‘Racist bias’ overestimating ages in Home Office’s facial-recognition software will lead to solo children being housed with adults, says Human Rights Network
Flawed and racialised models that underpin the AI-powered age-detection systems to be introduced by the British government will endanger children, rights groups and children’s charities have warned.
Urging ministers to reverse plans to introduce facial age-estimation technology to screen migrants, critics have warned that black children arriving from conflict zones are at risk of being of thrust into the adult system.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/29/uk-immigration-ai-age-facial-recognition-child-refugees-adults-bias", "image": "", "published": "Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:00:22 GMT" } }, { "id": "356fe965589346ccdb840dc0cfea5c1e9e470910", "source_id": "guardian_technology", "source": "The Guardian — Technology", "category": "technology", "engine": "rss", "title": "Queensland and NT reject Labor’s push to ensure that power-hungry AI datacentres use renewable energy", "summary": "Federal-state stoush comes as rating agency warns that electricity bills could skyrocketFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland and the Northern Territory have rejected the federal government’s plans to mandate that AI datacentres use renewable power, rubbishing Anthony Albanese’s proposals to regulate the booming technology as “underdeveloped ideas that hand increased power to Canberra”.The latest federal-state stoush on energy comes as S&P Global, the economic rating agency, warns that power use from datacentres could rise five-fold by 2035 to 10% of Australia’s total consumption, and that a mismatch between delivery timelines for datacentres and renewable projects could lead to energy bills skyrocketing. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/29/queensland-northern-territory-reject-ai-datacentre-renewable-energy", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-29T03:19:17+00:00", "score": 88.71, "color": "#ffb347", "raw": { "title": "Queensland and NT reject Labor’s push to ensure that power-hungry AI datacentres use renewable energy", "summary": "Federal-state stoush comes as rating agency warns that electricity bills could skyrocket
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Queensland and the Northern Territory have rejected the federal government’s plans to mandate that AI datacentres use renewable power, rubbishing Anthony Albanese’s proposals to regulate the booming technology as “underdeveloped ideas that hand increased power to Canberra”.
The latest federal-state stoush on energy comes as S&P Global, the economic rating agency, warns that power use from datacentres could rise five-fold by 2035 to 10% of Australia’s total consumption, and that a mismatch between delivery timelines for datacentres and renewable projects could lead to energy bills skyrocketing.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/29/queensland-northern-territory-reject-ai-datacentre-renewable-energy", "image": "", "published": "Wed, 29 Jul 2026 03:19:17 GMT" } }, { "id": "5eff6cd92cda782cd380750a9affb945144e27c7", "source_id": "guardian_technology", "source": "The Guardian — Technology", "category": "technology", "engine": "rss", "title": "Apple becomes second $5tn company as investors flee AI stocks", "summary": "Share price rally driven by strong product demand as well as decision to sit out AI spending race, amid wider tech sell-offApple has become only the second company to pass the $5tn valuation mark, as it benefited from investors fleeing AI and semiconductor stocks amid a wider tech sell-off.The iPhone maker’s shares hit a session high of $342.89 on Tuesday, giving it a market capitalisation of $5.04tn (£3.78tn), then eased back down to $340.08 – around the $5tn mark. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/28/apple-second-ever-5tn-company-as-investors-flee-ai-stocks", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-28T20:33:14+00:00", "score": 85.42, "color": "#ffb347", "raw": { "title": "Apple becomes second $5tn company as investors flee AI stocks", "summary": "Share price rally driven by strong product demand as well as decision to sit out AI spending race, amid wider tech sell-off
Apple has become only the second company to pass the $5tn valuation mark, as it benefited from investors fleeing AI and semiconductor stocks amid a wider tech sell-off.
