AI bots are a lot more likely to launch nuclear weapons than humans
2026-03-03 13:01:16 AI bots are considerably more likely to launch nuclear weapons than human beings. A major war games study has found that all major chatbots chose to fire at…
UK Government launches consultation on social media ban for under-16s
2026-03-02 15:05:03 The UK Government has launched a public consultation on whether to ban under-16s from social media. Young people and their parents have been invited to submit comments ahead…
Donald Trump orders US government agencies to stop using Anthropic
2026-03-02 15:03:27 Donald Trump has ordered US government agencies to stop using technology from AI developer Anthropic immediately. The company is currently in a row with the White House after…
Pope Leo XIV implores Catholic priests not to use AI when writing sermons
2026-03-02 15:01:34 Pope Leo XIV has urged Catholic priests not to use AI to write sermons. The pontiff urged his fellow clergymen to “use your brains more” during a closed-door…
OpenAI to make London main research hub outside of the US
2026-02-27 13:07:14 OpenAI plans to establish London as its main research hub outside of the United States. The AI giant – which is behind the ChatGPT chatbot – is set…
Burger King to roll out AI headsets monitoring 'friendliness' of staff
2026-02-27 13:05:22 Burger King is testing out AI headsets that monitor the “friendliness” of employees. The AI system, called BK Assistant, comes up with “friendliness scores” at the fast-food chain’s…
Poland planning social media ban for under-15s
2026-02-27 13:03:27 Poland is planning to ban social media for children under the age of 15. A draft law, whose outline will be presented by the governing Civic Coalition party…
Instagram to alert parents if teens search for harmful content
2026-02-26 15:06:01 Instagram will alert parents if their teenager repeatedly searches for self-harm or suicide content on the platform. It is the first time that the app’s parent company Meta…
Nvidia reports record $215.9 billion annual revenue
2026-02-26 15:04:02 Nvidia has reported record annual revenue of $215.9 billion. The American chip giant has defied scepticism about the vast sums of money being spent on AI technology and…
Wayve boss confident that its autonomous vehicles can 'really drive anywhere' on UK roads
2026-02-26 15:02:35 Self-driving car company Wayve is confident that its autonomous vehicles will be able to “really drive anywhere” on UK roads. The British startup has raised an additional $1.5…
