Month: May 2026

Standard Chartered to cut more than 7,000 jobs as it steps up AI use

London-headquartered bank will reduce back-office jobs and aims to move some workers to new roles Business live – latest updates Standard Chartered plans to cut more than 7,000 jobs over the next four years as it increasingly uses artificial intelligence. The London-headquartered lender is one of the first major global banks to lay out plans …

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Pope Leo to issue text on human dignity and AI with Anthropic co-founder

The pope’s encyclical will address ‘the protection of the human person in the age of AI’, the Vatican says In the first major text of his papacy, Pope Leo will address the rapid rise of artificial intelligence. The Chicago-born pontiff will present the document, known as an encyclical, at the Vatican next week during an …

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Tech firms face tougher UK rules on intimate image abuse

Ofcom to update codes of practice amid rise in ‘revenge porn’ and AI-generated deepfakes targeting women and girls Social media, messaging platforms and online forums that publish intimate image abuse – often intended to humiliate women and girls – are being instructed to follow new guidelines to stop it spreading. Ofcom said it would change …

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Melbourne psychiatrist refuses new patients who don’t consent to AI note-taking

Registration form informs patients that if they do not wish AI to be used, they will need their referring doctor to refer them to a different service provider Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A Melbourne psychiatrist has refused new patients unless they agree to allow her to use an …

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‘Capitalism has to become more humane’: a Stanford economist on big tech, power hoarding and democracy

Mordecai Kurz argues tech oligarchs erode democracy through monopolies – and predicts how the trend may end The billionaires of today are unusually aggressive in their hoarding of cultural and technological influence, according to Mordecai Kurz, a Stanford economist whose research connects monopoly power with political and economic inequality. In his new book, Private Power …

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Anthropic to share Mythos cyber flaw findings with global finance watchdog

Startup has declined to release Claude Mythos AI model publicly amid fears it could be used by hackers Business live – latest updates Anthropic is to brief the global finance watchdog on the implications of its Claude Mythos AI model, whose potential threat to cyber defences has alarmed experts. The US startup will discuss Mythos …

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We scoured thousands of Memorial Day sales to uncover real discounts on quality products

The unofficial arrival of summer brings some outstanding sales on our favorite warm-weather gadgets, beauty products and running gear 14 of the very best deals from REI’s 2026 anniversary sale, vetted by an outdoor enthusiast Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things Memorial Day is many things: …

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More than 100 UK datacentres plan to burn gas to generate electricity

Requests for gas connections by operators amount to more than 15 terawatt hours per year, endangering climate targets More than 100 new datacentres in the UK plan to burn gas to generate electricity, some potentially doing so permanently. British officials say this is an inevitable consequence of a years-long wait to connect to the National …

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Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt booed after AI remarks at Arizona commencement

Pew research shows Americans are more worried than excited about AI as graduates voiced fears over jobs A former Google CEO, Eric Schmidt, was met with students’ boos at a university commencement address in Arizona on Sunday when he raised the topic of artificial intelligence (AI) and its effects. Schmidt – who led the tech …

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