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Researchers quit, AI agents breached systems and rival laboratory chiefs backed stronger outside testing during ten extraordinary days of safety alarms.
One in six British workers pays for AI tools used at work, Deloitte says, while almost a third use generative AI without their employer’s knowledge.
Britain, the US and the Netherlands say Iranian state-linked actors use CHOSEN BRICK spyware and tailored messages to target dissidents, journalists and activists.
Meta One bundles enhanced AI, creator and business tools across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, while core app functions and basic AI remain free.
Executives from Nvidia, Google DeepMind, OpenAI and Anthropic are expected at a royal AI summit focused on human dignity, safety and shared principles.
A draft EU Kids Act would restrict under-15s’ access to social media, AI chatbots, video platforms and online games while imposing age checks and design rules.
A federal judge has ruled that the Pentagon acted unlawfully when it punished Anthropic after the AI company resisted unrestricted military use.
Sam Altman says OpenAI will not pursue an initial public offering in 2026, arguing that safety questions make a flotation ill-advised for now.
Apple has introduced the book-style iPhone Duo at John Ternus’s first major product event as chief executive. The launch is both a new phone and a test of whether Apple can make foldables feel mainstream.
Jacob Coxon has left Anthropic after warning that competition between leading AI labs is creating unacceptable risks. His claims are serious and widely shared — but probability estimates about human extinction remain disputed judgments, not forecasts.
The 2026 Ig Nobel prizes have honoured research into cockroach milk, splash-free urinals, buried underwear, kissing, nose-blowing and mosquito-powered 3D printing. All of it is real science.
Muse Voice Transcribe combines live speech recognition, speaker separation and the ability to detect when somebody has finished talking. Meta says it can track more than 20 voices and switch languages without losing the thread.