The New Bottleneck in Artificial Intelligence Is Infrastructure, Not Interest

As demand for advanced models rises, compute access and supply-chain concentration are becoming the defining constraints.

Meta on trial over child safety: can it really protect its next generation of users?

New Mexico prosecutors allege Meta prioritized profit, even as child abuse surged on Instagram and Facebook

Midtjylland’s innovators aiming to give Forest that sinking feeling

Nottingham Forest travel to the MCH Arena seeking to overturn a one-goal Europa League deficit against a familiar foe who were early champions of the set piece

Senate Republicans vote down Democrats’ war powers resolution to check Trump on Iran – as it happened

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Kash Patel admits under oath FBI is buying location data on Americans

Admission came during questioning at Senate intelligence committee worldwide threats hearing

Oscars 2027: who might be up for next year’s awards?

First-time winners Michael B Jordan and Jessie Buckley might have just been crowned but here’s a too-early look at who might be winning this time next year

Trump relied on unverified intelligence to blame Iran for deadly school strike

Exclusive: Early US assessment suggesting missile was Iranian was almost immediately dismissed, sources say

Could a stressed-out AI model help us win the battle against big tech? Let me ask Claude | Coco Khan

By considering consciousness a possibility, Anthropic is raising a fascinating proposition – that chatbots could rise up against their own algorithms, says writer and podcaster Coco Khan

UAE reopens airspace after Iran attack – as it happened

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Teenage girls sue Musk’s xAI, accusing Grok tool of creating child sexual abuse material

Lawsuit details how sexualized AI-generated images were produced and distributed without girls’ knowledge

EU calls for urgent reboot in talks with UK to stop reset deal failing

Time is running out to find agreement on areas such as tuition fees EU citizens would pay in Britain and rules for food safety

Trump steps up pressure on European allies to help protect strait of Hormuz | First Thing

US president says it is ‘only appropriate’ for Europe to help, and warns failure to do so would be ‘very bad’ for Nato. Plus, meet the Americans withholding their federal income tax

Google scraps AI search feature that crowdsourced amateur medical advice

Exclusive: Revelation comes as company faces mounting scrutiny over use of AI to provide health tips

The Infinity Machine by Sebastian Mallaby review – the story of the man who changed the world

A journalist charts the progress of AI pioneer Demis Hassabis from child chess prodigy to Nobel prize winner

Iranians embrace anthem by AI singer created by UK-based, Iran-born artist

‘I did it for the people,’ says Farbod Mehr, of song drawing lyrics from the work of revolutionary 20th-century poet Aref Qazvini

AI has exposed age-old problems with university coursework | Letter

Letter: Instead of romanticising a pre-AI past, universities should use this moment to rethink what they actually want students to demonstrate, says Dr Nafisa Baba-Ahmed

Hacked data shines light on homeland security’s AI surveillance ambitions

Records show DHS tech incubator spending large sums on partnerships that would expand surveillance capabilities

The Oscars feel silly in an era of endless crisis. But film still matters | Dave Schilling

It’s hard to be transported by the glitz and glamour when it’s constantly overshadowed by some white-hot new horror

‘No one saw this coming’: will the surprise Telegraph winner change the paper’s direction?

Daily Mail owner could take long-term hit after being gazumped at the 11th hour by Germany’s Axel Springer

New study raises concerns about AI chatbots fueling delusional thinking

First major study on ‘AI psychosis’ suggests chatbots can encourage delusions among vulnerable people

Kyrsten Sinema says in court filings she had a ‘romantic’ relationship with guard

Former US senator’s admission comes after Heather Ammel sued her under North Carolina’s ‘homewrecker’ law

The Guardian view on changes to copyright laws: authors should be protected over big tech | Editorial

Editorial: Writers are voicing their anger at AI theft of their work with Human Authored” logos and an empty book. The government must listen

Five Great Reads: the biggest jewelled egg in the world, the language that stumps Duolingo, and one thing you should do before you die

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey

Anthropic-Pentagon battle shows how big tech has reversed course on AI and war

Less than a decade ago, Google employees scuttled any military use of its AI. Now Anthropic is fighting Trump officials not over if, but how

Is AI set to transform the way we shop? (Hint: yes, it is)

From choosing a new outfit based on your budget and taste, to making sure you always have your kitchen staples replenished, a new consumer revolution is underway thanks to the power of artificial intelligence

AI scams drove UK reports of fraud to record 444,000 last year

Criminals using artificial intelligence tools to take over mobile, bank and online shopping accounts, says Cifas

