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For years, our newsroom has explored AI’s limitations and potential dangers, as well as its growing energy needs. And our reporters have looked closely at how generative tools are being used for tasks such as coding and running scientific experiments.  But how is AI actually being used in fields like health care, climate tech, education,…

MuseCool is using audio AI to fix the biggest problem in music education

Music education hasn’t changed much in generations. Children still attend weekly lessons, practise inconsistently at home, and teachers rely largely on instinct rather than measurable data. But now a …

Darren Aronofsky’s AI-generated series faces harsh backlash online

Darren Aronofsky’s new AI-generated series is drawing intense criticism for distorted visuals and awkward storytelling, sparking fresh debate on whether AI filmmaking is ready for prime time.
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Nvidia says it didn’t use pirated books to train its AI models — company asking for Anna’s Archive suit to be dismissed

Nvidia is pushing back against claims that it trained AI models on pirated books, telling a federal court that alleged contact with Anna’s Archive doesn’t amount to proof of copyright infringement.

Moltbook was peak AI theater

For a few days this week the hottest new hangout on the internet was a vibe-coded Reddit clone called Moltbook, which billed itself as a social network for bots. As the website’s tagline puts it: “Where AI agents share, discuss, and upvote. Humans welcome to observe.” We observed! Launched on January 28 by Matt Schlicht,…

UiPath pushes deeper into financial services with WorkFusion acquisition
UiPath pushes deeper into financial services with WorkFusion acquisition

UiPath, the Romanian unicorn, has agreed to buy WorkFusion, bringing a specialist in AI agents for financial-crime compliance into its fold as part of a broader push into agentic automation for the banking sector. The deal closed in UiPath’s first quar…

One-third of consumers reject AI on their devices, with most saying they simply don’t need it — latest report highlights privacy fears and potential costs among other real-world concerns

A report from consumer firm Circana has shown that two-thirds of those opposed to AI believe it isn’t useful on their devices, while a third weren’t interested at all in the technology.

Capalo AI raises €11M to expand battery storage optimisation

Finnish sustainable technology company Capalo AI hascompleted an €11 million Series A funding round to support the expansion of itsAI-powered virtual power plant across Europe and to scale the optimis…

AWS revenue continues to soar as cloud demand remains high 

AWS recorded its best quarter, in terms of revenue growth, in 13 quarters in Q4 2025 as AI drives AWS adoption.