UK counts the cost of losing access to frontier AI models
The Cabinet Office has ordered an urgent estimate of what British business would forfeit if the newest US models were closed to UK users.
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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.
Iran turns Western AI models into cyberwar weapons
Western AI models like ChatGPT and Gemini are turbocharging Iran's cyber operations, helping craft malware and phishing at scale, cyber experts tell the FT.
Alan Turing Institute Told to Reform After UKRI Review
UKRI says the UK's flagship AI research institute is underperforming on strategy and value for money, demanding a pivot to defence and national security.
UK government adds AI to national security procurement priorities
New government guidance will recognise AI alongside shipbuilding, steel, and energy infrastructure as critical for national security, with departments directed to prioritise British suppliers in these sectors.
Trump Orders Federal Agencies to Drop Anthropic AI Immediately
President Trump directed all federal agencies to cease using Anthropic technology as the Pentagon classified the AI company as a supply-chain risk to national security.
Alan Turing Institute Appoints National Security Leader as New CEO
Dr George Williamson CMG, former CEO of HMGCC, will lead the UK's national AI and data science institute through a new phase focused on sovereign capability.