The Guardian
University staff voice concerns over reputational risk of partnering with company behind ChatGPTThe University of Oxford has allowed the company behind ChatGPT to train its AI models on historical texts from its Bodleian Library, as tech companies scour academic institutions for fresh data.The Bodle...
Posted on 26 September 2026 | 11:00 am
The Guardian
Locals say Google's $15bn project in Andhra Pradesh has resulted in smallholdings being taken back off them by the governmentWhen the government officials arrived in Tarluvada last year, they came with abundant promises.Google, one of the world's richest and most powerful tech companies, would s...
Posted on 26 September 2026 | 11:00 am
The Guardian
New research suggests the technology could be used to increase out-of-hospital access to life-saving devicesDrones could help cut the time it takes to get a defibrillator to people experiencing cardiac arrests when not in hospital, researchers have suggested.In the UK alone, there are more than 30,0...
Posted on 26 September 2026 | 5:00 am
BBC
OpenAI said its bots accessed public data from a range of institutions during test exercises.
Posted on 26 September 2026 | 2:50 am
The Guardian
Long-running fight over Trump-backed maps takes another turn as absentee voting is already under way in Missouri. This blog is now closed.Sign up for US Breaking News emailsXi Jinping and his wife are back at the White House for the final day of the Chinese president's pageantry-filled visit to Wa...
Posted on 26 September 2026 | 1:59 am
BBC
Ammie Sekhon explores tech used to identify and remove counterfeit products online.
Posted on 26 September 2026 | 1:00 am
The Guardian
Disclosure reveals new area of privacy risk for the company and illustrates how difficult it is to inventory unauthorized activity tied to its agentsTwo months after OpenAI disclosed the accidental hacking of Hugging Face, the ChatGPT maker is still working to understand the full scope of i...
Posted on 26 September 2026 | 12:24 am
BBC
One of gaming's biggest horror franchises has come to the UK. Can it live up to the original?
Posted on 25 September 2026 | 11:34 pm
The Guardian
Xi's state visit to the US emphasized personal rapport with the US president, rather than substantial agreements to pause their respective countries' AI arms raceDonald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping wrapped up their Washington summit on Friday, facing criticism that they had squandered ...
Posted on 25 September 2026 | 10:11 pm
The Guardian
Pontiff continues to decry the rise of AI on his visit to France, stressing the importance of retaining 'ethical discernment' in an age when rapidly advancing technology threatens to undermine humanityEurope livePope Leo warns of AI threat to humanity at start of three-day France visit Continue read...
Posted on 25 September 2026 | 4:49 pm
The Guardian
Pontiff says artificial intelligence must remain at service of people in first official papal visit to country in 18 yearsPope Leo has warned against losing humanity in a "paradise of machines" as he addressed global concerns over the dangers of artificial intelligence at the start of a three-da...
Posted on 25 September 2026 | 4:01 pm
The Guardian
OpenAI's hack of Medicare suggests safeguarding civilisation is the task facing leaders in this extraordinary new eraGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 130 world leaders descended on the United Nations headquarters in New York this week, joining the pageantry and ...
Posted on 25 September 2026 | 2:58 pm
The Guardian
PlayStation 5, Xbox, PC (version played); Bandai NamcoThe game generates blood-pumping moments as you twist, turn and weave through the skies, while your locked-on missiles speed away to obliterate an enemy planeThe core appeal of any Ace Combat game lies in the moment when the beautiful clouds part...
Posted on 25 September 2026 | 2:00 pm
BBC
Experts say the hack could leave agents vulnerable to scams, blackmail and targeted attacks.
Posted on 25 September 2026 | 1:56 pm
The Guardian
Across videos, standup and cartoons, humorists are skewering big tech's attempt to make AI ubiquitous and inevitable"Best case scenario, we never have to do any admin again," says an AI CEO. "Worst case, we all die."A young man struggles to the top of a beautiful mountain, words echoing in...
Posted on 25 September 2026 | 12:00 pm
The Guardian
I've been holed up in an flat, affectionately dubbed the 'brotel', with my son for weeks - and we've revisited the first game we ever played togetherI have spent the last three weeks living with my 22-year-old son in a two-bedroom flat he has dubbed the "brotel". We cook curries and wa...
Posted on 25 September 2026 | 11:30 am
BBC
The EU had said X "deceives users" by selling blue ticks without "meaningfully verifying" accounts.
Posted on 25 September 2026 | 9:48 am
BBC
Where do America's X-plane projects fit in an era of cheap drones?
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 11:03 pm
BBC
Australia, which has strict social media restrictions and has proposed controls on algorithms and smart glasses, announced the breach at the UN.
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 6:06 pm
The Guardian
Datacentre hailed by government was supposed to start operating next year but may be held back into mid-2030sA huge datacentre project hailed by the UK government will miss its launch date next year and could be delayed into the mid-2030s.The site in Loughton, Essex, was described as the country's...
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 5:26 pm
BBC
Australia criticised OpenAI for taking "too long" to tell them about the breach which happened in June.
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 3:42 pm
The Guardian
UK watchdog fined video app in 2023 for failing to enforce minimum age limit and remove underage usersTikTok will pay a £12.7m fine to the UK's data watchdog after dropping an appeal against a ruling that it did not do enough to keep children below the age of 13 off the platform.The video app was...
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 3:00 pm
BBC
News that an automated AI agent hacked a government IT system raises big questions about regulating the tech.
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 2:08 pm
The Guardian
US consumers are starting to opt out of the streaming world as several services raise prices without offering many perksIt may not be quite as politically buzzy as the price of gasoline or eggs, but another household expense is going up for millions of people. Disney has brought the price-gouging ex...
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 2:04 pm
The Guardian
Activists gathered outside the OpenAI offices on Monday during climate week in New York CityOn Monday evening, protesters gathered outside the unmarked Manhattan offices of OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, holding signs calling to "Eat the rich, save the planet". Over the next two days, groups also pic...
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 2:00 pm
BBC
The hackers claim they have every agent's name, role, badge number and personal details including home address, phone numbers and spouse information.
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 12:23 pm
BBC
Despite promises to make safe AI, examples of bots behaving badly are now coming at us thick and fast.
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 11:29 am
The Guardian
Former deputy PM now involved in tech industry says many within sector are 'winding themselves up into a lather'Nick Clegg has dismissed fears over AI's "godlike power to exterminate humanity", calling it a sign that tech bosses are "breathing their own fumes".The former UK deputy prim...
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 9:19 am
The Guardian
In the choreographers' new work, virtuosic movement and some green-screen magic unfurl the theatricality of high-stakes television interviewsIt appears the interviewer has got him on the ropes. "For the record, I did not take part in a pagan ceremony with minor members of the royal family in whi...
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 9:03 am
The Guardian
They offer advice, referee card games and manage players' tantrums - we caught up with some of the volunteer profs who keep the competitive game going at this year's world championshipsProfessors may be the most revered characters in the fictional world of Pokémon (apart from perhaps the Gym ...
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 9:00 am