Elon Musk has become the world’s first trillionaire, following the record-breaking stock market debut of his company SpaceX. The BBC…
Wise under investigation over money laundering control concerns
UK money transfer company Wise is being investigated over suspicions criminals used its accounts for money laundering, Belgian prosecutors have…
Can AI shake its ‘doomer’ image?
Has the public lost faith in AI’s ability to benefit their lives? In May, several business leaders – including former boss…
Is it ever okay to pay hackers?
When a company is the victim of a ransomware attack, the official advice is not to pay the hackers. Yet…
Is small the new big for data centres?
Data centres are typically enormous, expensive and energy-hungry buildings, but the industry is experimenting with smaller facilities that promise to…
Why friendlier chatbots might be less trustworthy
It’s often said that AI chatbots are designed to have overly friendly or flattering personalities to keep us engaged. But…
How Silicon Valley became the front line of AI job cuts
Meta has become the latest big tech firm to announce large-scale layoffs, citing both cost pressures and the potential productivity…
The rise (and risks) of AI podcasts
AI-generated podcasts have become so common that detractors have given this burgeoning scene a nickname: “podslop”. It’s a reference to…
Anthropic sounds the alarm on AI hacking
This week Anthropic announced that it had built a new AI model that was too powerful to be released to…
How hackable is your router?
This week the US banned the sale of new, foreign-made internet routers for the home. It warned the devices were…