Thursday briefing: What an Iran negotiator thinks could happen next – and why Trump still has an off-ramp

In today’s newsletter: Robert Malley, who led talks for the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, helps make sense of the war

Self-publish and be scammed: Jon’s tale of heartbreak highlights boom in fraudsters using AI to supercharge book swindles

New wave of publishing fraud mimics lonely hearts swindles of old – swapping promises of true love for the fantasy of literary acclaim. And the wooing process is now fully automated

At 56, I woke to silence: the strange, sudden loss that changed everything

Since the US has no federal mandate for hearing aid coverage, I found myself in a quandary – I couldn’t communicate with the hearing or the deaf

‘Happy (and safe) shooting!’: chatbots helped researchers plot deadly attacks

Users posing as would-be school shooters find AI tools offer detailed advice on how to perpetrate violence

ACCC calls emergency meeting with fuel suppliers – as it happened

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Democrat blasts Trump’s ‘incoherent’ Iran strategy after Pentagon says 140 US service members wounded in operation – as it happened

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Trump news at a glance: war on Iran is either ‘very complete’ or just starting, depending on who is talking

President and his Pentagon chief offer mixed messages as strikes on Iran continue – key US politics stories from 9 March at a glance

Musk’s xAI wins permit for datacenter’s makeshift power plant despite backlash

Billionaire’s artificial intelligence company gets approval to run 41 methane gas turbines at its ‘Colossus 2’ in Mississippi

Family of Tumbler Ridge shooting victim sues OpenAI alleging it could have prevented attack

Eight people were killed by 18-year-old in Canada, who had described violent scenarios involving guns to ChatGPT

Datacenters are becoming a target in warfare for the first time

Iran is bombing Gulf datacenters to blow up symbols of alliance with the US – bringing the war directly into the lives of millions of people

From scripts to sermons: is AI going to be writing everything soon? | Margaret Sullivan

‘Resistance is futile’, wrote one AI product manager for the Associated Press in internal messages to colleagues

Thousands of authors publish ‘empty’ book in protest over AI using their work

About 10,000 writers including Kazuo Ishiguro, Philippa Gregory and Richard Osman join copyright campaign

Short films made from brain activity of mice aim to show how they see world

Scientists hope results analysed after the mice watched video footage will help them understand their perceptions

‘Revolutionary’: Ukrainian para-biathlete wins silver using ChatGPT as his coach

Maksym Murashkovskyi won silver at the Winter Paralympics in the visually impaired biathlon and revealed his secret weapon was using ChatGPT as a coach

Missing money, shipped chips and a 350,000% profit: key takeaways on AI ‘phantom investments’

A Guardian investigation has put the UK government’s AI plans under the microscope. Here are the key details

AI firm Anthropic sues US defense department over blacklisting

Lawsuits come after Pentagon labeled Anthropic a ‘supply chain risk’, a decision the company says is unlawful

Et tutu, Timothée? Backlash mounts over Chalamet snipes at opera and ballet

Jamie Lee Curtis is among a number of prominent figures to take exception to the Oscar nominee for disparaging artforms ‘no one cares about any more’

Liverpool and Manchester United complain to X over ‘sickening’ Grok AI posts

AI feature generated offensive posts about Diogo Jota and the Hillsborough and Munich disasters

AI allows hackers to identify anonymous social media accounts, study finds

New research suggests tech behind AI platforms such as ChatGPT makes it easier to perform sophisticated privacy attacks

Tech oligarchs reshape humanity while billionaires of old seem quaint

From Gates to Musk and Altman, today’s ultra-rich steer AI and tech, raising questions about who decides the future

A Beautiful Loan by Mary Costello review – a profound exploration of the inner life

How are we to account for things that lie outside ordinary language? A woman’s emotions are precisely observed in a novel that brilliantly captures what it means to be human

The Guardian view on AI in war: the Iran conflict shows that the paradigm shift has already begun

Editorial : The intensified use of artificial intelligence, and rows over its control, demonstrate the need for democratic oversight and multilateral controls

Trump news at a glance: president shows Kristi Noem the door, but already has another job lined up for her

Firing of US homeland security secretary is first major personnel shakeup of Trump’s second term – key US politics stories from 5 March at a glance

‘A win for democracy’: Labor abandons freedom of information law changes that would have reduced transparency

Katy Gallagher says Albanese government still committed to reform and flags new fixes to system ‘stuck in the 1980s’