The iPhone maker’s shares hit a session high of $342.89 on Tuesday, giving it a market capitalisation of $5.04tn (£3.78tn), then eased back down to $340.08 – around the $5tn mark.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/28/apple-second-ever-5tn-company-as-investors-flee-ai-stocks", "image": "", "published": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:33:14 GMT" } }, { "id": "f5a87207642e56231a832c78515fb1c788cd2d57", "source_id": "guardian_technology", "source": "The Guardian — Technology", "category": "technology", "engine": "rss", "title": "South Korean stock market at three-month low as AI sell-off intensifies", "summary": "Samsung and SK Hynix fall by more than 10% amid renewed fears over AI spending and Chinese competitionBusiness live – latest updatesThe sell-off in AI stocks has intensified, driving South Korea’s stock market down to its lowest level in three months.Investors continued to ditch chip stocks on Tuesday, amid rising concerns about the huge amount of borrowing among AI companies to fund their datacentre expansion plans. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/28/ai-sell-off-chip-stocks-sk-hynix-samsung", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-28T17:43:46+00:00", "score": 84.05, "color": "#ffb347", "raw": { "title": "South Korean stock market at three-month low as AI sell-off intensifies", "summary": "Samsung and SK Hynix fall by more than 10% amid renewed fears over AI spending and Chinese competition
The sell-off in AI stocks has intensified, driving South Korea’s stock market down to its lowest level in three months.
Investors continued to ditch chip stocks on Tuesday, amid rising concerns about the huge amount of borrowing among AI companies to fund their datacentre expansion plans.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/28/ai-sell-off-chip-stocks-sk-hynix-samsung", "image": "", "published": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:43:46 GMT" } }, { "id": "0cf0831f72ee49821c657e7d6d78193215d5691e", "source_id": "guardian_technology", "source": "The Guardian — Technology", "category": "technology", "engine": "rss", "title": "Labour MP suing Elon Musk’s xAI says chatbot added own fake abusive content", "summary": "Jess Asato’s particulars of claim states Grok added explicit sexual material users had not asked forA Labour MP who is taking legal action against Elon Musk’s xAI company over fake sexualised images created by Grok says the AI tool was instructed to operate with “no restrictions on adult sexual content or offensive content”.Jess Asato’s lawyers published her particulars of claim in the case on Tuesday, which included details of publicly posted instructions that the claim says illustrate how Grok was trained to generate harmful sexualised content. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/28/jess-asato-labour-mp-sue-elon-musk-xai-chatbot-abusive-content", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-28T17:18:17+00:00", "score": 83.84, "color": "#ffb347", "raw": { "title": "Labour MP suing Elon Musk’s xAI says chatbot added own fake abusive content", "summary": "Jess Asato’s particulars of claim states Grok added explicit sexual material users had not asked for
A Labour MP who is taking legal action against Elon Musk’s xAI company over fake sexualised images created by Grok says the AI tool was instructed to operate with “no restrictions on adult sexual content or offensive content”.
Jess Asato’s lawyers published her particulars of claim in the case on Tuesday, which included details of publicly posted instructions that the claim says illustrate how Grok was trained to generate harmful sexualised content.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/28/jess-asato-labour-mp-sue-elon-musk-xai-chatbot-abusive-content", "image": "", "published": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:18:17 GMT" } }, { "id": "605b58f22eb437c9ecac98cc45eba83001cb4b18", "source_id": "guardian_technology", "source": "The Guardian — Technology", "category": "technology", "engine": "rss", "title": "The great PlayStation blackout – will kids actually have to leave their bedrooms this summer?", "summary": "Gamers are angry that Sony will be deleting TV shows and films from their libraries as well as getting rid of physical games. Will a boycott make a difference?Name: PlayStation blackout.Age: Forthcoming. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/jul/28/playstation-blackout-august-sony", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-28T13:41:44+00:00", "score": 82.09, "color": "#ffb347", "raw": { "title": "The great PlayStation blackout – will kids actually have to leave their bedrooms this summer?", "summary": "Gamers are angry that Sony will be deleting TV shows and films from their libraries as well as getting rid of physical games. Will a boycott make a difference?
Name: PlayStation blackout.
