World news | The Guardian5h ago
Meta pauses employee tracker for AI training amid privacy concerns https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/24/meta-pauses-employee-tracker-for-ai-training-amid-privacy-concerns #Meta #AiArtificialIntelligence #MarkZuckerberg #Business #TechnologySector #UsNews #WorldNews #Technology #Privacy #Facebook
Meta pauses employee tracker for AI training amid privacy concerns

Workers signed petition against tool that tracked staff keystrokes, mouse clicks and computer screen content

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World news | The Guardian2d ago
UK taxpayers want higher levies on big tech companies, survey shows https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/22/uk-tax-higher-levies-big-tech-digital-services #TaxAndSpending #TechnologySector #TechnologyPolicy #EconomicPolicy #Politics #UkNews #Business
UK taxpayers want higher levies on big tech companies, survey shows

Two-thirds of respondents support increasing the 2% digital services tax for multinationals

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Technology | The Guardian US3d ago
Thirsty and power hungry: Australia is in the middle of a datacentre boom – but not everyone is convinced https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/22/australia-ai-datacentre-boom-environmental-impacts-climate-how-sustainable-is-it-artificial-intelligence #Technology #TechnologySector #AustraliaNews #NewSouthWales
Thirsty and power hungry: Australia is in the middle of a datacentre boom – but not everyone is convinced

They’re a key part of the digital and AI economy, but they come at a high environmental cost and offer few operational jobs

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World news | The Guardian4d ago
Lloyds Banking Group to hire 300 tech experts to work on AI https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/20/lloyds-banking-group-ai-recruitment-drive-300-tech-experts #LloydsBankingGroup #AiArtificialIntelligence #Banking #TechnologySector #Business #FinancialSector #UkNews
Lloyds Banking Group to hire 300 tech experts to work on AI

Exclusive: While recruits will increase headcount for now, broader adoption of AI could lead to jobs cuts in future

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World news | The Guardian5d ago
MPs urge Fujitsu to make ‘immediate’ payment to Post Office Horizon victims https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/19/fujitsu-immediate-payment-post-office-horizon-victims #PostOfficeHorizonScandal #Fujitsu #PostOffice #TechnologySector #Politics #HouseOfCommons #Labour #UkNews #Business
MPs urge Fujitsu to make ‘immediate’ payment to Post Office Horizon victims

Liam Byrne, who chairs Commons business committee, says too many operators are still waiting for redress

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Technology | The Guardian USJun 13
UK sets out AI infrastructure push at London Tech Week – how does it stack up? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/13/uk-ai-hardware-london-tech-week-investment-chips #AiArtificialIntelligence #TechnologySector #Technology #Business #Computing #UkNews #UsNews #WorldNews #SocialMedia #Media #DefencePolicy #Politics #DigitalMedia #Infrastructure #Productivity
UK sets out AI infrastructure push at London Tech Week – how does it stack up?

Government announces plans to invest billions, but questions linger over how its proposals on chips, social media and more will work

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World news | The GuardianJun 11
Met police chief calls for law to make stolen phones ‘unusable bricks’ https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/11/met-police-chief-law-make-stolen-phones-unusable-bricks #MetropolitanPolice #Crime #TechnologySector #MarkRowley #ShabanaMahmood #London #Police #Smartphones #UkNews #Technology #Business
Met police chief calls for law to make stolen phones ‘unusable bricks’

Home secretary also urged to force tech firms to share data on stolen devices and if they are reactivated

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World news | The GuardianJun 9
Anthropic releases ‘safe’ version of Claude Mythos AI model to public https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/09/anthropic-claude-mythos-ai-model #AiArtificialIntelligence #Technology #Computing #Business #TechnologySector #TechnologyStartups #TrumpAdministration #UsNews #WorldNews
Anthropic releases ‘safe’ version of Claude Mythos AI model to public

AI company restricted access to Fable 5, its most powerful Mythos model, for months over cybersecurity concerns

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Technology | The Guardian USJun 9
All signs point to Trump pushing AI growth https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/08/trump-ai-growth-anthropic #AiArtificialIntelligence #DonaldTrump #TrumpAdministration #Technology #UsNews #Computing #UsPolitics #WorldNews #Business #TechnologySector
All signs point to Trump pushing AI growth

Also: Anthropic advocates for a ‘pause’ on AI advancement – days after filing to go public on the US stock market

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World news | The GuardianJun 9
White House urges UK not to ban social media for under-16s https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/09/white-house-urges-uk-not-ban-social-media-under-16s #SocialMediaBan #SocialMediaBans #SocialMedia #InternetSafety #Children #Technology #TechnologySector #TrumpAdministration #KeirStarmer #DigitalMedia #Business #Society #UkNews #UsNews #UsForeignPolicy #Politics #Media
White House urges UK not to ban social media for under-16s

Trump administration says restrictions could impose ‘disproportionate’ burden on US tech companies

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