The limits of raw computing power in AI
AI is entering a phase where human knowledge, skills, and organisational choices may matter far more…
AI reshapes media in North Macedonia with new regulatory guidance
The research contributes to broader European efforts to align North Macedonian media regulation with…
AI and security trends shape the internet in 2025
Europe leads in Internet performance, with Spain topping quality rankings, amid rising digital relia…
Crypto theft soars in 2025 with fewer but bigger attacks
Personal wallet attacks rose sharply, while DeFi losses remained stable, reflecting stronger ecosyst…
Healthcare faces growing compliance pressure from AI adoption
From HIPAA to FDA oversight, AI use in healthcare is triggering enforcement risks that require stron…
US platforms signal political shift in DSA risk reports
Major online platforms submitted updated DSA risk reports as EU enforcement intensifies, revealing s…
Nigeria reaches AI training milestone under Microsoft skills initiative
Microsoft reports that over 350,000 Nigerians have now been trained in artificial intelligence skill…
Joule Agent workshops help organisations build practical AI agent solutions
SAP is promoting hands-on Joule Agent Discovery and Design workshops that help organisations identif…
Gemini users can now build custom AI mini-apps with Opal
Google has integrated Opal, its experimental no-code AI mini-app builder from Google Labs, directly …
OpenAI adds pinned chat feature to ChatGPT apps
ChatGPT users can now pin conversations using simple menu actions, reducing the need to scroll throu…
Canada drives AI growth and adoption
Federal funding helps Ontario AI businesses scale innovations while promoting safe and responsible a…
DDoS attacks in 2025 become faster and smarter
Automation is driving DDoS attacks to new extremes in 2025, with multi-vector campaigns and IoT botn…
Instacart faces FTC scrutiny over AI pricing tool
AI-based price testing at Instacart has triggered a probe by the Federal Trade Commission.
ChatGPT expands with a new app directory from OpenAI
In-chat app publishing shows how OpenAI is repositioning ChatGPT as an action layer.
New 5G-advanced upgrade boosts UAE connectivity
Sustainable design and advanced spectrum use are shaping the next phase of 5G-advanced rollout acros…
Solana withstands massive DDoS pressure
Heavy DDoS traffic reportedly hit the network, yet Solana maintained uptime and fast confirmations, …
Competing visions of AGI emerge at Google DeepMind and Microsoft
AGI development is increasingly shaped by differing priorities around science, products and governan…
AI ethics shifts from principles to governance frameworks
Sector-specific rules are redefining how AI ethics applies in healthcare and hiring.
Russia considers restoring Roblox access after compliance talks
Authorities in Russia said Roblox admitted failures in chat safety and game moderation, prompting ta…
New AI model analyses X-rays to predict ageing and disease risk
Machine learning and medical imaging offer new tools for personalised, preventive medicine by reveal…
xAI launches Grok Voice Agent API for developers
Developers can integrate custom tools, real-time search, and expressive voices, with support for mul…
OpenAI expands AI training for newsrooms worldwide
The OpenAI Academy for News Organizations aims to strengthen journalism by supporting investigative …
Meta updates AI glasses with voice and music features
Smart glasses now offer conversation-focus and music features, with Meta’s latest update blending ac…
New AI framework simplifies complex scientific problems into basic equations
Researchers have developed an AI approach that tackles complex scientific challenges by reformulatin…
Google launches Gemini 3 Flash for scalable frontier AI
Early adopters deploy Google's Gemini 3 Flash for coding, gaming, deepfake detection and legal analy…
Euro stablecoins pass $1 billion milestone
Ethereum leads euro stablecoin issuance, but deployment is spreading to multiple blockchains focused…
OpenAI brings in former UK chancellor George Osborne
Political experience meets artificial intelligence as UK chancellor George Osborne steps into a seni…
UNDP and UNESCO support AI training for judiciary
The training highlighted how responsible AI can improve access to justice and support judicial decis…
AI-generated ads face new disclosure rules in South Korea
Mandatory AI labelling aims to protect consumers in South Korea while raising concerns about innovat…
Salesforce expands Stockholm office to advance agentic AI
Expanded real estate investment signals Salesforce’s long term commitment to Sweden and Northern Eur…
Segment Anything adds audio as Meta unveils SAM Audio
SAM Audio by Meta simplifies isolating voices, instruments and background noise using AI.
