Democratic senators investigate data centers’ effects on electricity prices | US Senate
Three Democratic US senators announced Tuesday that they are investigating whether big tech companies are passing the soaring utility costs…
How the tech industry’s embrace of Trump may be paying dividends | Newsletters
Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m Blake Montgomery, writing to you from beneath a few inches of snow in New…
Musicians are deeply concerned about AI. So why are the major labels embracing it? | Music
This was the year that AI-generated music went from jokey curiosity to mainstream force. Velvet Sundown, a wholly AI act,…
Boost for artists in AI copyright battle as only 3% back UK active opt-out plan | Artificial intelligence (AI)
A campaign fronted by popstars including Elton John and Dua Lipa to protect artists’ works from being mined to train…
US puts £31bn tech ‘prosperity deal’ with Britain on ice | Trade policy
The US has paused its promised multi-billion-pound investment into British tech over trade disagreements, marking a serious setback in US-UK…
Children need mental health care provided by humans, not chatbots | Mental health
It is absolutely right that children “need a human, not a bot” for mental health support (‘I feel it’s a…
Google AI summaries are ruining the livelihoods of recipe writers: ‘It’s an extinction event’ | Technology
This past March, when Google began rolling out its AI Mode search capability, it began offering AI-generated recipes. The recipes…
Why universal basic income still can’t meet the challenges of an AI economy | US economy
Universal basic income (UBI) is back, like a space zombie in a sci-fi movie, resurrected from policy oblivion, hungry for…
‘The frontline is everywhere’: new MI6 head to warn of growing Russian threat | MI6
Assassination plots, sabotage, cyber-attacks and the manipulation of information by Russia and other hostile states mean that “the frontline is…
Want job security in the age of AI? Get a state license – any state license | US small business
When I was in college and didn’t know what to do with my life, my dad offered this career advice:…