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Universal basic income could be used to soften hit from AI job losses in UK, minister says

Lord Stockwood says people in government ‘definitely’ talking about idea as technology disrupts industries • Business live – latest updates The UK could introduce a universal basic income (UBI) to protect workers in industries that are being disrupted by AI, the investment minister Jason Stockwood has said. “Bumpy” changes to society caused by the introduction of the technology would mean there would have to be “some sort of concessionary arrangement with jobs that go immediately”, Lord Stockwood said. Continue reading...

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Jan 29

AI (artificial intelligence)Universal basic incomeEconomic policy

‘Wake up to the risks of AI, they are almost here,’ Anthropic boss warns

Dario Amodei questions if human systems are ready to handle the ‘almost unimaginable power’ that is ‘potentially imminent’ Quarter of Britons fear losing jobs to AI in next five years Humanity is entering a phase of artificial intelligence development that will “test who we are as a species”, the boss of the AI startup Anthropic has said, arguing that the world needs to “wake up” to the risks. Dario Amodei, a co-founder and the chief executive of the company behind the hit chatbot Claude , voiced his fears in a 19,000-word essay titled “The adolescence of technology”. Continue reading...

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Jan 27

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Where Tech Leaders and Students Really Think AI Is Going

We asked tech CEOs, journalists, entertainers, students, and more about the promise and peril of artificial intelligence. Here’s what they said.

wired.com

Jan 27

BusinessBusiness / Artificial Intelligence

The year of the ‘hectocorn’: the $100bn tech companies that could float in 2026

OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX and Stripe are rumoured to be among ten of the biggest companies considering IPOs You’ve probably heard of “unicorns” – technology startups valued at more than $1bn – but 2026 is shaping up to be the year of the “ hectocorn ”, with several US and European companies potentially floating on stock markets at valuations over $100bn (£75bn). OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX and Stripe are among the big names said to be considering an initial public offering (IPO) this year. Continue reading...

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Jan 22

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Meta Seeks to Bar Mentions of Mental Health—and Zuckerberg’s Harvard Past—From Child Safety Trial

The trial starts soon in New Mexico’s case against Meta—and the company is pulling out all the stops to protect its reputation.

wired.com

Jan 21

BusinessBusiness / Social Media

Jimmy Wales Will Never Edit Donald Trump’s Wikipedia Page: He ‘Makes Me Insane’

On this week’s episode of The Big Interview podcast, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales talks about maintaining neutrality in an online ecosystem increasingly hostile to facts.

wired.com

Jan 20

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UK exposed to ‘serious harm’ by failure to tackle AI risks, MPs warn

Government, Bank of England and FCA criticised for taking ‘wait-and-see’ approach to AI use in financial sector Consumers and the UK financial system are being exposed to “serious harm” by the failure of government and the Bank of England to get a grip on the risks posed by artificial intelligence, an influential parliamentary committee has warned. In a new report, MPs on the Treasury committee criticise ministers and City regulators, including the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), for taking a “wait-and-see” approach to AI use across the financial sector. Continue reading...

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Jan 20

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‘We could hit a wall’: why trillions of dollars of risk is no guarantee of AI reward

Progress of artificial general intelligence could stall, which may lead to a financial crash, says Yoshua Bengio, one of the ‘godfathers’ of modern AI Will the race to artificial general intelligence (AGI) lead us to a land of financial plenty – or will it end in a 2008-style bust? Trillions of dollars rest on the answer. The figures are staggering: an estimated $2.9tn (£2.2tn) being spent on datacentres , the central nervous systems of AI tools; the more than $4tn stock market capitalisation of Nvidia, the company that makes the chips powering cutting-edge AI systems; and the $100m signing-on bonuses offered by Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta to top engineers at OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. Continue reading...

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Jan 17

AI (artificial intelligence)ComputingTechnology

Zero Knowledge Proof Gets $1.7B Raise Projections as Solana and Ethereum Hold Price Levels

Zero Knowledge Proof gains momentum as Solana and Ethereum hold key price levels, with analysts eyeing strong funding projections and long term crypto growth.

