Leeds makes its case to be Britain's second AI city
With deep financial-services and NHS data, Leeds is positioning to win AI's 'application economy' — but capital and senior-talent gaps still cap its ambitions.
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The latest AI developments shaping UK business and technology
Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer leaves Google for OpenAI
Noam Shazeer, co-lead of Google's Gemini models, is joining IPO-bound OpenAI under two years after a $2.7bn deal lured him back, underscoring AI's talent wars.
AI bosses tell G7 to act fast — but split on how to govern it
At the G7 summit, the chiefs of OpenAI, DeepMind and Anthropic urged leaders to govern AI quickly, but split over containment versus open access.
Home Office to deploy AI age-checks it knew were flawed
A leaked report shows the Home Office knew its AI facial age-estimation tool misjudges children and shows racial bias, yet will roll it out at the border.
AI prototype aims to halve England's planning decision times
The government unveils two AI planning tools, including a prototype tested in Barnet, Camden and Dorset that could cut householder decisions from eight weeks to four.
