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  • A large yellow cylindrical structure wrapped in scaffolding and banners under construction at a shipyard

    World’s first wind-powered underwater datacentre starts operating in China

    Datacentre off Shanghai coast uses less power and water than land-based equivalent
  • a man in suit speaks into microphones

    OpenAI confidentially files for initial public offering on US stock market

    ChatGPT maker expected to be valued at more than $850bn, one of most highly valued listings in market history
  • a gravel road and inside a data center

    Majority of US’s new AI datacenters to be built on drought-hit land

    Guardian analysis finds facilities to be built in some of the driest areas as outcry grows over water needed to power AI
  • Clegg gestures with his hand while speaking in front of a backdrop with Meta branding

    Silicon Valley including Meta has embraced Maga politics, says Nick Clegg

    Meta’s former head of global affairs says executives pivoted right in some cases for ‘rather more self-interested’ reasons
  • Woman authenticating mobile phone with face id system outdoorsYoung adult woman unlocking smartphone using face id facial recognition

    Notes and queries
    Experts say we should use passkeys, but can a smartphone PIN really be safer than a password?

    The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions explores a topical issue of personal cybersecurity
  • An aerial view of a large white datacentre with solar panels on its rooftop at sunset in an industrial area

    Billions spent and hypothetical returns: the AI boom explained with six charts

    Expenditure is growing fast and consumer take-up accelerating. But alarm bells are sounding
  • A sign in a field of grass reads 'No Data Center'

    ‘A driver of political violence’: how the breakneck AI boom is fueling anti-tech extremism

    Backlash against AI is taking an extremist turn, following in the footsteps of earlier techno-pessimist militants
  • Liz Kendall

    Labour will make AI ‘work for the workers’, says Liz Kendall

    Technology secretary promises to support people whose jobs are swept away by automation
  • a man speaks next to another man and a woman seated on stage under a sign that reads 'Anthropic'

    Anthropic says the world should have option to ‘pause’ on AI

    US firm says it will convene policymakers for discussion of dangers, in post detailing progress of its Claude model
  • Close up of woman's hand typing on computer keyboard in the dark

    A uni professor admitted using AI to write an opinion piece. Here’s what it revealed about trust in the technology

    Without disclosing that work has been generated using the technology, faith in existing industries will continue to be undermined
  • The Microsoft logo and name are displayed on a wood-paneled wall with black metal frames

    Microsoft to tighten human rights measures after inquiry into Israel’s use of its tech

    Announcement seeks to close a difficult chapter for the company after the Guardian revealed its platform was used in mass surveillance of Palestinians
  • Aerial image shows Kya Sands (left) and Bloubosrand (right) in Johannesburg, South Africa.

    ‘Happiness is not just about GDP’: ambitious plan or utopia?

    Some will question its credibility – but the alternative future to the one imagined in the Global Justice Report is far more bleak
  • A woman in dark shades crouches down to stroke her dog. A black robot dog sits next to them on the grass

    My year with the robots: how Joanna Stern let AI into her home, work – and heart

    In 2025, the tech journalist invited artificial intelligence to do nearly everything for her, including editing the book she was writing about the experiment. Some of it was useful, some not – but it was her time with a chatbot companion that really shook her
  • Alphabet's Google Releases Gemini AI ModelThe Gemini logo on a smartphone arranged in New York, US, on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. Alphabet's Google said Gemini is its largest, most capable and flexible AI model to date, replacing PaLM 2, released in May. Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images

    What do UK watchdog’s new rules on Google AI results mean for publishers?

  • Henna Virkkunen gives speech in the Berlaymont, the EU Commission headquarter

    EU aims to ensure foreign governments or firms cannot disrupt tech services with ‘kill switch’

  • Protesters outside the London office of Google Deepmind by groups concerned about the development of advanced artificial intelligence systems earlier this year.

    The risks of inviting AI into the heart of our economy, society and governance

  • People gather outside Southampton central police station during a flash protest after the release of police bodycam footage of the arrest and subsequent death of Henry Nowak.

    Former police officer in hiding after being falsely linked to Henry Nowak arrest

  • Martin Scorsese accused of ‘throwing artists under bus’ with AI storyboards

  • As the tech mega-IPO race heats up, has OpenAI missed its moment?

  • ‘The CGI would have cost millions. I spent $2,000.’ Is Dreams of Violets AI slop – or the future of film-making?

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