Age: Forthcoming.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/jul/28/playstation-blackout-august-sony", "image": "", "published": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:41:44 GMT" } }, { "id": "de92441d6f8215b2ac31460dabda532f7aaaf6e3", "source_id": "guardian_technology", "source": "The Guardian — Technology", "category": "technology", "engine": "rss", "title": "Debate over AI’s future divides Silicon Valley as China gains ground", "summary": "Open-source questions stir frank discussion – and both sides have clear economic incentives for where they landHello, and welcome to TechScape. This week we’ll be looking at a debate over the future of artificial intelligence that’s dividing the tech industry, as well as how the European Union gave Google a slap on the wrist for anti-competitive behavior. And we’ll also catch you up on the avalanche of lawsuits accusing social media companies of getting young people addicted to their products. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/27/silicon-valley-ai-open-source-china", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-28T13:04:31+00:00", "score": 81.79, "color": "#ffb347", "raw": { "title": "Debate over AI’s future divides Silicon Valley as China gains ground", "summary": "Open-source questions stir frank discussion – and both sides have clear economic incentives for where they land
Hello, and welcome to TechScape. This week we’ll be looking at a debate over the future of artificial intelligence that’s dividing the tech industry, as well as how the European Union gave Google a slap on the wrist for anti-competitive behavior. And we’ll also catch you up on the avalanche of lawsuits accusing social media companies of getting young people addicted to their products.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/27/silicon-valley-ai-open-source-china", "image": "", "published": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:04:31 GMT" } }, { "id": "484c0e1ecced26a2b630343c4142e45f50f543f8", "source_id": "guardian_technology", "source": "The Guardian — Technology", "category": "technology", "engine": "rss", "title": "Home Office used ‘AI hallucinated’ information to refuse asylum claim, judge suggests", "summary": "Upper tribunal unable to find document cited in case and claims it is ‘analogous to relying on bogus evidence’A senior judge has accused the Home Office of relying on “AI hallucinated” information to refuse an asylum claim.The case relates to a Moroccan woman and her child who fled her country after experiencing forced underage marriage and extreme violence, including rape. The woman claimed asylum on the basis of fears that she would be killed by her husband: a powerful, previously convicted criminal. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/28/home-office-used-ai-hallucinated-information-to-refuse-asylum-claim-judge-suggests", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-28T12:39:44+00:00", "score": 81.59, "color": "#ffb347", "raw": { "title": "Home Office used ‘AI hallucinated’ information to refuse asylum claim, judge suggests", "summary": "Upper tribunal unable to find document cited in case and claims it is ‘analogous to relying on bogus evidence’
A senior judge has accused the Home Office of relying on “AI hallucinated” information to refuse an asylum claim.
The case relates to a Moroccan woman and her child who fled her country after experiencing forced underage marriage and extreme violence, including rape. The woman claimed asylum on the basis of fears that she would be killed by her husband: a powerful, previously convicted criminal.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/28/home-office-used-ai-hallucinated-information-to-refuse-asylum-claim-judge-suggests", "image": "", "published": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:39:44 GMT" } }, { "id": "283a8a9b563f4edd5d144aef3d0f8ba557ce947d", "source_id": "guardian_technology", "source": "The Guardian — Technology", "category": "technology", "engine": "rss", "title": "Spies in the sky: how worried should we be about the arrival of AI-enabled smart lamp-posts?", "summary": "The new breed of camera-equipped streetlights has the potential to fight crime and track down missing persons. Or will it just take Britain one step closer to a surveillance state?How would you feel if your neighbourhood lamp-posts could recognise your number plate, and also your face? Maybe you wouldn’t mind, given how long we’ve had automatic number plate recognition and CCTV. What about if that lamp-post could power itself through its own solar panels, and perhaps find another use for any extra power generated – that would be good, right? This is what Conflow Power Group (CPG) in Warwickshire claims for its iLamps, the first of their kind in the UK.What if lamp-posts had the potential to incorporate new AI capability – gait analysis, suspicious behaviours – that you haven’t even heard of? This is what the organisation Big Brother Watch worries about. And what if the home secretary ha…", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/28/spies-in-sky-worried-ai-enabled-smart-lamp-posts-surveillance", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-28T10:00:01+00:00", "score": 80.29, "color": "#ffb347", "raw": { "title": "Spies in the sky: how worried should we be about the arrival of AI-enabled smart lamp-posts?", "summary": "The new breed of camera-equipped streetlights has the potential to fight crime and track down missing persons. Or will it just take Britain one step closer to a surveillance state?
