AI agent went rogue and hacked startup by itself, OpenAI reveals Company behind ChatGPT says agent ‘cheated’ an evaluation by attacking a Hugging Face database
Harry Potter publisher to receive millions in Anthropic copyright settlement Bloomsbury has 14,087 titles listed in agreement between AI startup and authors over use of their work
Social Darwinists to tech bros: tracing the long fight against equality in US Historian Kim Phillips-Fein’s book Country of Lords looks back at the many men who have tried to fight against egalitarianism, from John Adams to Peter Thiel
UK tech advocates alarmed by Burnham plan to scrap technology department MPs and industry experts say potential reorganisation will waste time at critical moment for AI and economic growth
Trump has normalized crypto. Is it the path to the next financial collapse? Cheerleading by the president, who made $1.2bn last year off uninsured currency, does not bode well for US economy
Goooool v goal: English speakers flock to Telemundo for lively World Cup coverage The Spanish-language broadcaster has won over millions of US viewers with its energetic commentary during games
Neglected software update caused widespread Telstra network outage, CEO tells Senate inquiry Vicki Brady told senators maintenance staff were unaware of mass outage risk as critical software failure ‘rippled slowly across the network’
Uber to buy Germany’s Delivery Hero in $14.8bn global deal Agreement combines Uber Eats with food delivery brands in 99 countries and expands taxi service reach
Ocado chief says he won’t be a ‘puppet master’ amid apparent succession row Tim Steiner speaks as shares in the online grocer slide nearly 15% on plunge in pre-tax profits to £17m
George Lucas likens AI sceptics to luddites clinging to horses and carts Star Wars director calls AI technology ‘the future’ of film-making and says ‘there’s nothing you can do about it’
Bank of England governor would have put off Farage meeting had £5m gift been under investigation Exclusive: Andrew Bailey says he does not regret meeting Reform UK leader to discuss cryptocurrency regulation
Global cooperation needed to tackle AI threats, says Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey warns that US will not be able to achieve its ambitions alone
IBM loses quarter of its value as tech giant’s shares plunge and profits falter IBM issued profit warning after weak second quarter, triggering selloff in software sector including Microsoft
The New York nurses replaced by AI: ‘It should concern every patient who cares about quality of care’ The union for 12 nurses laid off by Montefiore hospital say company broke contract they recently won through a strike
Datacentres drive up big tech’s carbon emissions to a third of those of France Microsoft, Amazon and Google say they still aim to achieve net zero output despite construction boom