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Universal basic income could be used to soften hit from AI job losses in UK, minister says

‘Wake up to the risks of AI, they are almost here,’ Anthropic boss warns

Where Tech Leaders and Students Really Think AI Is Going

The year of the ‘hectocorn’: the $100bn tech companies that could float in 2026

Meta Seeks to Bar Mentions of Mental Health—and Zuckerberg’s Harvard Past—From Child Safety Trial

Jimmy Wales Will Never Edit Donald Trump’s Wikipedia Page: He ‘Makes Me Insane’

UK exposed to ‘serious harm’ by failure to tackle AI risks, MPs warn

‘We could hit a wall’: why trillions of dollars of risk is no guarantee of AI reward

Zero Knowledge Proof Gets $1.7B Raise Projections as Solana and Ethereum Hold Price Levels

CRWV: Kirby McInerney LLP Advises Coreweave, Inc. Investors of Class Action Lawsuit

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As AI creeps into Hollywood, this filmmaker deepfaked Sam Altman. Then things got personal

Adaptability is the new job security and 4 more future AI trends from EY’s global chief innovation officer

Why Everyone Is Suddenly in a ‘Very Chinese Time’ in Their Lives

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Avalon Healthcare Solutions Lands Strategic Investment from Francisco Partners and WindRose

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Vista AI Secures $29.5M to Scale Automated Scanning Across Brain, Spine, and Prostate

Top Free Apps to Learn Languages in 2026

Zero Knowledge Proof's $1.7B Presale Forecast Puts It Miles Ahead of SUI and SHIB: Could This Be the Amazon of Crypto?

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Are we entering 2026 in an AI bubble?

ZKP Shows Early Breakout Signs With 400x ROI Talk While ONDO Slows Down & ASTER Stays Firm

Is AI the Gateway to News Consumption Across Platforms Now?

Stock futures slide while gold and silver jump after Powell investigation raises fears over the Fed’s independence

What global executives need to ask about China in 2026

Elon Musk asked people to upload their medical data to X so his AI company could learn to interpret MRIs and CT scans

Gaming Tech in 2026 That Makes Consoles Feel Outdated

Instagram Data of 17.5 Million Users Reportedly Sold on Dark Web

IoT Projects for Beginners: Top 10 Smart Devices to Try

0.003 Today, 0.43 Tomorrow? The BlockDAG Price Secret That Uniswap & XRP Traders are Missing!

Tether Partners UNODC After $260 Million Crypto Crime Seizure in Africa

OpenAI Is Asking Contractors to Upload Work From Past Jobs to Evaluate the Performance of AI Agents

AccurKardia Secures Second FDA Clearance for AccurECG 2.0 to Tackle Cardiac Backlogs

Challenges and Limitations of AI in Agriculture

Seasonal Switch 2 sales show significant slowing as annual cycle sunsets

Why Chips Will Matter More Than Apps in 2026

Airlines cancel hundreds of flights across the eastern Caribbean after U.S. raid on Venezuela

4 Best Crypto Presales to Watch: Zero Knowledge Proof Predicted to Raise $7B as Remittix, HYPER & Tapzi Struggle to Keep Up

Bitfinex Hacker Ilya Lichtenstein Freed Early Thanks To Trump's Prison Reform Law— Wife Calls It 'Best New Years Present'

Gemini’s AI Vision Board for 2026 is the Internet’s New Obsession

Top Free AI Baby Generators in 2026 for Content Creators & Influencers

NVIDIA Eyes $3 Billion AI21 Labs Buy to Deepen AI Software Play

Mappls Integrates Multimodal Public Transport for Smarter Urban Travel

Top 5 Cryptos That Could Make You a Millionaire by 2027 — Ozak AI Takes First Spot With Massive 500× Upside

‘They sowed chaos to no avail’: the lasting legacy of Elon Musk’s Doge

PS6 Launch May Face Delays Amid RAM Shortages, Pricing Speculations