Sam Altman admits OpenAI can’t control Pentagon’s use of AI

CEO’s claims come amid increased scrutiny of US military’s use of the technology and ethics concerns from AI workers

Elon Musk takes witness stand in trial over Twitter takeover

Twitter investors allege the billionaire publicly derided the social network to sink its stock price and buy it at a bargain

Joy of teaching English in the age of AI | Letter

Letter: Reading and writing are still uniquely human activities even though artificial intelligence can complete complex “English learning” tasks in seconds, says Richard Farmer

Showdown over datacenter politics at heart of North Carolina primary

Democratic rematch in Durham-area district draws focus to fight over AI datacenters increasingly shaping US elections

Google faces lawsuit after Gemini chatbot allegedly instructed man to kill himself

Lawsuit is first wrongful death case brought against Google over flagship AI product after death of Jonathan Gavalas

Susan Choi and Katie Kitamura among authors longlisted for Women’s prize for fiction

Sixteen novels are in contention for the £30,000 award, now in its 31st year, with settings ranging from climate-ravaged islands to a near-future Kolkata

Senate to vote on resolution that would prevent Trump continuing Iran war | First Thing

Vote to come after Israel launches wave of strikes on Tehran. Plus, why a ChatGPT boycott could work

Major parties knock back inquiry into racism and sexism in the Senate – as it happened

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Quit ChatGPT: right now! Your subscription is bankrolling authoritarianism | Rutger Bregman

As a historian, I’ve studied the major consumer boycotts of history. We can take down ChatGPT and send a powerful signal to Silicon Valley, says author and historian Rutger Bregman

News Corp is essentially an AI ‘input company’, chief executive says, after US$150m deal with Meta

Chief executive Robert Thomson says he often speaks to both OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg

Trump news at a glance: Rubio and his boss can’t seem to agree on why US attacked Iran

Rubio said the US was reacting after learning that Israel planned to strike Iran, but Trump on Wednesday contradicted that explanation

Rubio tries to backtrack after Israel comments later contradicted by Trump trigger criticism – as it happened

US president said Tuesday he ‘might have forced Israel’s hand’ in attack Iran, day after Rubio said Israel planned to strike Iran first

China’s Two Sessions: what are the meetings and why do they matter?

Annual political gathering kicks off this week in Beijing with the economy, technology and the military high on the agenda

To anyone who thinks Trump can bring peace and equality to Iran – I’ve got a bridge to sell you. Going cheap | Marina Hyde

If POTUS can really bomb peace, stability and women’s rights into the Middle East, I’ll take my hat off to him. Judging by his role in Gaza, I won’t hold my breath, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

OpenAI amends Pentagon deal as Sam Altman admits it looks ‘sloppy’

ChatGPT owner’s CEO says it will bar its technology being used for mass surveillance or by intelligence services

More generals purged as delegates gather for China’s Two Sessions event

Spectre of military upheaval will hang over annual meetings where Beijing’s five-year plan will be launched

Trump is using AI to fight his wars – this is a dangerous turning point | Chris Stokel-Walker

The technology most people use only as a chatty tool for daily tasks is reportedly aiding US military aggression. And there is not much we can do about it, says technology writer Chris Stokel-Walker

PM tables election review in question time – as it happened

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Iran war heralds era of AI-powered bombing quicker than ‘speed of thought’

Speed and scale of US military’s AI war planning raises fears human decision-making may be sidelined

Trump’s show of force in the Middle East creates a weakness China can exploit

Beijing can again leverage its critical minerals dominance over an increasingly busy US military, as Taiwan slides further down the White House list of priorities

Top Democrat slams Trump officials’ ‘totally insufficient’ answers in closed-door briefing about Iran operation – as it happened

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Melania Trump urges protecting children’s education at UN after Iran school strike

The first lady’s UN security council speech came days after Iranian media reported an airstrike killed 165 people and injured 96 others at girls’ school

US markets see-saw as investors keep close eye on Iran war

Major US indexes recover after falls earlier in the day amid concerns of rising gas prices

Anthropic’s AI model Claude gets popularity boost after US military feud

Claude climbs to top of app store charts in US and UK after being blacklisted by Pentagon over ethics concerns

FTSE 100 share index records biggest fall since November as Iran war drives up oil and gas prices – as it happened

US-Israel war with Iran hits shares in travel companies, and the pound, although oil producers and weapons makers are rallying

‘The digital colonization of flyover states’: how datacenters are tearing small-town America apart

The rapid rollout of datacenters across the US is creating a divide between municipal governments and residents

Trump news at a glance: Congress divided on Iran attack as Trump appears to link operation to 2020 election loss

US president says he is willing to speak to Iran’s remaining leadership as war spreads across Middle East – key US politics stories from 1 March 2026

US military reportedly used Claude in Iran strikes despite Trump’s ban

Trump calls Anthropic a ‘Radical Left AI company run by people who have no idea what the real World is all about’

Datacentre developers face calls to disclose effect on UK’s net emissions

Campaign groups write to technology secretary amid concerns that sites could double overall electricity demand

How will datacentres affect Australia’s power prices, water supply and emissions?

