Robots
Amazon prepares for the "next wave" of its robotics revolution
A glimpse of the automated future of e-commerce (and the risk of technological unemployment awaiting humans).
Jasper Hamill
Financial Systems
Coinbase "clamps down on crypto payments to dark web drug dealers"
Crypto exchange takes steps which appear to be intended to stop people sending funds to criminals' accounts.
Existential Risk
Humanity faces "gradual disempowerment" rather than an AI apocalypse, researchers warn
Academics predict our species won't suffer an "abrupt takeover" by superintelligence but a slow lingering death from a thousand cuts.
Money Machine: Satoshi's identity, Open Banking fears, IBM on GenAI and the real DOGE
The first edition of a newsletter sharing the latest news, insights and gossip in crypto, fintech and the financial services ecosystem.
Security
Five Eyes cyber-agencies launch bid to secure edge devices
Global security chiefs warn of a "a relentless wave of intrusions" as they urge organisations to secure the edge.
AI
The EU AI Act is beginning to take force: How should organisations respond?
Find out which AI use cases pose a "unacceptable risk" and are now prohibited on the Continent as the controversial Act starts to bite.
Security
Huge surge in number of CVEs exploited in the wild blamed on complex ecosystems
Researchers warn that 2024 was a "banner year" for threat actors, who are exploiting vulns at a dizzying speed.
Existential Risk
OpenAI boss Sam Altman confirms AI superintelligence will not "eat humans"
Well, that's one less thing to worry about...
AI
The dark side of Deepseek R-1? OpenAI o1 rival alleged to be biased, insecure, foulmouthed and unethical
Chinese AI model can be tricked into writing terrorist training manuals and offering advice on developing chemical or biological weapons, analysts claim
"Crypto is dead": Y Combinator's 2025 startup requests spark fears for future of blockchain
"Anyone notice a trend here? "IT’S ALL F***ING OVER."
Robots
Elon Musk shares "dangerous" Optimus plans, reveals "perverse" Telsa self-driving feature
Billionaire has plans to make Tesla robots' working life even more "hardcore" than his own 100-hour weeks.
A few lines of Linux code could cut data centre emissions by 30%, academics claim
"It’s like rearranging the pipeline at a manufacturing plant so you don’t have people running around all the time.”