Christian Cawley

Huawei case finally reaches court, with the Chinese tech giant charged with stealing trade secrets from five US companies, including Cisco and T-Mobile.

American teaching federations establish “legally enforceable protections” with Microsoft to ensure the National AI Safety & Privacy Standard.

Across Europe, 80% of teachers are concerned that AI is having a noticeable impact on education, with some students relying heavily on the technology to complete basic tasks.

iDrive is offering its licenseable driver-assistance platform to car manufacturers who haven’t built their own self-driving system.

OpenAI’s Jakub Pachocki is advocating for a slowing of AI development in order to better appreciate and understand machine intelligence.

The specificity of AI prompting is proving popular with 18-28 year old workers, who prefer their bosses to deliver instructions with clear steps and parameters, according to new research.

Development of a dedicated AI agent specifically designed for automated research tasks has been confirmed by OpenAI.

Lousiana-based identity verification service IDScan identified as the target of a hack that leaked 153 million US drivers licenses.

The risk management of data centers has been highlighted as a potential payday for insurers, with market estimates as high as $200 billion through to 2030.

Patagonia is becoming increasingly attractive to hyperscalers seeking to avoid the fuss of planning regulations and public opposition.

The US Army is buying an arsenal of 30-kilowatt, vehicle-mountable anti-drone lasers that are controlled using an Xbox controller.

Shield AI’s unmanned vertical takeoff craft the X-BAT is employing axisymmetric vectoring, using a a jet engine first tested in the 1990s.

Over 33% of employees feel they would be more productive under an AI boss, with directors also favourable towards replacing middle managers with agentic solutions.

Organizations are employing AI tools as a “fire-and-forget” solution, overlooking the importance of AI oversight and leaving security teams with the problem of seeking out avoidable vulnerabilities.

Report highlights shortcomings – particularly in infrastructure and strategy – limiting the adoption of robotics and opportunities for effective scaling.

McKinsey claims the march to agentic AI continues, and it might even start paying for itself soon...

By checking facts using AI, patients and students have found a response to automatic deference, and a tool that explains subjects in a more digestible format.

Report claims 68% of workers use AI tools at work, with 74% of bosses happy to hand over tasks to their preferred AI, regardless of security concerns

Sam Altman has expressed concerns that large companies with AI interests are determining the direction the technology takes, rather than society

Researchers have found a sharp increase in the number of web pages using AI authorship, with over 33% of pages published since January 2023 apparently written by AI

An update to the US’s National Security Science & Technology Strategy has redefined its reliance on data centers in light of emerging technologies.

Survey finds low confidence in weather prediction systems based on machine learning, with the majority overwhelmingly in favour of traditional forecasting.

Claude is reportedly the AI tool people are most satisfied using, with both current and former users expressing high regard for Anthropic’s AI ahead of close rivals Gemini and ChatGPT.

Compromised WordPress sites have been used by a global operation, using trusted websites to deliver malware, instruct infected devices, and even store stolen documents.

Researchers are working with the Met Office, the UK Government, and Google on Operation Blue Skies to use AI to reduce the incidence of contrails over the North Atlantic.