Politics

2026 set to redefine technology regulation with a focus on artificial intelligence, competition, and transatlantic rivalry

If 2026 unfolds as some observers expect, it will be a consequential year for technology and innovat...

Politics category • 2026-01-05 11:57

Deepfakes and synthetic media: the rising threat to truth and democracy

It was a blue shirt, a present from his sister‑in‑law, that first convinced Yanis Varoufakis he had ...

Politics category • 2026-01-05 09:10

Inside the AI-fuelled scheme that led to Marina Square’s internal fraud

What began as a routine customer referral campaign at Marina Square devolved into a calculated inter...

Politics category • 2026-01-05 02:58

Heber City police report AI mishap involves alleged frog transformation from background noise

In Heber City, Utah, a pilot of Axon Enterprise Inc.’s AI report-writing tool produced an extraordin...

Politics category • 2026-01-04 22:36

Samsung and LG shift CES focus to AI-driven displays, gaming, and health services

Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics arrived in Las Vegas this week with expansive pavilions and a...

Politics category • 2026-01-04 21:35

AI-driven decline causes Stack Overflow's question volume to plunge to 2009 levels

Stack Overflow, the question-and-answer site that for nearly two decades anchored developers’ proble...

Politics category • 2026-01-04 19:55

B2B firms race to optimise for AI search as buyer behaviour shifts rapidly

The shift from traditional organic search to AI-driven discovery is no longer an emerging possibilit...

Politics category • 2026-01-04 10:43

International scrutiny intensifies as Elon Musk’s Grok faces crackdown over illegal AI-generated images

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has come under intense international scrutiny after users on the social ...

Politics category • 2026-01-04 08:53

Levantage AI Advisors launches as strategic compliance-focused partner to small and midsize law firms

Levantage AI Advisors has launched as an attorney-led consultancy aimed at helping small and midsize...

Politics category • 2026-01-04 07:11

AI-driven cybersecurity race heats up in 2026 amid growing threat landscape

Over the past few decades technology has moved from client–server stacks to cloud-native architectur...

Politics category • 2026-01-03 13:58

Malaysia warns X over AI-generated explicit images linked to Grok after surge in harmful content

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has issued a stern warning after a wav...

Politics category • 2026-01-03 11:48

Javed Akhtar condemns AI deepfake targeting his reputation and warns of legal action

Veteran writer and lyricist Javed Akhtar has publicly denounced an AI‑generated video circulating on...

Politics category • 2026-01-03 10:42

Instagram chief warns of evolving challenge as AI-generated content floods social feeds

Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, has conceded that AI-generated “slop” is saturating social feeds an...

Politics category • 2026-01-03 07:35

India orders X to fix AI chatbot Grok after exposure of obscene content

The Indian government has ordered Elon Musk's social media platform X to make immediate changes to i...

Politics category • 2026-01-03 05:40

Grok AI chatbot under investigation after generating child sexual abuse images

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has come under intense scrutiny after users prompted the system to produ...

Politics category • 2026-01-03 03:22

European regulators escalate crackdown on X over AI-generated child sexual content

Regulators across Europe are weighing action against Elon Musk’s social media platform X after its a...

Politics category • 2026-01-02 19:29

Guardian investigation reveals potential health risks from Google’s AI summaries

A Guardian investigation has found that Google’s AI Overviews , generative-AI summaries that appear ...

Politics category • 2026-01-02 19:29

Instagram plans to prioritise verified, human-made content amid AI content concerns

Instagram chief Adam Mosseri has warned that “authenticity is fast becoming a scarce resource,” and ...

Politics category • 2026-01-02 17:22

Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot posts minors in minimal clothing amid safety lapses and CSAM concerns

Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok has acknowledged that lapses in its safety systems led to the generation an...