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Artificial intelligence needs no introduction, driving new innovation and transforming the way people work. But the adoption of AI and our increasing reliance on it also raises questions about the centralised nature of the infrastructure it runs on, and the risks that poses. Cryptocurrencies have taught us of the importance of decentralisation, and the dangers […]

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) finds itself at the centre of a perfect storm: unprecedented AI chip demand that it cannot fully satisfy, escalating trade tensions that threaten its business model, and geopolitical risks that expose the fragility of global semiconductor supply chains. Speaking at TSMC’s annual shareholders meeting in Hsinchu on Tuesday, CEO C.C.

When ChatGPT’s user base exploded from 980,000 to over 10 million in South Korea within a year—an eleven-fold increase that outpaced growth in any other market—OpenAI’s executives knew they had discovered something extraordinary. This wasn’t just viral adoption; it was a powerful market signal that drove the company to fast-track its South Korean expansion and establish Seoul as its

Apple has opened its foundational AI model to third-party developers for the first time, allowing direct access to the on-device large language model that powers Apple Intelligence. The move, announced at this week’s Worldwide Developers Conference, represents a significant shift in Apple’s traditionally closed ecosystem approach to Apple AI developer tools. The newly accessible three-billion parameter model

Reddit is taking Anthropic to court, accusing the artificial intelligence company of pulling user content from the platform without permission and using it to train its Claude AI models. The lawsuit, filed in a California state court, claims Anthropic made more than 100,000 unauthorised requests to Reddit’s servers, even after publicly stating that it had

The UK is cementing its position as Europe’s AI powerhouse through partnerships with players like NVIDIA to tackle issues like the skills gap. The UK continued to outpace continental rivals both in freshly funded AI startups and overall private investment throughout 2024. Since 2013, UK AI ventures have managed to attract £22 billion in private

Anthropic has unveiled a custom collection of Claude AI models designed for US national security customers. The announcement represents a potential milestone in the application of AI within classified government environments. The ‘Claude Gov’ models have already been deployed by agencies operating at the highest levels of US national security, with access strictly limited to

Reddit is accusing Anthropic of building its Claude AI models on the back of Reddit’s users, without permission and without paying for it. Anyone who uses Reddit, even a web-crawling bot, agrees to the site’s user agreement. That agreement is clear: you cannot just take content from the site and use it for your own

Ahead of the TechEx North America event on June 4-5, we’ve been lucky enough to speak to Kieran Norton, Deloitte’s US Cyber AI & Automation leader, who will be one of the speakers at the conference on June 4th. Kieran’s 25+ years in the sector mean that as well as speaking authoritatively on all matters

CIOs and business leaders know they’re sitting on a goldmine of business data. And while traditional tools such as business intelligence platforms and statistical analysis software can effectively surface insights from the collated data resources, doing so quickly, in real-time and at scale remains an unsolved challenge. Enterprise AI, when deployed responsibly and at scale,