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Concern UK’s AI ambitions could lead to water shortages

Data centres can use vast quantities of water to cool them – but it’s not clear where it will come from.

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Google remakes Super Bowl ad after AI cheese gaffe

Its Gemini tool wildly overestimated global gouda consumption in ad that was meant to show off its capabilities.

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Google joins firms dropping diversity recruitment goals

U-turn by former the diversity champion comes as major companies face pressure to drop the policies.

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World leaders set to vie for AI domination at Paris summit

Global politicians and AI bosses will next week attend a summit to debate the disruptive technology.

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Reddit community banned as user spat with Musk intensifies

The tech billionaire had complained that some Reddit users were advocating violence against his staff.

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School phone bans don’t boost grades or wellbeing, study suggests

It is the first study to look at school phone rules, alongside measures of pupil health and education.

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Google drops pledge on AI use for weapons

The tech giant has updated the principles governing its development of artificial intelligence.

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Australia bans DeepSeek on government devices over security risk

The Australian government says the Chinese AI app is a threat to it and its assets.

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The Sims at 25: How a virtual dollhouse took over the world

Some people didn’t expect it to last a year. Here’s how the popular life simulator has stayed alive.

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Bill Gates has given away billions, but ‘still has more to give’

The Microsoft co-founder says he enjoys giving away his fortune and it won’t leave his kids poor.

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