All news on the topic: AI
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British Gas owner Centrica to cut 1,300 jobs as AI and digital shift reshape operations
British Gas owner Centrica has said it will cut 1,300 jobs over the next two years as part of its ongoing turnaround efforts.
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SpaceX and AI fortunes fuel new wave of wealth, but luxury spending is shifting
Sitting on roughly $3.5 million in SpaceX shares, Chip, a former data scientist at Elon Musk’s aerospace behemoth, has recently bought meteorites worth $10,000 and a $5,000 fire truck.
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Apple urgently changes update system over AI-powered cyberattack threat
Apple has urgently released a series of security updates and announced changes to how it delivers software patches as cyber threats driven by artificial intelligence continue to grow.Apple has urgently released a series of security updates and announced changes to how it delivers software patches as cyber threats driven by artificial intelligence continue to grow.
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Claimants join lawsuit against xAI over AI tool generating abusive sexual content
New claimants have come forward to take legal action against Elon Musk’s company xAI after the Labour MP Jess Asato launched a test case against the firm over demeaning sexualized material created by its Grok AI tool.
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Labour MP sues Musk’s xAI after Grok created fake bikini images of her
Labour MP Jess Asato has stated she is taking legal action against Elon Musk’s xAI over the design of its Grok chatbot tool after it was used to create fake images of her wearing a bikini.
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Peter Thiel-backed AI platform lets wealthy users challenge journalists’ reporting in "AI tribunal"
A controversial billionaire-backed AI startup will allow rich people to target journalists for publishing stories they don’t like.
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UK school targeted in AI child abuse blackmail scheme after pupils photos are scraped online
An all-girls school in the north of England has been targeted by criminals who used AI to turn photos featuring dozens of pupils posted online into child sexual abuse material, LBC has been told.
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Government caught between keeping lights on and cutting Drax emissions
Drax, the UK’s largest carbon emitter, is planning to bypass UK Government climate regulations to power a hyperscale AI data centre – facing opposition from MPs across all three major parties.
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Even Tesla’s own AI trainers say the self-driving system is not ready for real roads
In a Utah office, hundreds of Tesla workers scrutinize video collected by vehicles using the automaker’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) feature. Some clips show the cars hitting cats, dogs or deer, along with more-routine accidents.
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North Korea claims AI-guided missile breakthrough in latest tactical weapons tests
North Korea has tested a mix of tactical ballistic missiles, artillery rockets, and AI-guided precision cruise missiles designed for modern warfare under leader Kim Jong Un’s supervision, KCNA state news agency said on Wednesday.
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GCHQ warns Russia is intensifying hybrid attacks against the UK and Europe
Russia is “relentlessly” targeting critical infrastructure, democratic processes, supply chains, and public trust in the UK and Europe, the head of GCHQ will warn.
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Record numbers juggle side hustles in Britain as insecure work and high living costs reshape labour market
More than a million people in the UK now have second jobs as rising costs, insecure work, and industry changes push workers into a growing gig economy.
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Pope Leo demands urgent regulation of AI, citing fears over ungovernable weapons tech
Pope Leo has called on governments to do more to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) in his first major teaching since becoming pontiff.
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Tommy Robinson rally mixed grievance politics, US money and viral media tactics
I had been on Tommy Robinson’s mailing list for a week before I made it to the Unite the Kingdom rally on Saturday. By then, he had asked me for money seven times.
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SpaceX unveils plans for historic IPO with $1.75 trillion valuation
SpaceX revealed its plans to list on the US stock market on Wednesday, presenting its investor prospectus and detailing its financials for the first time.
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Google AI engineer claims he was pushed out after protesting company’s work with Israeli government
Google is facing a legal challenge from an AI engineer who claims he was unfairly dismissed after he protested against its work for the Israeli government, highlighting growing concerns about the social and ethical impacts of AI.
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AI takes over: Standard Chartered axes thousands of back-office roles
Banking giant Standard Chartered has become the latest major company to announce job cuts as it increases its adoption of artificial intelligence (AI).
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Meta aims to avoid an EU fine by offering free WhatsApp access to rival AI chatbots
Meta Platforms has offered to give rival AI chatbots free access to its social messaging service WhatsApp for a month while it discusses ways to resolve EU antitrust concerns, the U.S. tech giant said on Tuesday, in a move that could stave off a hefty fine.
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20-year-old Firefox vulnerability uncovered as AI dramatically accelerates security discoveries
Mozilla’s latest Firefox security update provides a rare glimpse into what happens when frontier AI capabilities reach defenders before attackers.
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Trump sons fuel billion-dollar investment network targeting AI, drones and crypto firms in US expansion push
Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr have contributed to a $1bn war chest assembled by a New York brokerage that has invested in US companies within industries supported by the White House.
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Pakistan-based accounts used AI to produce viral anti-Muslim content targeting UK
The week following the outbreak of the US-Iran war, an AI-generated video of Keir Starmer circulated on social media, accumulating approximately 400,000 views on Facebook and Instagram.
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Blue Owl Capital raises $9bn as private credit slowdown dents flagship fundraising momentum
Blue Owl Capital said investors committed $9bn to its funds in the first quarter, its lowest capital haul in a year, as fatigue around private credit cooled interest for some of its flagship vehicles.
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Convicted Harvard scientist resurfaces in China: Charles Lieber rebuilds lab to drive Beijing’s brain-chip ambitions
An American scientist convicted of lying to U.S. authorities about payments from China while he was at Harvard University has rebuilt his research lab in Shenzhen to pursue technology the Chinese government has identified as a national priority: embedding electronics into the human brain.
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Fake reporters, AI tools, and phishing links used in alleged Chinese cyber espionage against journalists
In May 2025, Kuochun Hung, the chief operating officer of the Taiwanese media outlet Watchout, received an email from someone purporting to be Yi-Shan Chen, a well-regarded local reporter.
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Taylor Swift files trademark for her voice and likeness to fight AI deepfakes
Taylor Swift is taking new steps to protect her voice and likeness from AI misuse.
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