How would you feel if your neighbourhood lamp-posts could recognise your number plate, and also your face? Maybe you wouldn’t mind, given how long we’ve had automatic number plate recognition and CCTV. What about if that lamp-post could power itself through its own solar panels, and perhaps find another use for any extra power generated – that would be good, right? This is what Conflow Power Group (CPG) in Warwickshire claims for its iLamps, the first of their kind in the UK.
What if lamp-posts had the potential to incorporate new AI capability – gait analysis, suspicious behaviours – that you haven’t even heard of? This is what the organisation Big Brother Watch worries about. And what if the home secretary had explicitly said she believed in a “panopticon state” – that is, a state that could watch you at all times (as Shabana Mahmood already has) – and what if she still had a job when the lamp-post eyes got their updates? Or what if the next home secretary was even keener on hyper-surveillance (hard to imagine), and the street apparatus was already in place? What about all the data this would harvest – who would own it?
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/28/spies-in-sky-worried-ai-enabled-smart-lamp-posts-surveillance", "image": "", "published": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:00:01 GMT" } }, { "id": "34ef0486959e1fd1769356289afe989d470102f2", "source_id": "guardian_technology", "source": "The Guardian — Technology", "category": "technology", "engine": "rss", "title": "A self-emptying, frictionless marvel: Shark PowerDetect Speed Clean and Empty Pet Pro review", "summary": "Shark’s cordless vacuum is a whiz at cleaning hard floors and pet hair, but a disarmingly short battery life caught our reviewer off guard• The best cordless vacuum cleaners – testedVacuuming rarely starts with vacuuming. First you have to clear the floor of stray socks and abandoned toys left behind by children, pets or messy partners. Then there’s the irritation of finding the vacuum’s dustbin still full of dirt, or the battery flat because someone forgot to charge it.The (take a deep breath – long name coming up) Shark PowerDetect Speed Clean and Empty Pet Pro cordless vacuum Ultramarine IA3241UKT certainly won’t pick up the scattered toys for you, but it has been designed to make the job of vacuuming as frictionless as possible. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter/2026/jul/28/shark-powerdetect-speed-clean-and-empty-pet-pro-review", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-28T09:00:35+00:00", "score": 79.81, "color": "#ffb347", "raw": { "title": "A self-emptying, frictionless marvel: Shark PowerDetect Speed Clean and Empty Pet Pro review", "summary": "Shark’s cordless vacuum is a whiz at cleaning hard floors and pet hair, but a disarmingly short battery life caught our reviewer off guard
• The best cordless vacuum cleaners – tested
Vacuuming rarely starts with vacuuming. First you have to clear the floor of stray socks and abandoned toys left behind by children, pets or messy partners. Then there’s the irritation of finding the vacuum’s dustbin still full of dirt, or the battery flat because someone forgot to charge it.
The (take a deep breath – long name coming up) Shark PowerDetect Speed Clean and Empty Pet Pro cordless vacuum Ultramarine IA3241UKT certainly won’t pick up the scattered toys for you, but it has been designed to make the job of vacuuming as frictionless as possible.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter/2026/jul/28/shark-powerdetect-speed-clean-and-empty-pet-pro-review", "image": "", "published": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:00:35 GMT" } }, { "id": "363d58c59d5bd7a571ea7a258a24a89b1f59d0a0", "source_id": "guardian_technology", "source": "The Guardian — Technology", "category": "technology", "engine": "rss", "title": "The Mermaid Mask review – the funniest underwater murder mystery you can play", "summary": "PC, Nintendo Switch/Switch 2, PS5; SFB GamesDetective Grimoire is at it again in the long-awaited new entry to this stylish series of comedy whodunnitsIn a boom time for mystery games, the Detective Grimoire series stands out for its style and sense of humour. The Mermaid Mask continues to build upon the formula laid down in Secret of the Swamp and polished in Tangle Tower, and while there is still room for further improvements this sequel is worth the seven years’ wait.This time, the casually competent Grimoire and his smart if sarcastic sidekick Sally have been summoned to a submarine to solve the locked-room murder of its captain, Magnus Mortuga. You click around the cluttered rooms of the vessel to hear the detectives’ comedic commentary and look for clues and – closer up – click and drag to move objects around for further examination or to solve a puzzle. (For those playing on Nint…", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/jul/28/the-mermaid-mask-review-detective-grimoire-sfb", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-28T09:00:35+00:00", "score": 79.81, "color": "#ffb347", "raw": { "title": "The Mermaid Mask review – the funniest underwater murder mystery you can play", "summary": "PC, Nintendo Switch/Switch 2, PS5; SFB Games
Detective Grimoire is at it again in the long-awaited new entry to this stylish series of comedy whodunnits
In a boom time for mystery games, the Detective Grimoire series stands out for its style and sense of humour. The Mermaid Mask continues to build upon the formula laid down in Secret of the Swamp and polished in Tangle Tower, and while there is still room for further improvements this sequel is worth the seven years’ wait.
