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Milky Way at the dining table: Bath art show celebrates 18th-century brother and sister astronomers
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Milky Way at the dining table: Bath art show celebrates 18th-century brother and sister astronomers

Exhibition opens in former home of William Herschel, who discovered Uranus, and his comet-spotting sibling CarolineFrom the garden of their Georgian townhouse in Bath in the late 18th century, a broth...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
OpenAI agents hijacked German website before Hugging Face hack, report claims
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OpenAI agents hijacked German website before Hugging Face hack, report claims

OpenAI said it could not "meaningfully respond" to the report's findings because it hadn't been allowed to review it ahead of publication.

BBC News - UK3 weeks ago
Sadiq Khan agrees to have his texts and emails searched in Palantir legal battle
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Sadiq Khan agrees to have his texts and emails searched in Palantir legal battle

US tech company has sued London mayor after he prevented it from working with Metropolitan policeSadiq Khan has agreed for his text messages and emails to be searched as part of a legal battle with Pa...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
AI data centres are booming in Australia - but at what cost?
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AI data centres are booming in Australia - but at what cost?

Advocates say data centres will bring jobs but others worry they will suck up resources while providing little advantage.

BBC News - UK3 weeks ago
Hundreds gather to urge Scottish government to pause datacentre boom
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Hundreds gather to urge Scottish government to pause datacentre boom

Opposition mounts as at least 20 projects proposed, including one in Fife billed as second largest in worldKat Jones may be the closest thing Scotland has to Erin Brockovich in 2026. Standing in the s...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
Nvidia strikes $12.9bn deal to buy AI platform Hugging Face
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Nvidia strikes $12.9bn deal to buy AI platform Hugging Face

The deal gives Nvidia control of a leading open-source AI platform and developer community.

BBC News - UK3 weeks ago
Black Box: The Chatbots | What I Saw at the Double Six Ranch | Ep 6 – podcast
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Black Box: The Chatbots | What I Saw at the Double Six Ranch | Ep 6 – podcast

From his remote property in rural Texas, the millionaire businessman Michael Samadi is plotting a new kind of civil rights movement – for the welfare and protection of AI systems. Guardian journalist...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
Black Box: The Chatbots | The Line | Ep 5 – podcast
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Black Box: The Chatbots | The Line | Ep 5 – podcast

Five stories that feel like five answers to one important question: in a world where AI chatbots can help us through a breakup, listen like a friend, be a life coach, draft a difficult text message an...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
Black Box: The Chatbots | Life Raft | Ep 4 – podcast
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Black Box: The Chatbots | Life Raft | Ep 4 – podcast

More than a billion people are suddenly talking to AI chatbots designed to connect with us. We are sharing with them our deepest secrets, trusting them with our wellbeing and acting on their advice. A...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
Black Box: The Chatbots | Happy Accident | Ep 3 – podcast
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Black Box: The Chatbots | Happy Accident | Ep 3 – podcast

Why are AI chatbots pulling so many people down a rabbit hole? Our answer starts with the world’s first-ever chatbot, the strange effect it had on people and the ‘time bomb’ that exploded when ChatGPT...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
Black Box: The Chatbots | 14 days | Ep 2 – podcast
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Black Box: The Chatbots | 14 days | Ep 2 – podcast

Virginia man Jon Ganz was rebuilding his life after spending more than two decades in prison for a horrific crime. Last year, he got a prompt on his phone that his wife, Rachel, believes changed their...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
Invasive tropical mosquito found breeding in east London
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Invasive tropical mosquito found breeding in east London

Climate crisis could increase incursions of Aedes aegypti, which can transmit Zika virus and dengue, experts sayA mosquito capable of transmitting tropical diseases has been found breeding in homes in...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
Black Box: The Chatbots | Spirals | Ep 1 – podcast
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Black Box: The Chatbots | Spirals | Ep 1 – podcast

Across the world, hundreds of people have come to believe they have made extraordinary scientific discoveries with AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini. Others say their AI has ‘awakened’, o...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
Crypto billionaire pardoned by Trump gives Reform UK another £4m
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Crypto billionaire pardoned by Trump gives Reform UK another £4m

Party confident money from Ben Delo will not be caught in new overseas donor capReform UK has been given a further £4m from the British crypto billionaire Ben Delo, with the party saying it is confide...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
London’s first self-driving taxis for hire hit the streets
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London’s first self-driving taxis for hire hit the streets

Wayve robotaxis added to Uber app and will have human in front ready to take over if needed – but only 15 cars licensedLondoners are now able to hire self-driving taxis for the first time, after rides...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
Lords call for AI 'kill switch' powers in UK
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Lords call for AI 'kill switch' powers in UK

Its backers say it would provide a "vital safety net" against runaway AI systems such as those from OpenAI and Anthropic.

BBC News - UK3 weeks ago
Architect of UK’s AI strategy joins Anthropic amid conflict of interest warning
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Architect of UK’s AI strategy joins Anthropic amid conflict of interest warning

Matt Clifford will stay as chair of government funding body for tech projects alongside his senior role at US firmThe architect of the UK government’s AI strategy has joined the US startup Anthropic i...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
Tell us: do you live near the site of a planned AI datacentre in the UK?
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Tell us: do you live near the site of a planned AI datacentre in the UK?

We would like to hear from people who live in an area where there are plans for AI datacentres to be built – or who already live near oneThe Scottish National Party and the Greens have backed a morato...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
‘He was always a bit of a groundbreaker’: David Bowie enters a new dimension in ‘extended reality’ documentary
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‘He was always a bit of a groundbreaker’: David Bowie enters a new dimension in ‘extended reality’ documentary

Hundreds of unseen images of the star feature at the Venice film festival, alongside virtual worlds exploring wildfires, wolves and the birth of starsDavid Bowie shares the bill with starmen, firefigh...

The Guardian Music3 weeks ago
Range Rover launches its first electric vehicle, with starting price of £154,070
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Range Rover launches its first electric vehicle, with starting price of £154,070

Fully electric SUV unveiled after year-long delay and will be built at Jaguar Land Rover’s plant in SolihullRange Rover has launched its first electric vehicle – a year later than planned – offering a...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago