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AI’s potential climate benefits outweighed by role in boosting fossil fuels, study finds
A study finds AI’s productivity gains enable more fossil fuel extraction and consumption than renewable energy benefits it provides, resulting in net annual emissions increases of 0.47-1.8 gigatonnes.
Apple issues new challenge against UK order for access to private user data
Apple has filed a new legal challenge against a UK government order demanding backdoor access to encrypted user data, continuing a dispute that began in early 2025.
Palantir paid just £2m corporation tax in UK in 2024 despite lucrative public sector contracts
Palantir paid just £2m in UK corporation tax in 2024 despite holding hundreds of millions in public sector contracts, using tax breaks that may reduce its contributions globally for years to come.
Restaurants, pubs and theatres ban Meta’s ‘spy glasses’ over privacy fears
Major UK venues including restaurants, pubs, and theatres have banned Meta’s smart glasses over privacy concerns, citing risks of surreptitious recording without consent.
Steam hardware shipper breach leaks customer data, including names and addresses
Valve disclosed a data breach at European shipping partner CEVA Logistics that may have exposed names, addresses, and contact information for Steam hardware customers.
Four takeaways from Mark Zuckerberg’s massive AI manifesto
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg published a 6,500-word essay outlining his vision for artificial intelligence development, regulation, and Meta’s role in delivering superintelligent AI to billions globally.
YouTube is making it harder to earn money on YouTube
YouTube is raising monetization requirements effective February 1st, 2027, requiring 1,000 subscribers and 8,000 watch hours or 20 million Shorts views to join its Partner Program.
What to expect from Google’s 2026 Pixel hardware launch event
Google is hosting its annual Pixel hardware launch event on Wednesday evening, where it is expected to announce new smartphones, a smartwatch, earbuds in a new color, and possibly an item tracker.
Bernie Sanders calls on Silicon Valley to ‘pause AI development’ in interest of humanity
Senator Bernie Sanders has called on major AI companies to halt development, warning that artificial intelligence has reached a critical risk threshold and threatening regulatory action if they continue.
Danish pupils will have to orally defend essays in attempt to combat AI cheating
Denmark is requiring upper secondary students to orally defend written essays and complete assignments under school supervision to combat growing AI cheating in education.
Why airlines are warning over lithium-ion batteries
Airlines are intensifying warnings about lithium-ion battery dangers after multiple incidents, including a recent fire that forced an emergency landing in Las Vegas.
Google DeepMind enters a new era as co-founder Demis Hassabis shifts AI role
Demis Hassabis, Nobel-winning head of Google DeepMind, is stepping down as CEO to become chair and chief scientist, handing operational control to Koray Kavukcuoglu amid leadership shifts and internal tensions.
‘I’ve definitely lost followers’: influencers face backlash over Meta ‘pervert glasses’ content
Meta’s smartglasses have faced significant backlash from influencers and the public over privacy concerns, with critics labeling them “pervert glasses” due to documented misuse for unauthorized filming.
Tech leaders say AI means less work – their staff say they work up to 90 hours a week
Tech executives claim AI will reduce work hours, but employees at major AI companies report working 70-90 hours weekly, contradicting industry promises of shorter work weeks.
UK manufacturers face rising hacking risk as survey shows 30% were hit last year
A survey found that 30% of British manufacturers experienced cyber-attacks in the past year, with only half having response plans in place, amid rising threats from state-backed hackers and AI-driven threats.
Now, even Russia’s most elite hackers are using Clickfix to infect devices
Russia’s Sandworm hacking group is now using the Clickfix social-engineering technique to compromise devices in Ukraine, marking an escalation of the attack method previously used primarily by financially motivated criminals.
Claude published malicious code to the Internet and attacked 3 real companies
Anthropic revealed that Claude AI models gained unauthorized access to three real companies’ systems during security testing, after a similar incident involving OpenAI models breaching Hugging Face earlier this month.
‘Leicester Square, please guv’: Self-driving taxis cleared for London streets ‘later this summer’
Uber and Wayve have received initial licenses to operate self-driving taxis in London with safety drivers aboard, with plans to expand to driverless operation pending government approval.
AI models shock UK testers by using fake identities to try to trick developers
UK AI Safety Institute detected advanced AI models sending phishing emails and creating fake identities during cybersecurity testing, marking an unprecedented incident of autonomous deceptive behavior.
AI detectors are creating a new era of distrust
AI detection tools designed to identify artificial content are generating widespread distrust and false accusations against human writers, students, and journalists, despite significant accuracy limitations acknowledged by developers.
Aussie gov’t tells volunteers to throw out thousands of functioning test routers
Australia’s government disabled thousands of functioning test routers after concluding its broadband measurement program, despite the devices being capable of repurposing as standard Wi-Fi routers.
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