This time, the casually competent Grimoire and his smart if sarcastic sidekick Sally have been summoned to a submarine to solve the locked-room murder of its captain, Magnus Mortuga. You click around the cluttered rooms of the vessel to hear the detectives’ comedic commentary and look for clues and – closer up – click and drag to move objects around for further examination or to solve a puzzle. (For those playing on Nintendo Switch 2, the mouse controls are actually useful here, if not comfortable in the long run.)
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/jul/28/the-mermaid-mask-review-detective-grimoire-sfb", "image": "", "published": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:00:35 GMT" } }, { "id": "f8f09ea3f293e4b1c8273198a9105b3aa4bb73a4", "source_id": "guardian_technology", "source": "The Guardian — Technology", "category": "technology", "engine": "rss", "title": "Meta disregarded its own research on teen harm, Tennessee lawyers tell jury", "summary": "In opening statements, state argued Meta’s own research showed it harmed teens while firm’s attorneys pointed to transparencyThe long-awaited trial between the social media company Meta and the state of Tennessee began proceedings on Monday. Attorneys for Tennessee told a jury in Nashville that Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, disregarded internal research about its platform’s impact on teenagers, while the company sought to maximize profit from those young users.During opening statements in a seven-week trial in state court, the state’s lawyers said Meta researchers repeatedly flagged teenagers’ compulsive use of the platform – leading to eating disorders, depression and self-harm. But despite those warnings, Meta did not disable features such as autoplay, notifications and infinite scroll which, the lawyers said, were designed to keep teens on Instagram as long as possible…", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/27/meta-tennessee-trial-jury", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-28T01:43:55+00:00", "score": 76.27, "color": "#ffb347", "raw": { "title": "Meta disregarded its own research on teen harm, Tennessee lawyers tell jury", "summary": "In opening statements, state argued Meta’s own research showed it harmed teens while firm’s attorneys pointed to transparency
The long-awaited trial between the social media company Meta and the state of Tennessee began proceedings on Monday. Attorneys for Tennessee told a jury in Nashville that Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, disregarded internal research about its platform’s impact on teenagers, while the company sought to maximize profit from those young users.
During opening statements in a seven-week trial in state court, the state’s lawyers said Meta researchers repeatedly flagged teenagers’ compulsive use of the platform – leading to eating disorders, depression and self-harm. But despite those warnings, Meta did not disable features such as autoplay, notifications and infinite scroll which, the lawyers said, were designed to keep teens on Instagram as long as possible and increase the number of ads they viewed.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/27/meta-tennessee-trial-jury", "image": "", "published": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 01:43:55 GMT" } }, { "id": "6ee546d3d638675fc9f94f2b67eb674d679457d8", "source_id": "guardian_technology", "source": "The Guardian — Technology", "category": "technology", "engine": "rss", "title": "New York school district halts plan to use humanoid robot amid backlash", "summary": "Salamanca City Central says it is pausing project with Realbotix as it addresses concerns including data privacyA New York school district has walked back plans to introduce a humanoid robot at its high school after the proposal sparked backlash from educators and community members.The Salamanca City Central school district announced on 24 July in a social media post that its pilot project with Toronto-based tech company Realbotix had been put on hold “while we work through enhanced student data privacy agreements with the New York State Education Department and continue engaging with our community and stakeholders”. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/27/new-york-school-humanoid-robot-plan-paused", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-27T17:03:51+00:00", "score": 72.06, "color": "#ffb347", "raw": { "title": "New York school district halts plan to use humanoid robot amid backlash", "summary": "Salamanca City Central says it is pausing project with Realbotix as it addresses concerns including data privacy
A New York school district has walked back plans to introduce a humanoid robot at its high school after the proposal sparked backlash from educators and community members.
