Artificial Intelligence (AI)

A decade of AI deployment yields measurable gains in health, disaster response, and education, though the review leaves key details unverified.

Cloudflare rolls out a new control that lets websites refuse AI training without losing search visibility, with major tech companies on board.

A Shanghai startup wants to make AI the third member of your relationship, not your personal assistant.

Bruce Schneier and Kasra Rafi explain why current AI still falls short of human mathematicians, and what that means for the profession.

The uncanny valley once described robot discomfort. Now humans are entering it, reshaping bodies and minds to mimic AI perfection.

Five imaginative family shows at Edinburgh Fringe blend robots, puppetry, and sensory play for young audiences.

From $474 camera kits to AI-generated bedtime stories, tech companies are selling data-driven parenting. But critics say no algorithm can replace human connection or guarantee a child's safety.

Alphabet overhauls its AI division: Demis Hassabis becomes chief scientist, Koray Kavukcuoglu takes over DeepMind, and four top Gemini leaders leave to start Discovery Loop.

Avtar Singh spent decades searching for his birth mother. A single ChatGPT prompt led him to a half-sister he never knew existed, uniting a family split by silence and distance.

Anthropic has opened applications for its AI for Science rare disease research grants, offering up to $50,000 in Claude API credits. The program features two tracks for academic researchers and early-stage biotech companies.

Bristol Myers Squibb is the first life sciences company to buy Nvidia's latest DGX SuperPOD with Vera Rubin architecture. The investment aims to accelerate drug discovery and improve clinical trial success rates.

Honda is upgrading in-car voice assistant to Google Gemini for more natural, context-aware interactions. However, the feature is limited to higher-trim models with Google built-in hardware, excluding many budget-friendly options.

IIT Madras has announced GATE 2027 dates and a major syllabus update, including a new Robotics and Automation paper. The exam will also feature DigiLocker and facial authentication for enhanced security.

X is using its latest Grok AI to detect duplicated posts three times faster, redirecting over $1 million in revenue to original creators. The crackdown also targets engagement bait and bot activity, reshaping creator monetization.

Chinese President Xi Jinping urged global collaboration on AI at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference, opposing unilateral control. He announced plans to help developing nations build AI capacity, even as U.S. export restrictions continue to limit China's access to advanced chips.

Active managers are cutting semiconductor exposure and buying hyperscaler stocks as UBS forecasts capex growth will decelerate from 76% this year to just 6% in 2028. The shift reflects concerns over valuations and the sustainability of the AI infrastructure boom.

Chinese President Xi Jinping used his WAIC keynote to promote a 'people-centred' AI vision and announced new partnerships to bring AI capacity to developing nations, warning against 'new historical injustices.' The move positions China as a tech alternative to the West.

Apple has filed a lawsuit accusing OpenAI of stealing unreleased hardware secrets through former employees. The suit details alleged poaching of confidential information to fast-track OpenAI's consumer devices.

Karnataka is set to build two next-generation green data centres and India’s first public AI university, Chief Minister D K Shivakumar announced. The initiatives aim to make the state an AI-native hub while addressing environmental concerns around data infrastructure.

While U.S. companies boast higher AI adoption rates, Japanese firms are achieving deeper integration and greater efficiency gains, offering contrasting lessons for global business leaders.

China's pharmaceutical industry is turning to artificial intelligence to drive the next wave of blockbuster drug deals, following a record $110 billion in cross-border transactions. As the nation accounts for 30% of global drug development, AI-powered platforms are attracting major partners like AstraZeneca.

South Korea urgently pivots back to nuclear energy to power massive semiconductor clusters and AI data centers, facing a 24.7 GW deficit and water supply bottlenecks that threaten its tech ambitions.

Instagram will soon charge for fuller AI access, as confirmed by Adam Mosseri. Free daily caps remain, but a paid tier is in the works. The move follows Meta's massive AI infrastructure spending and a recent privacy backlash.

The UN's first scientific assessment of AI reveals a widening compute divide and dangerous corporate concentration, urging immediate policy action. Co-chaired by Yoshua Bengio and Maria Ressa, the report calls for global cooperation to prevent irreversible harm.

The Punjab Curriculum Board has approved AI as a subject for primary students, with labs in all schools. The rollout begins in 2027-28, but challenges like teacher training and rural connectivity loom large.

Anthropic appoints former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke to its independent oversight trust, signaling a serious focus on AI's economic disruption. His crisis experience aims to guide responsible AI development for long-term societal benefit.

Harvard psychiatrist Arthur Kleinman argues that as AI becomes embedded in healthcare, the moral practice of care risks being sidelined by efficiency metrics. He calls for systems that integrate technology without losing the human presence essential to healing.

Quantitative hedge funds suffered their worst performance in nearly a year after a sharp unwind in crowded AI and semiconductor trades, erasing a quarter of their 2026 gains. Goldman Sachs reported that systematic managers fell to 10.8% year-to-date returns from 14.4% in just weeks.

Enterprises that embed third-party AI into their workflows are learning that outsourcing the technology doesn't outsource the legal risk. From FTC actions to EU regulations, the deployer is now the primary target when models fail.

China is preparing to allow Alibaba, ByteDance, and DeepSeek to import Nvidia H200 chips, ending a months-long stand-off. The move acknowledges domestic chips can't yet meet AI computing demands.