Updates

30 Jun 2025

Taiwan leads in AI defence of democracy

A new global alliance on AI and elections draws on Taiwan’s proven digital resilience.

30 Jun 2025

Ahold Delhaize breach hits 2 million with data theft

Victims offered free identity monitoring after ransomware breach.

30 Jun 2025

Meta expands AI ambitions with more OpenAI hires

Meta has hired more OpenAI researchers, strengthening its superintelligence team as competition in advanced AI continues to intensify.

30 Jun 2025

ChatGPT emerges as a search alternative, but Google holds ground

Experts suggest ChatGPT offers exploration and synthesis, while Google remains essential for direct, verifiable search queries.

30 Jun 2025

Ransomware victims still paying, Sophos finds

Sophos says 49% of ransomware victims paid in 2025, but average ransom payments and backup use have declined.

30 Jun 2025

Denmark proposes landmark law to protect citizens from deepfake misuse

Platforms could face fines for failing to remove illegal deepfake content under proposed Danish law.

30 Jun 2025

AI training with pirated books triggers massive legal risk

Anthropic downloaded over five million pirated books to train its AI model Claude, breaching copyright law in the process.

30 Jun 2025

New NHS plan adds AI to protect patient safety

The new AI tool will analyse NHS data in real time to catch safety issues and trigger faster inspections by the CQC.

30 Jun 2025

Nvidia insiders sell over $1bn in shares amid AI market boom

Analysts predict Nvidia will benefit from a ‘Golden Wave’ of AI, helping the firm reclaim its title as the world’s most valuable company.

30 Jun 2025

Sam Altman reverses his stance on AI hardware as current computers can’t meet the demands

OpenAI is collaborating with Jony Ive to develop a screen-free AI device, aiming to replace traditional gadgets with a purpose-built companion.