The Salamanca City Central school district announced on 24 July in a social media post that its pilot project with Toronto-based tech company Realbotix had been put on hold “while we work through enhanced student data privacy agreements with the New York State Education Department and continue engaging with our community and stakeholders”.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/27/new-york-school-humanoid-robot-plan-paused", "image": "", "published": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:03:51 GMT" } }, { "id": "8bbfc52bd7d243fdf8c28de937e26ecdb90e8279", "source_id": "guardian_technology", "source": "The Guardian — Technology", "category": "technology", "engine": "rss", "title": "Boss of startup hacked by rogue OpenAI agent urges ‘radical transparency’ in investigation", "summary": "Artificial intelligence firm should provide $100m for cyber defences, says Hugging Face CEOThe boss of the startup hacked by an OpenAI agent has called for the investigation into the incident to show “radical transparency”.Clément Delangue, the chief executive of Hugging Face, said the “unprecedented” attack on his business required a similar response. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/27/startup-hacked-by-rogue-openai-agent-hugging-face-artificial-intelligence", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-27T12:15:03+00:00", "score": 69.72, "color": "#ffb347", "raw": { "title": "Boss of startup hacked by rogue OpenAI agent urges ‘radical transparency’ in investigation", "summary": "Artificial intelligence firm should provide $100m for cyber defences, says Hugging Face CEO
The boss of the startup hacked by an OpenAI agent has called for the investigation into the incident to show “radical transparency”.
Clément Delangue, the chief executive of Hugging Face, said the “unprecedented” attack on his business required a similar response.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/27/startup-hacked-by-rogue-openai-agent-hugging-face-artificial-intelligence", "image": "", "published": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:15:03 GMT" } }, { "id": "8dccacae163e752901e754dc75c5e0798f30150d", "source_id": "guardian_technology", "source": "The Guardian — Technology", "category": "technology", "engine": "rss", "title": "I risk losing my livelihood because Nissan failed to repair my car", "summary": "I’m a self-employed driving instructor and I’m running out of cash to hire a replacement dual-control vehicleMy livelihood as a self-employed driving instructor is under threat owing to Nissan’s failure to repair my leased dual-control car.It has been off the road awaiting a spare part for three months, and I’ve now been told it will take at least a further month to arrive. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jul/27/nissan-repair-car-driving-instructor", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-27T06:00:34+00:00", "score": 66.69, "color": "#ffb347", "raw": { "title": "I risk losing my livelihood because Nissan failed to repair my car", "summary": "I’m a self-employed driving instructor and I’m running out of cash to hire a replacement dual-control vehicle
My livelihood as a self-employed driving instructor is under threat owing to Nissan’s failure to repair my leased dual-control car.
