking skills, standards, an…
Agentic AI at scale with Salesforce and AWS
Clean Rooms integrate natively with AWS, enabling privacy-preserving collaboration and measurement a…
New Cisco study shows most companies aren’t AI-ready
Southeast Asia leads at 16% ready, with Indonesia at 23% and Thailand at 21%, according to research …
Growth of AI increases water and energy demands
The rapid growth of AI is increasing energy and water demands, prompting calls for closed-loop syste…
Scaling a cell ‘language’ model yields new immunotherapy leads
A 27B 'cell language' model generated a cancer hypothesis later confirmed, pointing to AI-guided rou…
Starcloud launches data centres into space
The NVIDIA-backed startup Starcloud plans to launch the first AI-driven satellite hosting an H100 GP…
Report warns of AI-driven divide in higher education
Experts warn that unequal AI access could deepen digital divides in academia.
New ISO 27701 update strengthens privacy compliance
The 2025 revision enhances risk, accountability and performance requirements.
Vietnam unveils draft AI law inspired by EU model
The draft sets four risk levels for AI use and strict oversight rules.
UK government uses AI to boost efficiency and save taxpayer money
AI tools are helping public services work faster and deliver better value for taxpayers.
Quebec man fined for using AI-generated evidence in court
The court criticised fabricated AI citations in a legal defence, warning of the risks to judicial pr…
Humanity AI launches $500M initiative to build a people-centred future
Ten major US foundations are investing $500 million in Humanity AI to ensure that AI strengthens com…
Meta expands AI infrastructure with sustainable data centre in El Paso
The El Paso data centre will scale to 1GW, support thousands of jobs, and help Meta reach its water-…
SenseTime and Cambricon strengthen cooperation for China’s AI future
The partnership supports China’s ‘AI+’ strategy, combining SenseTime’s software expertise and Cambri…
UK and US freeze assets of Southeast Asian online scam network
Victims are defrauded using fake relationships and cryptocurrency scams, while trafficked workers ar…
Adult erotica tests OpenAI’s safety claims
Verified-adult access relies on age prediction and ID checks, raising fresh privacy questions for Op…
Mozilla integrates Perplexity AI into Firefox’s search features
Firefox will let users switch to Perplexity for search results that provide direct, cited answers, a…
Wider AI applications take centre stage at Japan’s CEATEC electronics show
With over 800 organisations at the show, many are promoting AI that doesn’t replace humans but augme…
OpenAI forms Expert Council to guide well-being in AI
The eight experts will consult on healthy AI interactions, parental controls, distress signalling an…
US seizes $15 billion crypto from Cambodia fraud ring
Authorities charged businessman Chen Zhi with laundering billions through fake crypto investments.
MIT develops AI tool for faster material testing
SpectroGen can simulate X-ray or Raman scans using only infrared data, cutting testing times dramati…
OpenAI partners with Walmart for ChatGPT shopping
The partnership will use ChatGPT’s Instant Checkout for groceries, home goods, and more.
Students design app to support teen mental health
The Mindful Mondays app encourages young people to talk openly and build resilience.
Google and World Bank join forces to build AI-driven public infrastructure
The new alliance combines Google’s Gemini AI and the World Bank’s expertise to modernise sectors lik…
AWS launches new generative AI certification and updates security exams
Beta registration for the AWS Certified Generative AI Developer- Professional opens 18 November 2025…
A Paralympian’s fight to be seen by AI
An athlete’s simple photo request turned into a powerful reminder that even the smartest technology …
An awards win for McAfee’s consumer-first AI defence
One in three Americans reports scams; McAfee's AI scans text, email, and video to block fraud before…
Global partners back Oracle’s AI Data Platform with new investments
From ingestion to inference, Oracle unifies the AI lifecycle for enterprise teams.
Teenagers turn to AI for learning but struggle to spot false information
Most students now use AI for schoolwork but many struggle to identify misinformation, an Oxford Univ…
Microsoft finds 71% of UK workers use unapproved AI tools on the job
The study by Microsoft also suggests that AI saves UK employees 12.1 billion hours annually, improvi…
Teen content on Instagram now guided by PG-13 standards
Meta’s latest Instagram update adds PG-13 protections for teens, blocks inappropriate searches, and …
Argentina poised to host Latin America’s first Stargate AI project
The project builds on rapid AI adoption in Argentina, where ChatGPT use has tripled in the past year…
Tokens-at-scale with Intel’s Crescent Island and Xe architecture
Designed for air-cooled servers, Intel's Crescent Island aims to cut inference costs while boosting …
New AI predicts future knee X-rays for osteoarthritis patients
University of Surrey researchers developed AI that predicts future knee X-rays and disease risk, hel…
Abu Dhabi deploys AI-first systems with NVIDIA and Oracle
Over 200 AI capabilities now run across Abu Dhabi’s government, combining Oracle Cloud and NVIDIA to…
Researchers expose weak satellite security with cheap equipment
US researchers intercepted private and military data from satellites using equipment worth €500, exp…
UK regulator outlines roadmap for tokenised funds
Tokenisation is expected to drive competition, expand investment options, and deliver more personali…
New YouTube tools provide trusted health advice for teens
Young people will soon access reliable mental health and wellbeing content on YouTube, created with …
Dell joins Microsoft and Nscale on hyperscale AI capacity
Microsoft cites sustainability and global availability as core to the agreement.
The AI gold rush where the miners are broke
Billions chase AI's promise while profits hide in the server room, drowned by power bills, depreciat…
UK government urges firms to keep paper backups for cyberattack recovery
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is urging businesses to keep offline copies of cyber-…
Virtual hosts and mass output shake up fragile podcast industry
AI tools now enable virtual hosts to generate thousands of podcasts weekly, undermining traditional …
Google rolls out AI features to surface fresh web content in Search & Discover
With minor tweaks to Discover and mobile Search, Google is making it easier to catch up on what’s ne…
Oxford scientists achieve quantum teleportation milestone
The experiment shared data wirelessly using quantum entanglement, not physical movement.
California introduces first AI chatbot safety law
The new law requires safety checks, crisis protocols, and clear AI disclaimers on companion platform…
Evergreen aims to personalise mental health support for Dartmouth students
An AI chatbot called Evergreen routes users to campus resources quickly, acting as a smart front doo…
Offline kiosks and long waits mark Prague’s EES debut
Most Schengen states will phase EES in by March 2026; Prague opted for an immediate switch.
Salesforce invests $15 billion in San Francisco’s AI future
CEO Marc Benioff says Salesforce’s investment marks a new chapter where humans and AI work together …
Live events rethink rules as AI assistant bots take seats
Organisers warn that bot attendance erodes trust, consent and replay value, even as AI summaries aft…
Vodafone restores UK network after major outage
Thousands of customers lost internet access as Vodafone’s systems temporarily went offline.