C1MHRA seeks updated NHS rules for AI
Thursday, 10 September 2026
The UK's medicines watchdog, the MHRA, says new laws are needed to regulate AI in the NHS and other care settings. It issued 44 recommendations after an independent commission…
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C1OpenAI reports Navier–Stokes solution
Wednesday, 9 September 2026
The company reports that about 10,000 autonomous AI agents worked on the task at once and reached a solution in 88 hours, and that its GPT-6 Astra system needed about 17 hours to…
C1Germany's far-right AfD says 'democracy demands' parties work with them after state election win
Monday, 7 September 2026
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) won a historic victory in Saxony-Anhalt and is seeking to govern. Preliminary results give it 43.8% of the vote and 39 of 83 seats,…
C1Germany's AfD set for big win in eastern state, just short of majority
Monday, 7 September 2026
Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) is heading for a commanding win in Saxony-Anhalt, with 44% of the vote in projections and the conservative CDU far behind on 17%. Although…
C1‘We’re plausibly close to crossing the line’: are warnings of uncontrollable AI coming true?
Sunday, 6 September 2026
Warnings about uncontrollable AI sharpened this week as OpenAI claimed its new model, GPT-6 Astra, had crossed the threshold of AGI. The firm is preparing a potential $850bn…
C1OpenAI hails ‘new era of artificial general intelligence’ with Astra model release
Friday, 4 September 2026
OpenAI’s president, Greg Brockman, said the world has entered a new era of artificial general intelligence after releasing Astra, which the company called “the world’s most…
C1UK government does not know what datacentres are being used for, FoI request shows
Wednesday, 2 September 2026
The UK government says it does not know who is using the country’s largest datacentres or for what, according to a freedom of information response. The Department for Science,…
C1Amazon rigged $20bn worth of ad prices, US lawsuit alleges
Tuesday, 1 September 2026
Amazon is facing a lawsuit from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a bipartisan group of 22 states, filed in Washington state. The complaint alleges the firm manipulated ad…
C1Advanced AI threatens global financial stability, says Bank of England boss
Monday, 31 August 2026
Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England and chair of the Financial Stability Board (FSB), has warned G20 finance ministers and central bank governors that advanced…