There’s a growing expectation that if you build a datacentre you must meet your own energy needs. But there are other key policy questions that need answering

Claude hits No. 1 on App Store as ChatGPT users defect in show of support for Anthropic's Pentagon stance

OpenAI secured a Pentagon deal, sparking backlash and shifting some users' loyalties to Anthropic's rival Claude chatbot.

Pentagon chief blocks officers from Ivy League schools and top universities

"We will no longer invest in institutions that fail to sharpen our leaders' warfighting capabilities or that undermine the very values they are sworn to defend."

Arthur Elias reflects on win over Costa Rica

On Friday night (27), the Brazilian National Team defeated Costa Rica 5-2 in their first game of the year. After the friendly match held at the Alejandro Morera Soto Stadium in Alajuela, Costa Rica, c...

otel-instrumentation-claude-agent-sdk 0.0.2

OpenTelemetry instrumentation for the Anthropic Claude Agent SDK

Show HN: Xmloxide – an agent made rust replacement for libxml2

Recently several AI labs have published experiments where they tried to get AI coding agents to complete large software projects.- Cursor attempted to make a browser from scratch: https://cursor.com/blog/scaling-agents- Anthropic attempted to make a C Compile…

otel-instrumentation-claude-agent-sdk added to PyPI

OpenTelemetry instrumentation for the Anthropic Claude Agent SDK

Trump orders government to ‘immediately cease’ all use of AI made by ‘radical left’ company

Slams tech giant as 'woke'

OpenAI Reaches A.I. Agreement With Defense Dept. After Anthropic Clash - The New York Times - The New York Times

OpenAI Reaches A.I. Agreement With Defense Dept. After Anthropic Clash - The New York TimesThe New York Times OpenAI strikes deal with Pentagon hours after Trump admin bans AnthropicCNN Our agreement with the Department of WarOpenAI Trump Orders U.S. Agencies…

kiboup added to PyPI

Framework-agnostic library for deploying AI agents via HTTP, A2A, and MCP

chatweaver 1.2.0

A Python library that simplifies building AI-driven chatbots with OpenAI, offering conversation management, file attachments, and persistent storage in one cohesive package.

Taiwan's Fitipower eyes stronger year as AI and edge chips gain traction

Fitipower, a Taiwanese driver IC and semiconductor supplier, offered a cautiously optimistic outlook for 2026 during its February 25 investor briefing. Chairman Young Lin said the company expects full-year performance to surpass 2025, with growth increasingly…

vocal-ai 0.3.3

Ollama-style Voice Model Management - Self-hosted OpenAI-compatible Speech AI

vocal-sdk 0.3.3

Python SDK for Vocal API - Auto-generated OpenAI-compatible client

Duolingo Grows, But Users Disliked Increased Ads and Subscription Pushes. Stock Plummets Again

Friday was "a horrible day" for investors in Duolingo, reports Fast Company. But Friday's one-day 14% drop is just part of a longer story. Since last May, Duolingo's stock has dropped 81%. Yes, the company faced a social media backlash that month after its …

OpenAI details layered protections in US defense department pact

Feb 28 : OpenAI said on Saturday that the agreement it struck a day ago with the Pentagon to deploy technology on the U.S. defense department's classified network includes additional safeguards to protect its use cases.U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday di…

OpenAI–Pentagon deal highlights deeper conflict over who controls AI safeguards

A newly announced agreement between OpenAI and the US Department of Defense underscores a growing divide in the AI sector—not over whether military cooperation should exist, but over who ultimately governs the limits of how advanced AI systems are used in cla…

Claude is the Number 2 Free App in Apple’s App Store Now

Has Donald Trump brought about Claudemania?

neurocore-ai added to PyPI

Pluggable, YAML-driven framework for building agentic AI applications

Celibra Trade 9.3 Review: Genuine Trading Platform or Fake? Reality Check

Celibra Trade 9.3 emerges as a recently introduced cryptocurrency trading platform created to make easier and enhance the overall investing process for individuals interested in digital asset investors. The platform claims that it uses improved methods such a…

Micron opens semiconductor assembly and test facility in India

Micron Technology has inaugurated its first semiconductor assembly and test facility in Sanand, expanding its global manufacturing footprint while supporting India's efforts to strengthen its role in the semiconductor value chain.

