3 Sep 2026
A cross-party group of peers has tabled an amendment giving the government a last-resort power to shut down AI systems, and even the data centres running them, if they threaten national security. It is a proposal, not yet law, and switching off a data centre is harder than it sounds.
2 Sep 2026
Britain created 14 new billion-dollar companies in 2026, almost matching the previous three years combined, according to data provider Tracxn. AI is the clearest driver behind the surge – but the money is pooling in a few enormous rounds, which is a very different story from a broad-based boom.
2 Sep 2026
New York City, the biggest school district in the US, has banned student-facing generative AI through eighth grade and companion chatbots at every grade. The UK has taken the opposite approach – guidance and integration rather than prohibition. Here is what each side is betting on, and why the honest answer is that nobody yet knows who is right.
1 Sep 2026
The government has opened the first competitions under a £100m Sovereign AI R&D Procurement Scheme, paying UK start-ups to build tools for the NHS, defence, compute and AI-agent security. Here is what it covers, who can apply, and the caveats.
1 Sep 2026
A procurement notice reveals the Metropolitan Police wants an enterprise platform to embed advanced analytics and AI across its operations, including AI-driven summarisation. It is early-stage, but a rare public look at how a major UK force plans to use AI.
1 Sep 2026
Anthropic is warning some Claude users that infostealer malware on their own computers stole their login sessions, letting attackers drain paid usage. It is signing people out, removing saved cards and refunding charges. Here is how it works and what to do.
31 Aug 2026
Brussels has designated ChatGPT a Very Large Online Search Engine under the Digital Services Act, the first AI chatbot to face the EU's strictest online-safety duties. The rules do not apply in Britain. Here is what changed, and where the UK's own Online Safety Act stands.
31 Aug 2026
OpenAI says ChatGPT advertising has reached a $1bn annualised run rate in under 200 days, and has opened self-service ad-buying to UK and European businesses. Here is what that means for a small firm weighing it up, and why the headline number deserves a second look.
30 Aug 2026
A $1 fee added to Texas car insurance to fight catalytic-converter theft quietly funded at least $30m of AI-powered Flock licence-plate cameras. As a Texas Tribune investigation was about to publish, Governor Abbott froze the funding. It is a sharp example of how AI surveillance networks get built with money voters never knew they were giving.
30 Aug 2026
A federal judge has ruled the Pentagon illegally blacklisted Anthropic, the maker of Claude, in retaliation for the company refusing to let its AI be used for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons. The decision vacates the designation and is a rare check on how far a government can push an AI firm over its safety limits.
30 Aug 2026
Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell have sued Anthropic, the maker of Claude, over song lyrics used to train its AI. It means all three major music publishers are now in court against the company. For UK readers, the case is the licensing-and-enforcement route playing out in real time, just as Britain's own copyright fight cools to a stalemate.
29 Aug 2026
A week of AI changing hands rather than just launching: Nvidia is reported to be buying the open-model hub Hugging Face for $12.9bn, the three biggest record labels took equity in Britain's Stability AI, and a Stanford study found the jobs squeeze is landing on the young. All 16 stories we covered, grouped and in plain English.