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AI-proof? Younger workers desert the digital world for traditional crafts

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In a disrupted job market people are turning to heritage crafts such as bookbinding, metalwork and boatbuildingIt’s a bleak moment for young people entering the workforce for the first time. For decades, a university degree seemed to promise a stable career – but entry-level white-collar jobs across almost all sectors are being disrupted by AI. […]

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UK expects Meta to match US child safety measures after $18bn settlement

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Minister calls for Instagram owner to extend sweeping new safeguards for young users to BritainUK politics live – latest updatesBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK government expects the Instagram owner Meta to roll out the same protections for children in Britain as those it agreed in the US on Wednesday, as part of a court

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The Humanoids at China’s Robot Games Were Faster Than Usain Bolt—but I’m More Impressed by Their Tweezer Mastery

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Beijing’s endlessly delightful Robot Games featured tons of impressive stunts. But the most mind-blowing tricks challenged the humanoid’s brain, not its brawn.

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What will we get out of the AI boom? The data suggests lots of noisy, energy-hungry datacentres and not much else

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Booms in investment usually lead to economic growth. But this one looks unlikely to translate into better living standards for AustraliansGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe debate around AI and datacentres is such that, to paraphrase Paul Keating, if you walked into any pet shop in Australia, the resident galah

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AI Opportunity Canvas: How to Evaluate if an AI Project Is Worth Doing

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Most companies know they should be doing something with AI. The hard part is knowing where and how to start. The bottleneck we see, over and over, is almost never a lack of good ideas. It’s a lack of a shared, structured way to compare them and pick the best ones. Some processes sound exciting

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Bill Gates calls for ‘human reserved’ jobs in face of AI takeover

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Microsoft co-founder also expresses concern governments not prepared for technology’s impact in 6,000-word essayBusiness live – latest updatesBill Gates has called for “human reserved” jobs in certain sectors to prevent AI replacing them, and expressed concern that governments are not prepared for the impact the technology will have.In a 6,000 word essay titled The turbulent

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