UK Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has warned that Elon Musk’s X could lose the “right to self regulate” after its Grok AI tool was linked to the creation and circulation of illegal sexualised imagery, prompting a formal Ofcom investigation and an accelerated UK government response. Background The controversy centred on X, formerly Twitter, and its AI…

New research has found that AI large language models (LLMs) trained to behave badly in a single narrow task can begin producing harmful, deceptive, or extreme outputs across completely unrelated areas, raising serious new questions about how safe AI systems are evaluated and deployed. A Surprising Safety Failure in Modern AI Large language models (LLMs)…

OpenAI has invested in Merge Labs, a new brain computer interface research company cofounded by its chief executive Sam Altman, marking an escalation in efforts to link human cognition directly with artificial intelligence. BCIs, The Next Frontier? The investment, confirmed by OpenAI, sees the AI company participate as the largest single backer in Merge Labs’…

A US startup claims the first hotel on the Moon could be deployed by the early 2030s, as space agencies return to lunar missions and private companies search for commercially viable ways to support long-term human presence beyond Earth. Who Is GRU? The proposal comes from Galactic Resource Utilization Space, better known as GRU Space,…

Google’s expanding AI partnerships, product integration, and recent technical progress are fuelling growing debate over whether it has quietly moved ahead of OpenAI in the global race to deploy large-scale artificial intelligence. Matched Since 2022 Google and OpenAI have been closely matched since late 2022, when OpenAI’s release of ChatGPT reshaped public and commercial expectations…

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has become the focus of political, regulatory, and international scrutiny after users exploited it to generate non-consensual sexualised images, including material involving children, triggering urgent action from regulators and reopening a heated debate over online safety and free speech. What Triggered The Controversy? The row began in late December when…

In this week’s Tech Insight, we look at 15 notable gadgets from a CES focused on how artificial intelligence is being embedded into physical products for homes, health, and everyday use. CES 2026 The Consumer Electronics Show, held each January in Las Vegas, Nevada, has long been a place where experimental concepts sit alongside near…

WhatsApp has rolled out a set of new group chat features designed to reduce confusion in larger conversations and make coordination easier, as the platform continues to evolve beyond simple one-to-one messaging. What Has Been Introduced? In a blog post published on 7 January, WhatsApp confirmed the launch of three new group chat features entitled…

Spotify has introduced two new Messages features that let users see what friends are listening to in real time and invite them into shared listening sessions, signalling a deeper shift towards in-app social interaction. Wider Rollout By Early February The update, confirmed by Spotify on 7 January, adds Listening Activity and Request to Jam to…