A new report warns that Europe’s push to expand AI-driven data centres could place enormous strain on energy supplies and significantly increase greenhouse gas emissions. Released ahead of France’s Artificial...
The European Commission has unveiled a massive €200 billion investment in artificial intelligence, aiming to strengthen Europe’s position in the sector. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made the...
OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has rejected a $97.4 billion (€94.13 billion) takeover bid from a consortium led by Elon Musk. Musk’s attorney, Marc Toberoff, confirmed that the offer to...
Paris is hosting a high-profile artificial intelligence (AI) summit, bringing together world leaders and top tech executives. Set in the historic Grand Palais, the two-day AI Action Summit aims to...
Artificial intelligence that tracks employees’ emotions using webcams and voice recognition will be banned in Europe under new AI regulations. From 2 August, websites in EU countries will also be...
Apple has reluctantly allowed the first pornography app onto the iPhone, despite its long-standing ban on adult content. The app, named “Hot Tub,” is marketed as an “adult content browser”...
Google has scrapped its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) recruitment targets following an annual review of its corporate policies. The move makes Google the latest major US company to scale...
In a major step towards improving breast cancer detection, nearly 700,000 women across the UK will participate in a groundbreaking NHS artificial intelligence (AI) screening trial. The study, set to...
A major shift in the artificial intelligence (AI) landscape coincided with the opening of Kazakhstan’s seventh annual Almaty Digital Forum. The sudden emergence of DeepSeek, a Chinese AI chatbot, sent...
Ontario premier Doug Ford has announced the cancellation of a multimillion-euro contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink as tensions between Canada and the United States escalate. The move comes as a...