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Britain stands at a pivotal moment with the chance to lead in AI adoption and innovation. While AI has shaped industries for decades, it is the recent advances in agentic AI that are transforming how individuals and businesses interact with technology. The UK’s pro-innovation approach to AI regulation: principles-based, agile, and sector-led offers a genuine ...
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Mentra will soon start shipping its first smart glasses, the Mentra Live. At first glance, there’s nothing obvious setting Mentra’s glasses apart from its more well-known competitors, but they come with their own dedicated app store, and employ an open-source OS with an SDK that developers have had access to since early 2025. Mentra says the MiniApp Store is the first app store of its nature for smart glasses, and... Read more ›
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Fundraising campaigns for a Ford employee who was suspended after shouting at President Trump have raised hundreds of thousands. Read more ›
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Venezuela relied on Russian air defense systems and Chinese radars, but its forces did not shoot down any US military aircraft. Read more ›
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NY State Governor Kathy Hochul wants 3D printer manufacturers to make it impossible to 3D print guns. Read more ›
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The fight in Ukraine changes so rapidly that weapons makers can't afford to constantly overhaul and redevelop whole systems. Read more ›
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Hegseth's effort to punish a US senator "places other retirees who have spoken up potentially in jeopardy," a military law expert said. Read more ›
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President Trump has signed a proclamation imposing a 25 percent tariff on “certain advanced computing chips,” the White House has announced. As The New York Times notes, the administration previously threatened much bigger and broader tariffs for chips. Trump even said that he was going to impose a 100 percent tariff on companies unless they invest on semiconductor manufacturing in the United States. The new tariff will only affect advanced... Read more ›
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Spotify is raising the prices for its premium subscriptions by $1 to $2 across the board, starting this February. Those are similar figures to the company’s last price hike in 2024. Subscribers across the US, Estonia and Latvia will soon receive an email, notifying them that they’ll be paying a larger amount for their February bill. The streaming service said it’s raising its prices occasionally to “reflect the value that... Read more ›
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The price of Spotify Premium is about to jump again in the US, marking its third price hike since 2023. Spotify announced that subscribers in the US, Estonia, and Latvia will be contacted about the updated pricing over the coming month. Individual Premium plans in the US will increase from $11.99 to $12.99 by the […] Read more ›
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Interior designers share which home-decor choices will last over time without going out of style, from statement lighting to small pops of color. Read more ›
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X is awash with nonconsensual sexual deepfakes that blatantly violate Apple's and Google's policies, yet it and xAI's Grok remain on both companies' app stores. In open letters published Wednesday, a coalition of 28 advocacy groups, including women's organizations and tech watchdogs, are demanding CEOs Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai grow spines and evict them. […] Read more ›
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Jimmy Kimmel has shared his thoughts on the Trump administration's latest talks to try and acquire Greenland. Read more ›
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The autoworker called the president a "pedophile protector," a reference to his suppression of the Epstein files. Read more ›
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Owen Poole covers today's biggest tech stories. Elon Musk announces that Tesla's 'full self-drive' feature will go subscription-only starting soon. Starlink users in Iran have been given free access to combat the total internet blackout as unrest grows. A new study shows that 'rude' prompts can lead to more accurate answers from AI chatbots. Read more ›
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Join our livestream — and pose a question to WIRED’s panel of experts — on China’s dominance, influence, and how it is rewriting the future. Read more ›
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In 1984, film librarian Merle Ray Harlin was charged with stealing 419 films. One scrap found in his vast collection was a missing scene from the 1954 film A Star Is Born starring Judy Garland. But there was still 7 minutes of footage missing. It has never been found. Read more ›
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Zilch has acquired Lithuanian lender Fjord Bank, giving the London-based fintech unicorn a European banking licence and a huge step forward in its expansion plans. Zilch will purchase 100% of Fjord Bank and will establish Lithuania as its European headquarters, using Vilnius as its operational and regulatory platform for expansion across Europe. Launched in 2021, ... Read more ›
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Ofcom has proposed the next steps in plans that would see mobile masts and Wi-Fi routers in different locations use parts of the same frequency band to transmit their signals for the first time. Historically, mobile and Wi-Fi services have had to use different parts of the radio spectrum – the wavelengths used for wireless ... Read more ›
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UK tech had a tumultuous year in 2025, with headlines dominated by AI, cyber attacks and a challenging investment environment. AI in particular had a significant moment, with its evolution providing a productivity boost to resource-scarce startups while also creating new challenges surrounding compliance and safety. When UKTN asked a series of industry experts about ... Read more ›
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Danske Bank UK has appointed Dr Fiona Browne as its first head of artificial intelligence to lead the strategic development and use of AI across the bank. In her new role, Browne will lead a new AI centre of excellence in Belfast and work alongside Danske Bank UK’s head of data and analytics, Lyndsay Shields, ... Read more ›
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The government has been urged by prominent Labour backbenchers to introduce legislation that would require banks to expand access to low-cost lending for SMEs. A private members bill introduced to the House of Commons by Labour MP and former minister Gareth Thomas laid out plans to further combat a weak economy with a mandate for ... Read more ›
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The government would “support” a ban of Elon Musk’s social media platform X should Ofcom determine it is necessary following a trend of AI sexual deepfake generation via its Grok tool. Grok, an AI chatbot accessible via social media platform X, has been used to manipulate images of real people to create sexually explicit materials, ... Read more ›
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Cambridge health tech firm Qureight has appointed former Riverlane executive Rebecca Simmons (pictured) as its new chief operating officer. Simmons has been tasked with scaling the AI CT imaging company’s global business operations. The new Qureight COO previously held the same role at Riverlane, a prominent player in quantum error correction technology. In her time ... Read more ›
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The Conservatives calls for the UK to follow Australia’s lead in banning social media for under-16s have received a boost as prominent Labour politician Andy Burnham backs the plan. The Greater Manchester mayor, commonly cited as a potential successor to Keir Starmer as leader of the Labour Party, said he has found himself agreeing with ... Read more ›
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UK-based sportswear group JD Sports has become one of the first major brands to allow purchases to be made directly from popular AI chatbots. The service, which will be initially only available in the US, will allow customers to search for and purchase its products from Copilot, Gemini and ChatGPT. JD Sports has partnered with ... Read more ›
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The UK government aims to expedite the passing and enforcement of legislation to combat sexualised deep fakes following the launch of a formal investigation into X’s Grok AI. Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said in the House of Commons that she will bring into force a new offence this week that makes it illegal to create ... Read more ›
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