Leztruvin Review: Genuine Trading Platform or Fake? Reality Check

Leztruvin presents itself as a newly launched digital asset trading solution created to make easier and upgrade the overall trading journey for individuals interested in online market participants. The platform suggests that it uses modern systems such as art…

daz-agent-sdk added to PyPI

Provider-agnostic AI library with tier-based routing and automatic fallback.

As Trump Bombs Iran, We Need to Reckon With the American War Machine

We cannot afford to slip into despair. We must push back against militarism everywhere, at every turn.

Source Available: Classified LLM Operator on Anthropic–Pentagon Standoff and Defense Procurement Consequences

Ben Van Roo of Legion Intelligence argues the current public framing of the govtech dispute obscures the operational realities within those environments...

OpenAI just raised $110 billion and it still may not be enough

Genvix Trade v9.6 Review: Secure or Risky Trading Tool? Tested & Analyzed

Genvix Trade v9.6 presents itself as a recently introduced crypto trading system built to make easier and improve the overall trading journey for individuals interested in crypto traders. The platform puts forward that it uses advanced methods such as machine…

Line-ups announced for Toluca v Chivas

Chivas and Toluca open Saturday’s schedule with a match that could change the fate of the standings. The Rojiblancos will defend the top spot with 18 points, while the Diablos, in fourth place with ...

RiseVest Review: Secure or Risky Trading Tool? Tested & Analyzed

RiseVest presents itself as a newly launched crypto trading system created to streamline and upgrade the overall user experience for individuals interested in crypto traders. The platform claims that it uses advanced technologies such as artificial intelligen…

Quantum AI Investment Review: Trusted Trading System or Fraud? Results Exposed

Quantum AI Investment emerges as a newly launched online trading program designed to streamline and strengthen the overall trading experience for individuals interested in cryptocurrency markets. The platform states that it uses advanced technologies such as …

Qnity Electronics Q4 Earnings Call Highlights

Qnity Electronics (NYSE:Q) executives pointed to continued momentum tied to artificial intelligence and advanced semiconductor manufacturing as the company...

Grand Financeholm Review: Scam or Legit Trading Platform? Truth Revealed

Grand Financeholm emerges as a recently introduced digital asset trading solution developed to smooth and improve the overall user experience for individuals interested in digital asset investors. The platform states that it uses modern tools such as smart co…

Final Fantasy 9 Remake Release Window Divides Gamers

A potential remake of Final Fantasy IX has long been rumoured, but it's arguably looking less like than ever.

Safe Equitybury Review: Verified Trading Tool or Scam? Claims vs Reality

Safe Equitybury is introduced as a freshly created crypto trading system created to simplify and enhance the overall trading experience for individuals interested in digital asset investors. The platform puts forward that it uses high-level technologies such …

Marketing News of the Month: Super Bowl, Valentine's Day, Winter Olympics, and More

Blog by Debbie Laskey about marketing, branding, social media, management, leadership, employee engagement, customer experiences, public relations.

Anthropic CEO responds to Pentagon order prohibiting military use

The CEO of Anthropic provides an update following an announcement from US government officials designating the company as a "supply chain risk."

cuda-motion-flow added to PyPI

GPU-accelerated video stabilization with COLMAP trajectory export

meshagent-openai 0.28.14

OpenAI Building Blocks for Meshagent

Done deal: 'Chacho' Coudet set to become new River Plate manager

The River Plate world has finally found the man tasked with inheriting the coach’s jersey after the departure of Marcelo Gallardo.Eduardo "Chacho" Coudet has reached a full agreement with the manage...

Piek Gainflux Review: Secure or Risky Trading Tool? Tested & Analyzed

Piek Gainflux stands out as a freshly created crypto trading system created to streamline and enhance the overall trading experience for individuals interested in crypto traders. The platform puts forward that it uses improved systems such as machine intellig…

Neighbors, It's Time to Make a Stand

Personal Perspective: We all believe we're "the good guys." That conviction is tearing us apart. The solution may lie in living the truth we already know: We're neighbors first.