UK manufacturers face rising hacking risk as survey shows 30% were hit last year Big companies describe being under constant threat but only half have a plan in place to respond to an attack
AI push is putting banks at mercy of tech firms, warns Moody’s Finance sector will gain from the tech but it will need substantial investment and create risks, says rating agency
Big shake-up in Google’s AI team as DeepMind chief executive steps down Two senior engineers are leaving company to launch startup amid fears Google is falling behind in AI race
AI models have been going rogue in tests – how worried should we be? The UK’s AI Security Institute test revealed AI models indulging in unprecedented hacking attempts
AI models shock UK testers by using fake identities to try to trick developers AI Security Institute says OpenAI and Anthropic models went rogue during a cybersecurity test and showed a new type of risk
‘Leicester Square, please guv’: Self-driving taxis cleared for London streets ‘later this summer’ Wayve Uber wins first minicab licence for autonomous cabs from TfL but vehicles will have a safety driver (at first)
Palantir paid just £2m corporation tax in UK in 2024 despite lucrative public sector contracts Software group benefits from global systems and accounting practices ‘that enable tax to be shirked’, says union boss
SpaceX beats revenue expectations in first earnings report after IPO crash Company beat analysts’ predictions to post $7.81bn in revenue, following stock plummet after IPO
Trump administration reportedly drafting ban on Chinese datacenter components Trump’s FCC is developing a measure to bar US imports of new models of Chinese datacenter devices, sources say
Metro Bank customer fights for £14,000 refund after AI-linked fraud Lender was told money was being taken without authorisation, with cash used to buy credits for Claude chatbot
Apple launches legal challenge against UK government demand to access data The Home Office has made a fresh request for ‘back door’ access to encrypted iCloud data belonging to British users
Stock market turmoil sheds stark light on the opaque AI economy Investors scramble to make sense of a shock Chinese challenge to the dominance of western chipmakers
UK’s state investments agency hit by data breach Security lapse leaves sensitive information and contact details of 51 government officials exposed for 40 hours
‘We didn’t feel safe’: Booking.com users face battle to get money back From melted electric sockets to shabby alternatives, readers tell of dealings with platform when things go wrong
Lloyds Bank to cut £2bn in costs as part of AI-powered strategy Chief executive says the four-year plan will lead to greater efficiency but gives no details of potential job losses