AI News — Page 18
The latest AI developments shaping UK business and technology
SK hynix raises $26.5bn in giant AI-driven US listing
South Korean chipmaker SK hynix priced a US listing to raise $26.5bn (about £20bn), one of the biggest ever, on the back of surging AI memory demand.
Computacenter set to double profit as AI demand surges
Computacenter expects first-half adjusted pre-tax profit to roughly double to £163m, driven by AI-related projects in the UK and hyperscale demand in North America.
Not using AI could make lawyers negligent, taskforce says
The UK Jurisdiction Taskforce says professionals can be sued for negligence for failing to use AI, and that existing English law already covers most AI liability disputes.
UK firms shift AI focus from pilots to trust and results
Technology executives say the AI debate in UK enterprises has moved from adoption to trust, as time spent verifying AI output erodes the productivity it promises.
OpenAI's GPT-Live lets ChatGPT listen and speak at once
OpenAI has launched GPT-Live, full-duplex voice models that can listen and speak simultaneously and delegate hard questions to a frontier model in the background.
Bank of England flags AI as a financial stability risk
The Bank of England has named AI a growing threat to financial stability, warning that heavy investor bets and rising cyber vulnerability could amplify a market fall.
Half of the world's mega datacentre projects may stall
The Uptime Institute says about half of 250 large datacentre projects announced since 2021 will be cancelled or delayed, straining the AI boom's foundations.
Cambridge fruit-picking robot firm Dogtooth raises £14m
Cambridge agtech Dogtooth has raised over £14m to scale its AI-powered fruit-harvesting robots, backed by Innovate UK grants and equity investors.
OpenAI to launch GPT-5.6 after government-forced delay
OpenAI will release its most capable model, GPT-5.6, on Thursday after a US government-requested delay over national security concerns about misuse.
AI industry fails on existential safety, index warns
A Future of Life Institute safety index gave no leading AI firm above a C+, warning the industry is 'entirely inadequate' at managing existential risks.