I transformed photos — and how I see the world — with iOS 27 Dev Beta Apple Intelligence Photo tools, and with this kind of power comes great responsibility

It’s early days, but using Apple Intelligence photo-generation tools in iOS 27 Dev Beta offers a good reminder about the limits of photorealistic AI image generation.
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‘People thought it would be really difficult for me’: Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai dodges AI at Stanford graduation speech — but hundreds of students walk out in protest at Google’s Palestine policies

Sundar Pichai swerves AI in Stanford speech, but still faces protests at Google policies.

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Workers are spending hours every week ‘botsitting’ to make sure AI does its job properly

AI is helping workers deliver more quickly, but they’re then having to go behind it picking up the pieces.

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‘Shadow AI becomes a massive enterprise liability’: New study claims most of us are now using unauthorized AI tools at work

Workers are not just using unapproved AI tools, but also sharing sensitive business and customer information with public AI.
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Many new AI data centers will be built on US drought-hit areas — raising questions over water and power supply

Nearly two-thirds of upcoming data centers tracked in a study are being built in areas that have been in drought over the last year.
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Half of workers worry AI will still take their job — as new report claims use of agents soars 90% in just a year

GMB Union data reveals 48% of workers fear AI job displacement, despite a 90% rise in agent usage as companies integrate AI tools.
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Microsoft rolls out Copilot AI tools to over half a million NHS England staff, promises ‘to improve service delivery, reduce costs and create more time for care’

NHS England is deploying Microsoft 365 Copilot to 505,000 staff members after successful pilot with 30,000 workers.

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Semiconductor stocks just had their worst week since 2020 — but it wasn’t all their fault

Semiconductor stocks have had a few rough days in a market that is also digesting tough news on other fronts.

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After a ‘potential jailbreak’, Anthropic is shutting off access to its Mythos 5 and Fable 5 models under national security orders from the US government

Anthropic is pulling its latest Mythos 5 and Fable 5 models after a directive from the US government.

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‘I find it sycophantic, but it gives me dopamine hits’ — the thing I dislike most about AI is exactly what some users love

I quizzed people who turn to AI for reassurance and wasn’t expecting their answers.