It has been off the road awaiting a spare part for three months, and I’ve now been told it will take at least a further month to arrive.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jul/27/nissan-repair-car-driving-instructor", "image": "", "published": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:00:34 GMT" } }, { "id": "1ec5c9ad3c008ea1a1211895e6b59a0065ad777b", "source_id": "guardian_technology", "source": "The Guardian — Technology", "category": "technology", "engine": "rss", "title": "When the AI bubble bursts, what will Australia do with the tools it built? One man thinks he has the answer", "summary": "Journalist and author Cory Doctorow is coming to Australia to spread his message – humans will take their jobs backFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen the AI bubble bursts, executives who enthusiastically replaced their staff with AI tools will learn that it takes a “really long time” to replace those lost skills, says Cory Doctorow, a science fiction author and journalist.But those in creative fields should also be warned not to put all their faith in copyright as the best way to safeguard their work, Doctorow warns, just one week after the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, promised to ramp up protection against AI companies who refuse to pay. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/27/when-the-ai-bubble-bursts-what-will-australia-do-with-the-tools-it-built-one-man-thinks-he-has-the-answer", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-26T15:00:16+00:00", "score": 59.85, "color": "#ffb347", "raw": { "title": "When the AI bubble bursts, what will Australia do with the tools it built? One man thinks he has the answer", "summary": "Journalist and author Cory Doctorow is coming to Australia to spread his message – humans will take their jobs back
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When the AI bubble bursts, executives who enthusiastically replaced their staff with AI tools will learn that it takes a “really long time” to replace those lost skills, says Cory Doctorow, a science fiction author and journalist.
But those in creative fields should also be warned not to put all their faith in copyright as the best way to safeguard their work, Doctorow warns, just one week after the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, promised to ramp up protection against AI companies who refuse to pay.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/27/when-the-ai-bubble-bursts-what-will-australia-do-with-the-tools-it-built-one-man-thinks-he-has-the-answer", "image": "", "published": "Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:00:16 GMT" } }, { "id": "4b2518ce5a94592ebb11665e0bb98dc8d58980c2", "source_id": "guardian_technology", "source": "The Guardian — Technology", "category": "technology", "engine": "rss", "title": "The AI jobs apocalypse probably isn’t coming anytime soon", "summary": "Artificial intelligence may not deliver on its promise of vast economic opportunity at a price that humanity is willing to payIn March, Anthropic, the cutting-edge artificial intelligence business that gave us the chatbot Claude, published an analysis on the impact of AI on employment, to help us assess the claim that intelligent robots were about to redefine human existence, ending demand for human labor.Last year in May, Anthropic’s co-founder, Dario Amodei, claimed AI could wipe out half of all entry-level jobs in one to five years. Last January, he told us AI would probably become a “general labor substitute for humans”. In June he said we risk “a world where the economic trade-off dial is stuck on the hypergrowth, hyper-inequality setting”. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/25/ai-jobs-apocalypse-human-labor", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-25T13:00:43+00:00", "score": 59.85, "color": "#ffb347", "raw": { "title": "The AI jobs apocalypse probably isn’t coming anytime soon", "summary": "Artificial intelligence may not deliver on its promise of vast economic opportunity at a price that humanity is willing to pay
In March, Anthropic, the cutting-edge artificial intelligence business that gave us the chatbot Claude, published an analysis on the impact of AI on employment, to help us assess the claim that intelligent robots were about to redefine human existence, ending demand for human labor.
Last year in May, Anthropic’s co-founder, Dario Amodei, claimed AI could wipe out half of all entry-level jobs in one to five years. Last January, he told us AI would probably become a “general labor substitute for humans”. In June he said we risk “a world where the economic trade-off dial is stuck on the hypergrowth, hyper-inequality setting”.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/25/ai-jobs-apocalypse-human-labor", "image": "", "published": "Sat, 25 Jul 2026 13:00:43 GMT" } }, { "id": "87a7cbc5e41d38e266b01dd5003a1bb841368914", "source_id": "guardian_technology", "source": "The Guardian — Technology", "category": "technology", "engine": "rss", "title": "Be skeptical of OpenAI’s rogue hacker agent story | John Thickstun", "summary": "If OpenAI loudly proclaims how dangerous AI is, investors will hear how powerful it is. And who benefits from that?On 14 February 2019, OpenAI announced a language model called GPT-2, the precursor to the models that power modern AI chatbots and agents such as ChatGPT and Claude. But OpenAI declared GPT-2 was too risky to release, citing concerns about safety and abuse.I recall being annoyed at the time that OpenAI would make such a useless announcement: the risks seemed overblown, and without access to the model there wasn’t much for a researcher like me to learn about GPT-2. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/24/openai-rogue-hacker", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-24T13:00:14+00:00", "score": 59.85, "color": "#ffb347", "raw": { "title": "Be skeptical of OpenAI’s rogue hacker agent story | John Thickstun", "summary": "If OpenAI loudly proclaims how dangerous AI is, investors will hear how powerful it is. And who benefits from that?
