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Rise in workload for police watchdog fuelled by AI-assisted complaints
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (957+ words) AI is thought to be fuelling a rise in the number of people asking a watchdog to review complaints made about the police, as well as applying for judicial reviews of its own decisions. The Independent Office for Police Conduct…...
Linda Perry says songwriters should "embrace" artificial intelligence
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (415+ words) Linda Perry has said songwriters need to "embrace" artificial intelligence (AI) as the 4 Non Blondes singer and guitarist received the special international award at the 2026 Ivor Novello Awards. The 61-year-old, who wrote hits such as Christina Aguilera's Beautiful, Get The…...
Standard Chartered to cut around 7, 800 jobs amid increased AI use
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (303+ words) Standard Chartered has said it plans to cut around 7, 800 jobs as it ramps up the use of AI across its operations. The London-based banking giant said it will cut more than 15% of back-office roles by 2030. It is the latest firm…...
Google disrupts AI hackers exploiting unknown weakness in firm's digital defence
2+ week, 11+ hour ago (799+ words) Google said it had disrupted a criminal group's attempt to use artificial intelligence to exploit another company's previously unknown digital vulnerability, adding to heightened worries across government and private industry about AI's risks for cybersecurity. Google shared limited information about…...
Fact check: Tuition fees and AI-generated voter videos
2+ week, 5+ day ago (515+ words) This round-up of claims has been compiled by Full Fact, the UK's largest fact-checking charity working to find, expose and counter the harms of bad information. Are there university tuition fees in Scotland? In a Scottish election leaflet from the…...
Fact checks: Election candidate's AI videos and clips of Muslims praying
4+ week, 15+ hour ago (617+ words) This round-up of claims has been compiled by Full Fact, the UK's largest fact checking charity working to find, expose and counter the harms of bad information. Glasgow candidate's "illustrative' AI campaign videos do not show real events An independent…...
Water company using AI-powered digital sewer system to prevent pollution
1+ mon, 16+ hour ago (414+ words) An AI-powered digital sewer system is helping to stop pollution before it occurs. Southern Water uses around 34, 000 sewer level monitors across its network, which continually track flows and alert engineers to blockages or leaks. Daniel Mc Elhinney, proactive operations control…...
Fact check: Free NHS prescriptions and AI small boats videos
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (517+ words) This round-up of claims has been compiled by Full Fact, the UK's largest fact-checking charity working to find, expose and counter the harms of bad information. Has Reform UK said it would keep free prescriptions in Wales? Speaking on a…...
Microsoft being sued for "1. 7 billion over "abusing position" in cloud computing
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (297+ words) Microsoft will face a "1. 7 billion collective action court case over "abusing its dominant position" in cloud computing, a tribunal has ruled. More than 59, 000 UK businesses and organisations are collectively seeking compensation from the global computing giant after being allegedly overcharged…...
AI chatbots often "hallucinate" and give inaccurate medical information " study
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (414+ words) Chatbots such as Chat GPT and Grok frequently "hallucinate" and produce inaccurate and incomplete medical information, experts have warned. A new study found half of the information given in response to 50 medical questions was "problematic" and all AI types were…...