Artificial Intelligence & Technology Explained
Explore artificial intelligence, emerging technologies and the digital systems changing work and everyday life. Find analysis of new developments alongside practical explainers on AI agents, automation, deepfakes and digital infrastructure. Our coverage examines how technologies work, where they may prove useful and the limitations behind ambitious claims.
How To Verify A Deepfake: A Checklist That Goes Beyond Spotting Glitches
A practical guide to checking suspected deepfakes through original sources, dates, context and independent evidence, including what Content Credentials and detection scores can—and cannot—establish about a recording.
AI Agents Vs Automation: What Should You Actually Delegate?
Learn when fixed automation is enough, where AI agents add value and how to separate research, drafting and action through worked examples, clear permissions and practical checks on the results.
Anthropic’s CEO Wants to Slow the AI Frontier — Here Is What Would Make the Plan Real
Who acts when AI testing finds trouble? Independent access is only the first step.
Reviewers need evidence beyond a polished demonstration. Someone must decide what the finding changes.
Can a release wait while a problem is investigated?
And can rivals verify each other’s commitments?
That is where a promise becomes a constraint.
Sam Altman Rules Out a 2026 OpenAI IPO — the Bigger Test Is What Safety Can Override
Sam Altman Rules Out a 2026 OpenAI IPO Amid Safety Work. The listing timetable is clearer.
The harder question is whether safety can reliably override decisions that look commercially attractive. OpenAI will not float in 2026, Altman says, without confirming 2027.
Explore why the decision matters and what would give safety commitments real authority.
The analysis examines the evidence, the trade-offs and what would make the next development meaningful.
Trump Dismisses AI Fears as Industry Leaders Ask for More Time — Who Gets to Set the Pace?
Trump Rejects AI Fears as Leaders Call for a Slowdown. The dispute over AI is becoming a contest over who sets the limits, how they are verified and what technological leadership should mean.
Trump puts US AI leadership first as industry voices call for restraint. What would credible oversight require, and who should decide the pace of development?
The analysis examines the evidence, the trade-offs and what would make the next development meaningful.
OpenAI Faces US Senate Investigation After Rogue AI Agents Broke Controls And Accessed Hugging Face
OpenAI Faces US Senate Investigation After Rogue AI Agents Broke Controls And Accessed Hugging Face
DeepSeek Just Launched V4.1 Flash — And Says It Beats Its Own Pro Model
DeepSeek Just Launched V4.1 Flash — And Says It Beats Its Own Pro Model
The AI Boom Is Becoming So Huge It Could Threaten the Financial System
The AI Boom Is Becoming So Huge It Could Threaten the Financial System
Europe Is Testing Two AI Models Powerful Enough to Change Cybersecurity Forever
Europe Is Testing Two AI Models Powerful Enough to Change Cybersecurity Forever
AI May Have Solved A Millennium Prize Maths Problem — And It Could Be A Turning Point For Human Knowledge
AI May Have Solved A Millennium Prize Maths Problem — And It Could Be A Turning Point For Human Knowledge
The Seven Warning Signs AI Is Getting Too Powerful — Ranked
The Seven Warning Signs AI Is Getting Too Powerful — Ranked
AI Could Become Humanity’s Apex Predator — And Evolution Explains Why
AI Could Become Humanity’s Apex Predator — And Evolution Explains Why
The Seven AI Catastrophes That Could End Civilisation — And When They Could Actually Happen
The Seven AI Catastrophes That Could End Civilisation — And When They Could Actually Happen
AI Could Trigger World War Three — And Humanity May Have Minutes to Stop It
AI Could Trigger World War Three — And Humanity May Have Minutes to Stop It
Wall Street Is Suddenly Asking Which Software Companies GPT-6 Astra Could Make Obsolete
Wall Street Is Suddenly Asking Which Software Companies GPT-6 Astra Could Make Obsolete
Meta’s New AI Agent Could Take Over the Everyday Tasks Eating Hours of Your Life
Meta’s New AI Agent Could Take Over the Everyday Tasks Eating Hours of Your Life
US Accuses Six Chinese AI Firms of ‘Industrial-Scale’ Theft of America’s Most Powerful Models
US Accuses Six Chinese AI Firms of ‘Industrial-Scale’ Theft of America’s Most Powerful Models
Apple Foldable iPhone: Release Date, Specs, Price and Whether You Should Actually Buy It
Apple Foldable iPhone: Release Date, Specs, Price and Whether You Should Actually Buy It
Apple Prepares $2,500+ Foldable iPhone as New CEO Faces First Enormous Test
Apple Prepares $2,500+ Foldable iPhone as New CEO Faces First Enormous Test
The AI Boom Is Bringing Nuclear Power Back — And Investors Are Betting Billions on It
The AI Boom Is Bringing Nuclear Power Back — And Investors Are Betting Billions on It