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The EU AI Act will reach Northern Ireland, but only where the AI is inside a physical product
The UK government has confirmed that parts of the EU AI Act will apply in Northern Ireland, through the Windsor Framework. The boundary is…
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Google is telling schools that switching off AI also switches off Search
New controls let schools limit pupils' access to Google's AI tools. The catch is that opting out of AI entirely also removes Google Search…
World
Musk spent more on an election than anyone ever has, and the Republicans he backed lost anyway
Almost $450m, more than any individual has spent in a US election cycle, went to Republican candidates who lost. At least $45m of it went…
Technology
Banglalink has launched Mukto Pay, and the part that reaches furthest needs no smartphone
Banglalink has launched a digital payment platform open to customers of any mobile operator, with a merchant app and a planned Bangla QR…
Technology
The AI Business Summit opens in Dhaka today, and the interesting part is who is in the room
Bangladesh AI Business Summit 2026 begins today at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre, jointly organised by the Ministry of…
Technology
The record $6.3bn theft began with a job advert and a fake interview assignment
Binance says attackers built trust with social media accounts containing personal images, then used the engineer’s machine and an internal…
Health
Why lost hearing does not come back: two proteins, a membrane, and a cell that never regrows
Presented at the Biophysical Society meeting in San Francisco: a death signal in the membrane may explain why noise, genetics and some…
Technology
A link and one press of Preview was enough to read a ChatGPT user’s private conversations
The malicious code did not read the screen. It used ChatGPT’s own signed-in API, which is why nothing had to be installed and nothing…
Technology
Four planned data centres are looking at gas power, and the CO2 would beat three cities combined
The Budget lets data centres build onsite generation while waiting for the grid. Four are already looking at gas, with emissions estimated…
Technology
Scotland says AI could add £23bn a year by 2035, while its planning fights are about data centres
The Scottish government cites independent research putting AI’s potential at £23bn of annual GDP. The argument it is actually having is…
Technology
The supermarket freezer attack has reached Britain, and one meat supplier’s cold unit was set to 100C
Monday’s attack on European supermarket fridges has touched the UK food supply chain. The NCSC worked through the night; its chief says the…
Technology
Scammers are sending AI photographs of missing cats, then threatening to kill them
Three British owners describe being sent convincing AI images of their missing cats, then asked for gift cards or £40,000, then threatened…