AI helps Everbloom create sustainable cashmere alternatives
Sustainable textiles take a leap forward as Everbloom’s Braid.AI creates high-quality fabrics from w…
EU approves €1.8 billion clean energy boost through Modernisation Fund
Revenues from the EU ETS push the Modernisation Fund support beyond €20 billion, accelerating clean …
EIB backs Nokia research into 5G-Advanced and AI-driven 6G
Nokia plans to use the loan to accelerate advanced 5G and 6G research across the EU.
Armenian agritech startups use AI, drones and blockchain to empower small farms
Young entrepreneurs in Armenia are deploying artificial intelligence, drones and blockchain to tackl…
GPT Image 1.5 brings faster and precise edits
Users can create or transform images with new tools for blending, rearranging, and stylistic transfo…
New AI agent helps organise your day
Users can interact with a new Google assistant to teach it preferences, store ideas, and set reminde…
Brazilian bank executive promotes Bitcoin for diversification
Growing support for small crypto allocations among global banks signals a broader shift in tradition…
Local experts highlight AI’s potential for regional development
Community leaders and local experts in the Columbia Basin are discussing how artificial intelligence…
AI shows promise in scientific research tasks
AI models assist in literature searches, complex proofs, and multi-step research tasks, reducing wor…
BioTechEU aims to close Europe’s biotech funding gap
The EU and EIB have launched BioTechEU to address funding gaps and scale health innovation across Eu…
UN member states adopt WSIS+20 outcome document
Adopted at the UN General Assembly, the WSIS+20 outcome document makes the Internet Governance Forum…
AI governance talks deepen as BRICS aligns national approaches
Russia says BRICS is coordinating on AI while rejecting premature common standards.
UN reviews global digital progress at WSIS+20
Global debates at the UN revealed growing urgency over how rapidly advancing digital technologies co…
WSIS+20 highlights deep gaps in global digital access
Global leaders warned that rapid digital progress is masking more profound inequalities and new risk…
E-commerce transformation through blockchain technology
Future online commerce will integrate blockchain alongside AI, IoT and advanced cryptography, formin…
Generative AI use grows across the EU
AI adoption is rising among younger Europeans, highlighting the growing role of intelligent technolo…
OpenAI’s GPT-5 shows a breakthrough in wet lab biology
New OpenAI findings suggest advanced AI models may support faster and cheaper wet lab research by pr…
Denmark pushes digital identity beyond authentication
As realistic AI-generated media scales, identity systems must verify not only access but also conten…
AI and crypto reshape holiday shopping this year
Gen Z shoppers are driving digital-first commerce, embracing biometrics, social platforms, crypto pa…
OpenAI upgrades ChatGPT with faster AI images
ChatGPT now supports advanced image creation and editing through GPT Images 1.5, offering users fast…
Customer trust at risk as retail cyberattacks grow
As AI personalisation expands, retailers must balance innovation with data protection, strengthening…
AI models reach human-level language analysis
Research shows large language models can reason about language, handle recursion and phonology, and …
Vietnam expands 5G and strengthens digital trust
Rapid 5G expansion places Vietnam among global broadband leaders, reinforcing digital transformation…
AI research challenges long-held assumptions about covert attention
Covert attention may be an emergent property, researchers find.
Language models impress but miss real-world understanding
Growing concerns from Yann LeCun suggest language models impress with words but fall short on real-w…
Microsoft outlines how AI is shifting from tools to partners in 2026
AI adoption enters a new phase ahead of 2026 according to Microsoft.
UK launches taskforce to boost women in tech
Industry leaders warn limited representation threatens innovation as the UK pursues ambitious AI obj…
Africa urged to focus on practical, local AI solutions rather than frontier models
An opinion column argues that Africa should not compete to build the largest frontier AI models, but…
Dubai Police explores AI for VIP protection
Growing adoption of AI-driven security solutions reflects Dubai Police’s strategy to enhance readine…
Taiwan hospital deploys AI robots to assist healthcare workers
Taichung Municipal Hospital has deployed 20 AI-powered robots to support staff by guiding patients, …
Private surveillance raises concerns in New Orleans
City leaders remain split as a non profit manages live surveillance and sets its own rules.
Top Alexa questions of 2025 reveal diverse user interests
Amazon has released its annual list of the most asked questions of 2025 posed to its Alexa voice ass…
AI-driven Christmas scams surge online
Cybercriminals now use AI to mimic brands, build fake shops and produce convincing phishing messages…
UN General Assembly to hold WSIS+20 high-level meeting
The upcoming UN meeting will bring governments and other stakeholders together to reflect on two dec…
AI reporting playbook published by Google
The playbook draws on two years of Google's internal AI reporting experience.
