Could AI create a ‘permanent underclass’?
San Francisco’s language is hyperbolic — but the technology could bifurcate the labour market
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How AI is breaking the British state
Britain has long pioneered new political models, from the welfare state in the 1940s to the “third way” in the 1990s. It is also unusually vulnerable to the march of AI-armed citizens, because its administrative traditions favour the written submissions that AI is so good at drafting.
The Human-Agent Operating Model: How CIOs Should Redesign IT for AI-Augmented Work
TL;DR The CIO’s AI operating model cannot stop at selecting models, deploying copilots, or funding agent pilots. It must define how a human-agent workforce makes decisions, executes work, owns outcomes, operates platforms, handles exceptions, and responds when an AI-enabled process fails. The durable model is centralized control with federated business ownership. Employees retain judgment, accountability,
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DeepMind’s hurricane breakthrough has surprised weather scientists
In October 2025, a storm brewed over the Caribbean Sea. Weather models differed on its trajectory. Would it remain weak and end up in Haiti, or would it intensify and head to Jamaica? Artificial intelligence model WeatherNext, developed by Google’s DeepMind and Google Research, went with the latter. Five days before landfall, it predicted with
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New Amazon Data Center Is Set to Have the Most Polluting Power Plant in the U.S.
The tech giant is investing in the natural-gas-burning power plant as part of a huge data center in Texas, even as it pledges to honor climate commitments.
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Moonshot shake-up seeks to win Beijing nod for stock market debut
Chinese AI start-up targets Hong Kong listing to raise fresh funding for next phase of development
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Exclusive: WFP to extend Palantir contract despite concerns raised in leaked audit
The UN’s World Food Programme is finalizing a five-year renewal of its contract with US data software firm Palantir despite “key privacy concerns” raised in a leaked 2025 internal audit. The audit, seen by PassBlue and FRANCE 24, reveals UN misgivings about allowing Palantir to process data for the world’s largest humanitarian supply chain.
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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: A Big Week For Big Checks
Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2026 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals Board. This is a weekly feature that runs down the week’s top 10 announced funding rounds in the U.S. Check out last week’s biggest funding deal
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OpenAI’s expensive smart speaker will use moving parts to seem “more alive”
OpenAI’s upcoming smart speaker will probably cost over $300, “people familiar with the matter” have told Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The generative AI company has “discussed” charging up to $400, Bloomberg, which has been reporting on the yet-to-be-announced smart speaker since July, said today. The publication said that OpenAI is viewing the smart speaker as a
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