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UK regulator proposes tough new rules to curb Google’s dominance in search

Britain’s competition authority has set out a package of behavioural rules it wants Google to follow...

Politics category • 2026-01-28 12:57

UK consultation on AI copyright sparks clash over creator protections

When the government opened a consultation on how copyright should apply to training artificial intel...

Politics category • 2026-01-28 10:52

Ireland urges EU-wide ban on AI tools producing non-consensual imagery amid X investigation

Ireland’s concern over AI-generated sexual imagery and alleged deepfake child abuse material on Elon...

Politics category • 2026-01-27 16:37

Britain accelerates police AI rollout amid privacy concerns and efficiency gains

Britain’s policing landscape is set to be reshaped by a large injection of technology aimed at speed...

Politics category • 2026-01-27 11:12

Hollywood creatives rally against AI in a landmark protest at Comic-Con

A group of prominent speculative writers used a high-profile convention platform in 2026 to launch a...

Politics category • 2026-01-26 15:43

China trialling humanoid AI police robots to enhance urban traffic enforcement

China has begun trialling humanoid, AI‑driven policing units on city streets, deploying 1.8‑metre ro...

Politics category • 2026-01-26 02:59

AI swarms escalate threat to democracy with coordinated disinformation campaigns

A new class of autonomous online actors, often described as AI swarms, is intensifying the challenge...

Politics category • 2026-01-26 00:29

Sydney study reveals Microsoft Copilot sidelines Australian journalism and risks destabilising local media

A University of Sydney analysis has found that Microsoft Copilot’s AI-generated news summaries large...

Politics category • 2026-01-24 19:39

Creative industry backs campaign demanding AI training licensing to prevent copyright theft

More than seven hundred creators from film, music, publishing and other arts have backed a campaign ...

Politics category • 2026-01-24 06:58

Creators launch campaign demanding fair licensing in AI training

A coalition of hundreds of creators has launched a public campaign accusing major technology firms o...

Politics category • 2026-01-24 00:52

Modular safety architectures emerge as key to trustworthy large language models

Large language models are reshaping software and online services, but their rapid integration has am...

Politics category • 2026-01-23 23:22

Germany's memorials challenge AI-generated Holocaust images amid rising disinformation fears

Outrage has spread across Germany after a wave of fabricated images depicting Holocaust scenes began...

Politics category • 2026-01-23 17:20

South Korea enacts comprehensive AI regulation with new safeguards and international oversight

South Korea formally brought into force its AI Basic Act on 22 January 2026, enshrining a single, na...

Politics category • 2026-01-22 21:03

Creative industry coalition challenges AI firms over proprietary data use and calls for licensing reforms

Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett, REM and Jodi Picoult are among roughly 800 creative professional...

Politics category • 2026-01-22 14:44

Singapore regulators confront X over AI chatbot’s role in circulating harmful sexualised content

Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) is engaging X over the misuse of the platfor...

Politics category • 2026-01-22 04:45

YouTube’s ambitious AI expansion aims to enhance creativity while cracking down on synthetic content

YouTube is preparing a broad expansion of generative artificial intelligence tools in 2026 while sim...

Politics category • 2026-01-22 02:11

BBC pilots cautious use of AI tools to enhance journalism transparency and accountability

The BBC this year began piloting AI-powered newsroom tools intended to help journalists produce clea...

Politics category • 2026-01-21 02:39

Experts warn AI translations of British Sign Language could deepen inequalities without Deaf-led oversight

AI-driven translations of British Sign Language risk creating "new barriers" for the Deaf community ...

Politics category • 2026-01-19 16:57

Investigation launched into AI-generated explicit images shared among pupils at Armagh school

Police in Northern Ireland have opened an inquiry after reports that explicit AI‑generated images we...

Politics category • 2026-01-19 14:25

Oakland’s council extends Flock Safety contract amid rising surveillance concerns and privacy debates

The December 16 debate inside Oakland’s council chamber laid bare a national dispute about safety, p...

Politics category • 2026-01-18 18:23

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