Oracle and Google Cloud launch AI database service in India
Enterprises in India gain access to Oracle Exadata, Autonomous AI Database, and AI Lakehouse through…
Open-source scheduler Slurm moves under NVIDIA ownership
Slurm will remain open-source following NVIDIA's acquisition.
Banks and fintechs turn to Visa as stablecoin infrastructure matures
Visa has launched a Stablecoins Advisory Practice through its Visa Consulting & Analytics unit, …
UK-EU cyber dialogue strengthens policy alignment
Cyber policy coordination between the UK and EU advanced with talks on legislation, capacity buildin…
Credit reporting breach exposes 5.6 millions consumers through third party API
Millions of consumer records were accessed during a prolonged API breach, raising serious concerns a…
New AI tool links genetic mutations to diseases with improved accuracy
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence tool that not only detects disease-causing gen…
Libraries lead UK government push to improve digital inclusion and AI confidence
Public libraries in England will lead a new government-funded programme to develop a practical digit…
Google secures approval for major UK data centre at former RAF airfield
Plans for a large Google data centre campus in Essex have been approved, with local authorities high…
No sensitive data compromised in SoundCloud incident
Temporary denial-of-service attacks disrupted web access, but the platform has since resolved the is…
UK sets course for comprehensive crypto regulation
New legislation will bring crypto firms in line with other financial providers, offering legal clari…
AI content flood drives ‘slop’ to word of the year
AI-driven digital junk has propelled ‘slop’ to the top word of 2025, reflecting cultural awareness o…
Streaming platforms face pressure over AI-generated music
Lax verification at distributors allows scammers to upload AI music, making fraud 'the easiest scam …
Russia rejects crypto as money but expands legal recognition
Officials maintain the ruble as the sole legal means of payment, even as new proposals acknowledge c…
AI generated podcasts flood platforms and disrupt the audio industry
Advances in speech synthesis are allowing AI podcasts to compete directly with human creators across…
US TikTok investors face uncertainty as sale delayed again
Project Liberty aims to operate TikTok independently, but repeated government extensions have left t…
Zoom launches AI Companion 3.0 with expanded features
Free users can access AI tools for up to three meetings per month, while full capabilities are avail…
Canada advances quantum computing with a strategic $92 million public investment
Public funding will support Canada's quantum firms developing next-generation computing technologies…
OpenAI’s rise signals a shift in frontier tech investment
A planned SpaceX share sale could push the company’s valuation to $800 billion, giving Elon Musk the…
Nations unite to strengthen AI and chip networks
Officials highlight cooperation on minerals, semiconductors and trusted information networks across …
Study warns that LLMs are vulnerable to minimal tampering
Security experts warn that deceptive poisoned data could cause more dangerous real-world failures.
Google boosts Translate with Gemini upgrades
Live headphone translation delivers real-time speech processing for clearer conversations and presen…
Building trustworthy AI for humanitarian response
Humanitarian organisations are increasingly exploring how AI rooted in community experience, rather …
CES 2026 to feature LG’s new AI-driven in-car platform
Qualcomm's Snapdragon Cockpit Elite powers LG’s latest in-car AI platform.
AI tools enable large-scale monetisation of political misinformation in the UK
Researchers found over 150 YouTube channels spreading anti-Labour misinformation.
Indonesia fines Platform X for pornographic content violations
The case involved coordination with Platform X's Singapore operations.
Universities back generative AI but guidance remains uneven
A new study finds most R1 universities support generative AI in teaching.
Conduit revolutionises neuro-language research with 10,000-hour dataset
Researchers are using non-invasive brain recordings to train language models that interpret meaning …
Europe risks falling behind without telecom scale, Telefónica says
EU competition policy is central to Telefónica's call for reform.
How data centres affect electricity, prices, water consumption and jobs
Growing cloud and AI adoption is driving data centre expansion, yet evidence shows limited impact on…
EU moves to tax low-value e-commerce parcels
Rising online imports pushed EU institutions to approve a temporary customs duty, bridging the gap u…
BBVA deepens AI partnership with OpenAI
By rolling out ChatGPT Enterprise globally, BBVA is moving beyond experimentation and embedding AI a…
AI reshapes cybercrime investigations in India
An AI platform using Azure OpenAI Service is transforming how Maharashtra police process complaints,…
Google supports UK quantum innovation push
UK scientists are gaining rare access to Google’s quantum processor through a major new research par…
New law requires AI disclosure in advertising in the US
US has passed new laws requiring disclosure of AI-generated avatars and consent in commercial conten…