Invisible datacentres and capricious chips: is UK’s AI bubble about to burst?

Datacentre investment boom is one of the biggest infrastructure gambles of this era, and Britain may be uniquely exposed

The Guardian
UK arts must not be sacrificed for speculative AI gains, peers say

Ministers urged to abandon plans to let tech firms use work of novelists, artists and writers without permission

The Guardian
FYI: EU pushes Meta toward interim measures over WhatsApp AI lockout: EU Commission sends Meta a Statement of Objections over WhatsApp AI ban, considering interim measures to restore third-party AI access in the EEA. https://ppc.land/eu-pushes-meta-toward-interim-measures-over-whatsapp-ai-lockout/ #EU #Meta #WhatsApp #AI #TechnologyPolicy
EU pushes Meta toward interim measures over WhatsApp AI lockout

EU Commission sends Meta a Statement of Objections over WhatsApp AI ban, considering interim measures to restore third-party AI access in the EEA.

PPC Land
Major AI policy shift! Dan Mangan and Ashley Capoot report President Trump ordered federal agencies to stop using Anthropic's AI. This move follows a dispute where the administration rejected the company's ethical guardrails for Pentagon use in autonomous weapons or surveillance. This highlights critical policy challenges. Read their full report. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/27/trump-anthropic-ai-pentagon.html #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Defense #TechnologyPolicy

AI scraping paywalls expose a broken web economy

AI scraping paywalls are forcing a hard conversation about who gets paid on the modern web and who has been freeloading for years.

https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/2026/02/ai-scraping-paywalls-expose-a-broken-web-economy/

Tech companies’ access to UK ministers dwarfs that of child safety groups

Exclusive: Amazon, Meta and X among firms holding hundreds of meetings with people at heart of government, data shows

The Guardian
The U.S. Government Just Followed Through on Its Ban of DJI Drones—and It’s So Much Worse Than We Thought

By the time you read this, the widespread embargo on every foreign-made consumer drone will be in effect. That’s essentially all of them.

Popular Mechanics

AI’s threat to individual autonomy in hiring decisions

Despite waves of arti…
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The Trump administration is reportedly drafting an executive order that would compel the Justice Department to sue states that enact laws regulating artificial intelligence, a move that could exceed presidential authority. The proposal emerges after disagreements among Senate Republicans over a broader plan to restrict state AI regulation, which ultimately failed due to bipartisan opposition concerned about AI's societal impacts. With public worries about job loss, children's safety, and energy costs rising, the move signals an aggressive attempt to assert federal control over emerging technology issues—challenging the traditional limits of presidential power. Will this executive order face legal obstacles or reshape state-federal dynamics on AI regulation? More here: https://wapo.st/4o5Vyhd #AI #ExecutiveOrder #FederalPower #StateRights #TechnologyPolicy #LegalChallenges #Trump
White House drafts order directing Justice Department to sue states that pass AI regulations

The draft order comes after Republicans in Congress failed to pass a federal ban on state AI regulation, as more lawmakers raise concerns about the technology.

The Washington Post

Reflecting on the global development of autonomous vehicles.There's a clear difference in strategy: rapid, large-scale public deployment in China versus a more cautious, regulation-first approach in Europe.

Each path has its merits, but the data feedback loop from real-world use is a powerful catalyst for improvement. It raises important questions about how to balance innovation with safety and public trust.

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