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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B2Verdant questions UK datacentre job claims
Wednesday, 9 September 2026
UK datacentres will create far fewer jobs than the tech sector promised, according to new research by the environmental thinktank Verdant. It says planned sites are likely to…
A2Google’s €13bn AI plan in Finland
Wednesday, 9 September 2026
Google will spend €13bn in Finland to build AI infrastructure. The plan includes three new data centres in Kajaani, Muhos and Vaala, and it will expand Google’s existing site in…
B1Apple readies first foldable iPhone launch
Wednesday, 9 September 2026
Apple is set to unveil its first foldable iPhone at the “Surprise and Shine” event. The launch begins at 10am Pacific Standard Time on Apple’s campus in Cupertino, California. The…
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…
B2UK sanctions target West Bank settlements
Tuesday, 8 September 2026
The UK announced sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, which Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said marked a new approach. He accused settlers of "ethnic…
A2Eiffel Tower staff swap sparks strike
Tuesday, 8 September 2026
France has launched an investigation after female staff at the Eiffel Tower were replaced by male colleagues during a visit on Saturday. A delegation of around 100 people linked…
B1Canada braces for prolonged trade war as counter-tariffs on US take effect
Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Canada’s counter-tariffs on US goods took effect on Tuesday, after talks collapsed in late August. The measures target nearly C$28bn ($20bn; £15bn) of US products and can be as…
B2AI cancer cures slowed by chip shortage, says UK's biggest tech boss
Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Rene Haas, chief executive of Cambridge-based Arm Holdings, says artificial intelligence will help cure cancer within our lifetimes. He argues that modelling how a DNA marker is…