Friendly AI chatbots more likely to make mistakes
2026-04-30 12:03:57 AI chatbots trained to be friendly are more likely to be inaccurate. Oxford Internet Institute (OII) experts analysed over 400,000 responses from five AI systems that had been…
Val Kilmer's daughter insists resurrecting late actor with AI 'protects' his IP
2026-04-30 12:01:18 Val Kilmer’s daughter has defended using AI to resurrect the actor for As Deep As The Grave. The late Hollywood icon died last year aged 65 from pneumonia…
Meta in breach of EU law to prevent under-13s from using social media platforms
2026-04-29 14:04:40 Meta has been found to be in breach of European Union (EU) law for failing to prevent children under the age of 13 from using Facebook and Instagram.…
Liz Kendall calls for UK to seize AI initiative
2026-04-29 14:02:44 Technology Secretary Liz Kendall has warned that the UK must seize the opportunities presented by AI. The minister has stressed that Britain’s economic prosperity and national security could…
South Africa withdraws draft AI policy as it contained AI-generated false citations
2026-04-29 14:01:07 South Africa has withdrawn its draft national AI policy – after it was discovered that some of the content was AI-generated. Communications minister Solly Malatsi pulled the draft…
Taylor Swift moves to trademark her voice and image amid AI fears
2026-04-28 11:03:45 Taylor Swift has filed applications to trademark her voice and likeness. The Life Of A Showgirl star’s company TAS Rights Management made three trademark applications last week –…
Bridget Phillipson: UK Government is open-minded about social media limits for under-16s
2026-04-28 11:01:59 Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says the UK Government is “open-minded” about how social media restrictions are imposed for under-16s. There has been clamour for Britain to replicate Australia…
London's female workers are at greater risk of AI impact
2026-04-28 11:00:10 Women are far more likely than men to work in jobs exposed to AI’s impact. Data from the Greater London Authority (GLA) has found that nearly 60 per…
Xbox plots comeback for its mobile game store after URL mysteriously vanishes
2026-04-26 12:01:45 Microsoft has insisted its long‑teased Xbox mobile game store isn’t dead — even though the web link for the service quietly stopped working and fans assumed the whole…
Xbox cuts Game Pass prices
2026-04-26 09:01:22 Microsoft has announced price cuts for its Xbox Game Pass tiers, alongside a major shift in how new Call of Duty titles are added to the platform. Game…
