Softbank
Softbank gives UK AI chip maker Graphcore a soft landing
Japanese tech investor has a taste for British chips and bought up the storied silicon designer ARM in 2016
Joe Fay
Joe Fay is a freelance reporter. He has been covering the technology industry for 30 years and has edited publications in London and San Francisco.
News
Most digital businesses now use ‘dark patterns’ to manipulate consumers, FTC warns
Three-quarters of websites employ deceptive tactics such as "sneaking" or "interface interference" to force purchases or trick people into handing over data
News
AWS brings anti-hallucination Guardrails to Bedrock, promises 'grounding' in reality
Cloud giant wants to make sure model responses are useful and founded on a firm foundation of enterprise data, rather than wild flights of fancy
artificial intelligence
California pushes forward with AI regulations targeting Big Tech
"The regulation of AI R&D is predicated on the illusion of 'existential risks' pushed by a handful of delusional think tanks."
AI, CMA, competition
Google and AWS turn on Microsoft as UK competition watchdog probes cloud industry
Nothing to see here say rivals – except Microsoft’s licensing practices
News
Less than a fifth of European companies will use AI by 2030, Digital Decade report reveals
The EU’s digital transformation is running late – just like everyone else’s. What do this mean for the future of tech across The Continent?
Sponsored
CEOs and CIOs need to start accepting “red” security dashboards. Two CISOs explain why...
No plan survives contact.
News
Anthropic dangles funding for AI model risk and capability evaluation tools
AI firm says "a robust, third-party evaluation ecosystem is essential for assessing AI capabilities and risks" but warns that the current "landscape is limited.”
OpenAI
OpenAI buys developer collaboration tool Multi; promptly sunsets its product. What's the big idea?
Multi had recently touted the ability to "work in teammates’ apps like Xcode and Terminal as though they’re open on your computer"
US department of defense
Fed's security vetting agency is falling short on cybersecurity
DOD's background check arm failing on oversight, privacy controls, and more
News
Europe gives Apple one-two DMA hit over App Store rules
Officials reject idea that “gatekeepers” are the only source of innovation
open source
Linux Foundation tool reveals the truth about "open" AI models
A new "isitopen" tool has not yet identifed a single model that meets the Foundation's highest standard of openness