World news | The Guardian9h ago
UK wealth manager and price comparison site shares fall amid AI fears https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/11/uk-wealth-manager-and-price-comparison-site-shares-fall-amid-ai-fears #StockMarkets #AiArtificialIntelligence #Moneysupermarketcom #Business #UkNews #InsuranceIndustry #TechnologySector #Technology #Chatbots #Chatgpt #UsNews #WorldNews #Openai #Europe
UK wealth manager and price comparison site shares fall amid AI fears

Drop comes as AI firm Altruist launches service that helps advisers create personalised tax strategies

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Technology | The Guardian US14h ago
The big AI job swap: why white-collar workers are ditching their careers https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/11/big-ai-job-swap-white-collar-workers-ditching-their-careers #AiArtificialIntelligence #WorkCareers #GuardianCareers #Technology #Robots #Computing #Money
The big AI job swap: why white-collar workers are ditching their careers

As AI job losses rise in the professional sector, many are switching to more traditional trades. But how do they feel about accepting lower pay – and giving up a dream career?

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Opinion | The Guardian US17h ago
Without stronger privacy laws, Australians are guinea pigs in a real-time dystopian AI experiment https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/11/privacy-laws-australia-guinea-pigs-ai-experiment #AiArtificialIntelligence #Privacy #Business
Without stronger privacy laws, Australians are guinea pigs in a real-time dystopian AI experiment

Citizen surveillance is becoming increasingly normalised, even while similar technology is being deployed by ICE agents in the US and the IDF in Gaza

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Technology | The Guardian US1d ago
Cowboys, lassos, and nudity: AI startups turn to stunts for attention in a crowded market https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/10/ai-business-startups-stunts #UsNews #Business #AiArtificialIntelligence #Technology
Cowboys, lassos, and nudity: AI startups turn to stunts for attention in a crowded market

Businesses are using theatrical stunts not for shock alone but to create viral content and drive sales conversations online

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Technology | The Guardian US1d ago
Will the Gulf’s push for its own AI succeed? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/09/us-tech-ai-companies-gulf-states #Technology #AiArtificialIntelligence #Amazon #DonaldTrump #Alphabet #Google #Microsoft #Meta #UsNews #Qatar #UnitedArabEmirates #TechnologySector #SaudiArabia
Will the Gulf’s push for its own AI succeed?

Tech giants Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta to collectively invest $600bn on artificial intelligence this year

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Opinion | The Guardian US1d ago
No, the human-robot singularity isn’t here. But we must take action to govern AI | Samuel Woolley https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/10/human-robot-singularity-govern-ai #AiArtificialIntelligence #TrumpAdministration #UsNews #Activism #Technology #UsPolitics
No, the human-robot singularity isn’t here. But we must take action to govern AI

Moltbook, a social media site for AI agents, is nothing new. Still, the marriage of big tech and politics demands we take a stand

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World news | The Guardian1d ago
Telstra to axe more than 200 jobs amid AI rollout https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/10/telstra-ai-job-cuts-offshore-workforce #Telstra #Business #AiArtificialIntelligence #AustraliaNews #TelecommunicationsIndustry
Telstra to axe more than 200 jobs amid AI rollout

Some jobs will be moved offshore in wake of telco’s $700m joint venture with tech consultancy Accenture

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Climate crisis | The Guardian2d ago
‘We’re being turned into an energy colony’: Argentina’s nuclear plan faces backlash over US interests https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/feb/09/energy-colony-argentina-patagonia-uranium-nuclear-plan-backlash-over-us-interests #Mining #Environment #WorldNews #NuclearPower #UsNews #Energy #JavierMilei #NuclearWaste #EnergyIndustry #Business #AiArtificialIntelligence #Technology #InternationalAtomicEnergyAgencyIaea #UsForeignPolicy #ClimateCrisis #Climat...
‘We’re being turned into an energy colony’: Argentina’s nuclear plan faces backlash over US interests

Push to restart uranium mining in Patagonia has sparked fears about the environmental impact and loss of sovereignty over key resources

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Culture | The Guardian US2d ago
‘Was I scared going back to China? No’: Ai Weiwei on AI, western censorship and returning home https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/feb/09/china-ai-weiwei-western-censorship-home-surveillance #AiWeiwei #ArtAndDesign #Culture #China #AiArtificialIntelligence #Censorship #AsiaPacific #Technology #WorldNews
‘Was I scared going back to China? No’: Ai Weiwei on AI, western censorship and returning home

He has been jailed, tracked and threatened by China’s government. What was it like pay a visit home? As he publishes a polemic about surveillance and state control, he relives a momentous trip to see his mother

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World news | The Guardian2d ago
EU threatens to act over Meta blocking rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/09/eu-threatens-to-act-over-meta-blocking-rival-ai-chatbots-from-whatsapp #AiArtificialIntelligence #Meta #EuropeanUnion #Business #Chatbots #TechnologySector #Technology #Europe #WorldNews #EuropeanCommission
EU threatens to act over Meta blocking rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp

Firm accused of ‘abusing’ its dominant position for messaging in what appears to be breach of antitrust rules

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