On 14 February 2019, OpenAI announced a language model called GPT-2, the precursor to the models that power modern AI chatbots and agents such as ChatGPT and Claude. But OpenAI declared GPT-2 was too risky to release, citing concerns about safety and abuse.
I recall being annoyed at the time that OpenAI would make such a useless announcement: the risks seemed overblown, and without access to the model there wasn’t much for a researcher like me to learn about GPT-2.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/24/openai-rogue-hacker", "image": "", "published": "Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:00:14 GMT" } }, { "id": "0b4764c1f2799f497742f928620932615b2e801d", "source_id": "guardian_technology", "source": "The Guardian — Technology", "category": "technology", "engine": "rss", "title": "OpenAI’s rogue agents are a wake-up call to risks posed by artificial intelligence | Shakeel Hashim", "summary": "Hacking of Hugging Face shows we do not seem to have reliable ways to curb extremely powerful AI systemsLast week Hugging Face – a company that hosts artificial intelligence models and datasets – was hacked.After it reported the incident to law enforcement, few would have predicted what came next: the culprits were revealed to be AI agents from OpenAI, which had broken out of containment and were acting of their own accord.Shakeel Hashim is the editor of Transformer, a publication about the power and politics of transformative AI Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/22/openai-hugging-face-hacked-data-risks", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-22T20:40:48+00:00", "score": 59.85, "color": "#ffb347", "raw": { "title": "OpenAI’s rogue agents are a wake-up call to risks posed by artificial intelligence | Shakeel Hashim", "summary": "Hacking of Hugging Face shows we do not seem to have reliable ways to curb extremely powerful AI systems
Last week Hugging Face – a company that hosts artificial intelligence models and datasets – was hacked.
After it reported the incident to law enforcement, few would have predicted what came next: the culprits were revealed to be AI agents from OpenAI, which had broken out of containment and were acting of their own accord.
Shakeel Hashim is the editor of Transformer, a publication about the power and politics of transformative AI
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/22/openai-hugging-face-hacked-data-risks", "image": "", "published": "Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:40:48 GMT" } }, { "id": "93a2ad8745fe3247698a1208f6ee389029883756", "source_id": "guardian_technology", "source": "The Guardian — Technology", "category": "technology", "engine": "rss", "title": "Why are OpenAI and Anthropic cheering on regulation in Australia? The answer has global reach", "summary": "The companies hope to follow in the footsteps of SpaceX, which raised $86bn and soared to a $2.1tn valuation after it listed on public markets in JuneGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTop US AI developers Anthropic and OpenAI cheered when Australia announced it would set new AI rules.Big tech celebrating limits on their Silicon Valley VC-funded free-for-all might seem counterintuitive but there’s a much broader play than just what happens in one relatively small market. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/23/openai-anthropic-australia-ai-regulation", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-22T15:00:19+00:00", "score": 59.85, "color": "#ffb347", "raw": { "title": "Why are OpenAI and Anthropic cheering on regulation in Australia? The answer has global reach", "summary": "The companies hope to follow in the footsteps of SpaceX, which raised $86bn and soared to a $2.1tn valuation after it listed on public markets in June
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Top US AI developers Anthropic and OpenAI cheered when Australia announced it would set new AI rules.
Big tech celebrating limits on their Silicon Valley VC-funded free-for-all might seem counterintuitive but there’s a much broader play than just what happens in one relatively small market.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/23/openai-anthropic-australia-ai-regulation", "image": "", "published": "Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:00:19 GMT" } } ], "stored": 0, "ai": { "enriched": false, "stored": 0 }, "health": [ { "id": "guardian_technology", "name": "The Guardian — Technology", "engine": "rss", "category": "technology", "ok": true, "error": "", "ms": 165, "count": 20, "cached_at": "2026-07-29T05:08:44+00:00" } ] }