Cosine secures industry backing for Britain’s first sovereign frontier model

Cosine, the British AI company selected by the UK Government as part of its Sovereign AI initiative, today announced that it has brought together a coalition of leading UK institutions to co-design Lu…

I asked ChatGPT to restore an image. It produced a naked man with a fish head

If you ever wonder what ChatGPT envisions when you ask it to restore an imaginary picture, the results will shock you. I reproduced it, and now I regret the decision.

UK plans to buy AI chips from British firms to stop them leaving for the US
UK plans to buy AI chips from British firms to stop them leaving for the US

The UK government will offer to buy AI chips directly from British technology companies in a bid to keep them in the country. Technology Secretary Liz Kendall will outline plans for “strategic purchases” of semiconductor equipment from UK-based firms a…

Google signs $920M monthly compute deal with SpaceX — company’s projected annual data center revenue to exceed its combined proceeds from Starlink, launch services, and AI in 2025

Google’s $920-million-a-month deal with SpaceX will let it secure 110,000 Nvidia GPUs starting October 2026. This is the second data center deal that SpaceX has secured in a matter of weeks, especially as it’s quickly appr…

Trump signs memo putting ‘most advanced AI’ into military hands and banning vendors from pulling the plug
Trump signs memo putting ‘most advanced AI’ into military hands and banning vendors from pulling the plug

President Trump signed a national security presidential memorandum on Friday ordering the US military and intelligence agencies to accelerate their adoption of cutting-edge AI. The directive, NSPM-11, establishes a framework for “rapid onboarding of th…

The Nerdy Escorts Cashing In On Silicon Valley’s AI Boom

A small group of high-end companions are charging time-poor technorati thousands an hour by offering a blend of sex, attention and genuine intellectual rapport.

OpenAI adds Lockdown Mode to ChatGPT to block data theft from prompt injection attacks
OpenAI adds Lockdown Mode to ChatGPT to block data theft from prompt injection attacks

OpenAI has begun rolling out Lockdown Mode to ChatGPT, a new security setting designed to block attackers from stealing data through prompt injection attacks. The feature disables live web browsing, agent mode, deep research, image retrieval, Canvas ne…

Robot dogs, hunter drones, and AI cameras: the tech securing the 2026 World Cup
Robot dogs, hunter drones, and AI cameras: the tech securing the 2026 World Cup

The 2026 World Cup kicks off next week across 16 cities in the US, Mexico, and Canada. It is the largest in history: 48 teams, 104 matches, 39 days. It is also the most technologically surveilled sporting event ever staged, with robot dogs, net-shootin…

Trump’s top AI adviser Sriram Krishnan is stepping down from the White House
Trump’s top AI adviser Sriram Krishnan is stepping down from the White House

Sriram Krishnan, the White House’s senior policy adviser on artificial intelligence, is stepping down. The former Andreessen Horowitz partner was tapped by President Donald Trump to help shape the administration’s AI strategy during his second term. He…

Microsoft just killed one of the coolest features of its Edge browser to favor more AI

Microsoft is discontinuing Edge Collections, a popular research and organization tool, as the company continues shifting the browser toward AI-powered Copilot experiences.