US news | The Guardian12h ago
Bosses don’t like the sound of a ‘four-day workweek’. Maybe it’s time to rebrand it https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/26/four-day-workweek-employment #UsSmallBusiness #WorkersRights #AiArtificialIntelligence #EmploymentLaw #SmallBusiness #Business #UsNews
Bosses don’t like the sound of a ‘four-day workweek’. Maybe it’s time to rebrand it

Some employers are reluctant to cut workers’ hours but pay them the same – but it just might be the future of work

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Climate crisis | The Guardian19h ago
UK departments at odds over energy demands of AI datacentres https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/26/uk-departments-at-odds-over-energy-demands-of-ai-datacentres #AiArtificialIntelligence #ClimateCrisis #Technology #Science #Computing #Labour #Environment #Politics #UkNews
UK departments at odds over energy demands of AI datacentres

Discrepancy in forecasts raises questions over government planning for net zero

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World news | The Guardian1d ago
Met investigates hundreds of officers after using Palantir AI tool https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/25/met-police-investigates-hundreds-officers-palantir-ai-tool #MetropolitanPolice #Police #London #AiArtificialIntelligence #Palantir #Technology #UkNews
Met investigates hundreds of officers after using Palantir AI tool

Met says AI software unearthed rule-breaking ranging from work-from-home violations to suspected corruption

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Technology | The Guardian US1d ago
Facing AI and a tough job market, gen Z turns to entrepreneurship: ‘I have to prove myself’ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/apr/25/gen-z-entrepreneurs-business-ai #UsWorkCareers #AiArtificialIntelligence #Business #Entrepreneurs #Technology #WorkCareers #Students #TechnologyStartups #SocialMedia #Tiktok #Youtube #SmallBusiness #Internet
Facing AI and a tough job market, gen Z turns to entrepreneurship: ‘I have to prove myself’

As AI erases the bottom rungs of the corporate ladder, some gen Z workers skip the entry level to become their own CEOs

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World news | The Guardian2d ago
US justice department steps in on behalf of xAI in Colorado regulation case https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/24/xai-colorado-elon-musk-trump #TrumpAdministration #Colorado #AiArtificialIntelligence #Technology #UsNews #ElonMusk #UsPolitics
US justice department steps in on behalf of xAI in Colorado regulation case

Move creates conflict between state and administration as Trump seeks federal framework over states handling issue

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World news | The Guardian2d ago
Democratic Maine governor vetoes first US state freeze on new datacenters https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/24/maine-governor-blocks-datacenter-moratorium #Maine #Technology #AiArtificialIntelligence #UsPolitics #UsNews
Democratic Maine governor vetoes first US state freeze on new datacenters

Janet Mills says moratorium would’ve been ‘appropriate’ if it didn’t interfere with ongoing datacenter project in Maine

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Climate crisis | The Guardian2d ago
Officials hugely underestimated impact of AI datacentres on UK carbon emissions https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/24/officials-hugely-underestimated-impact-of-ai-datacentres-on-uk-carbon-emissions #AiArtificialIntelligence #ClimateCrisis #UkNews #Politics #Computing #Technology #Environment
Officials hugely underestimated impact of AI datacentres on UK carbon emissions

Revised figures increase fears about energy-intensive datacentres worsening climate emergency

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Technology | The Guardian US2d ago
‘Look, no hands’: China chases the driverless dream at Beijing car show https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/24/china-chases-driverless-dream-beijing-car-show-ai #SelfdrivingCars #Motoring #China #WorldNews #AutomotiveIndustry #AsiaPacific #Huawei #ElectricHybridAndLowemissionCars #Motoring #Technology #Robots #ManufacturingSector #AiArtificialIntelligence #Business
‘Look, no hands’: China chases the driverless dream at Beijing car show

As domestic sales slow manufacturers are investing in AI and seeking growth in technology and in overseas markets

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US news | The Guardian3d ago
The Guardian view on Anthropic’s Claude Mythos: when AI finds every flaw, who controls the internet? | Editorial https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/23/the-guardian-view-on-anthropics-claude-mythos-when-ai-finds-every-flaw-who-controls-the-internet #AiArtificialIntelligence #Cybercrime #Internet #SiliconValley #Technology #Banking #UsPolitics #Computing #Firefox #Hacking #WorldNews #Europe
The Guardian view on Anthropic’s Claude Mythos: when AI finds every flaw, who controls the internet?

Editorial: Tech can scale cyber-attacks and defences alike, raising questions about private power, public risk and the future of a shared internet

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Opinion | The Guardian US3d ago
To be human is to live with friction. That’s something AI boosters will never understand | Alexander Hurst https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/23/humanity-friction-artificial-intelligence-capitalism-black-mirror #AiArtificialIntelligence #Technology #Computing #SamAltman #SiliconValley
To be human is to live with friction. That’s something AI boosters will never understand

We’re being sold a world where there’s no room for reflection or spontaneity. This is the Black Mirror stage of capitalism, says Alexander Hurst, who writes for Guardian Europe from Paris

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