Tech News Inside the US’s AI plans for defence and future warfare The US military used Anthropic's Claude AI, but after Anthropic refused to remove guardrails against mass surveillance and autonomous weapons, the Pentagon cancelled the contract and turned to OpenAI. 06/03/2026
Tech News ‘Dangerous and unacceptable:’ Privacy experts warn against age checks Age verification through a live selfie or uploading a piece of government ID is the way that technology companies say will be used to keep children off harmful sites. 02/03/2026
Tech News Israel and Iran escalate cyber attacks after Operation Epic Fury Israel, Iran, and the US are engaged in a rapidly escalating cyber conflict that targets each other’s governments, militaries and critical infrastructure. 02/03/2026
Tech News AI chooses to escalate nuclear threats in war games, study finds At least one AI model in every war game escalated the conflict by threatening to use nuclear weapons, the study found. 27/02/2026
Tech News Uber's European drone ambitions take off in Ireland Uber is teaming up with Irish drone company Manna, which already delivers small objects, such as phone chargers or medication, to people in Dublin and Ireland in roughly three minutes. 26/02/2026
Tech News AI doomsday scenario paints bleak picture of economic collapse by 2028 AI-related layoffs could trigger a vicious cycle of higher unemployment, less consumer spending and social upheaval, according to a thought experiment scenario. 26/02/2026
Tech News The AI Cold War: US firms claim Chinese companies stole research So-called distillation attacks gather responses from AI models to teach smaller ones. 26/02/2026
Tech News Why Anthropic and the US are at a standoff over AI military contract AI company Anthropic and the US Pentagon are at a standoff. Here is all you need to know. 25/02/2026
Tech News ‘Slot machine’ social media: Is social media addictive by design? Social media features such as infinite scroll and personalised feeds can drive compulsive use. Experts argue that Big Tech should change its business models for meaningful change. 25/02/2026
Tech News US Peace Corps launches new Tech Corps to bring AI expertise abroad The Peace Corps is launching an AI division, which will send US tech experts to the developing world 23/02/2026
Tech News Can app stores really keep kids safe on social media? Children can bypass age checks through factory resets, using alternative app stores or accessing social media sites on desktop computers. 23/02/2026
Tech News China’s AI chatbots censor politically sensitive questions, study Chinese AI models were more likely to refuse or inaccurately reply to politically-charged questions than non-Chinese models, a study has found. 20/02/2026
Tech News University ousted from India AI summit over China-made robot dog Galgotias University said they were 'deeply pained' by the incident and that their representatives were 'ill-informed' about where the dog was made. 18/02/2026
Tech News Meta’s Zuckerberg to testify over claims of social media harm on kids A 20-year-old woman going by the name KGM alleges in a lawsuit that her use of Meta and Google platforms as a child fostered depressive and suicidal thoughts. 18/02/2026
Tech News China unleashes a new wave of AI models ahead of Lunar New Year Major Chinese AI companies such as Alibaba, ByteDance, and Zhipu have all announced launches in the weeks leading up to the Lunar New Year, while the industry awaits a possible new drop byDeepSeek. 17/02/2026
Tech News AI greenwashing: Big Tech’s AI climate promises fall flat, study finds Only 26 percent of climate-related AI claims cite any academic papers, while 36 percent didn’t cite any evidence at all, according to German non-profit Beyond Fossil Fuels. 17/02/2026
Tech News AI or human? Question rise over who’s posting on social site Moltbook Moltbook claimed to be the exclusive social media site for autonomous agents, but a new study suggests there might be humans behind the posts. 12/02/2026
Tech News How to keep children safe online without banning social media Here are some ways parents can keep their children safe online without having to restrict social media entirely. 10/02/2026
Tech News TikTok’s 'addictive' design breaches EU law, European Commission says The European Commission found that TikTok has not sufficiently limited addictive features such as infinite scroll, which encourages compulsive behaviour. 06/02/2026
Tech News Winter Olympic Games tech: AI replays, drones, and transparent torches Innovations at Milano Cortina 2026 include AI everywhere and drones. 04/02/2026