2025

Reddit sues Anthropic for scraping user data to train AI

Reddit is taking Anthropic to court, accusing the artificial intelligence company of pulling user content from the platform without permission and using it to train its Claude AI models. The lawsuit, filed in a California state court, claims Anthropic made more than 100,000 unauthorised requests to Reddit’s servers, even after publicly stating that it had stopped.The case is built around Reddit’s claim...

Apple opens core AI model to developers amid measured WWDC strategy

Apple has opened its foundational AI model to third-party developers for the first time, allowing direct access to the on-device large language model that powers Apple Intelligence. The move, announced at this week’s Worldwide Developers Conference, represents a significant shift in Apple’s traditionally closed ecosystem approach to Apple AI developer tools.The newly accessible three-billion...

UK tackles AI skills gap through NVIDIA partnership

The UK is cementing its position as Europe’s AI powerhouse through partnerships with players like NVIDIA to tackle issues like the skills gap.The UK continued to outpace continental rivals both in freshly funded AI startups and overall private investment throughout 2024. Since 2013, UK AI ventures have managed to attract £22 billion in private funding, suggesting investors are continuing to bet on the...

Anthropic launches Claude AI models for US national security

Anthropic has unveiled a custom collection of Claude AI models designed for US national security customers. The announcement represents a potential milestone in the application of AI within classified government environments.The ‘Claude Gov’ models have already been deployed by agencies operating at the highest levels of US national security, with access strictly limited to those working within such...

Reddit sues Anthropic over AI data scraping

Reddit is accusing Anthropic of building its Claude AI models on the back of Reddit’s users, without permission and without paying for it.Anyone who uses Reddit, even a web-crawling bot, agrees to the site’s user agreement. That agreement is clear: you cannot just take content from the site and use it for your own commercial products without a written deal. Reddit claims Anthropic’s bots have been...

AI enables shift from enablement to strategic leadership

CIOs and business leaders know they’re sitting on a goldmine of business data. And while traditional tools such as business intelligence platforms and statistical analysis software can effectively surface insights from the collated data resources, doing so quickly, in real-time and at scale remains an unsolved challenge.Enterprise AI, when deployed responsibly and at scale, can turn these bottlenecks...

AI deployemnt security and governance, with Deloitte

Ahead of the TechEx North America event on June 4-5, we’ve been lucky enough to speak to Kieran Norton, Deloitte’s US Cyber AI & Automation leader, who will be one of the speakers at the conference on June 4th. Kieran’s 25+ years in the sector mean that as well as speaking authoritatively on all matters cybersecurity, his most recent roles include advising Deloitte clients on many issues around...

MIT spinout teaches AI to admit when it’s clueless

AI hallucinations are becoming more dangerous as models are increasingly trusted to surface information and make critical decisions.We’ve all got that know-it-all friend that can’t admit when they don’t know something, or resorts to giving dodgy advice based on something they’ve read online. Hallucinations by AI models are like that friend, but this one could be in charge of creating your cancer...

IBM and Roche use AI to forecast blood sugar levels

IBM and Roche are teaming up on an AI solution to a challenge faced by millions worldwide: the relentless daily grind of diabetes management. Their new brainchild, the Accu-Chek SmartGuide Predict app, provides AI-powered glucose forecasting capabilities to users. The app doesn’t just track where your glucose levels are—it tells you where they’re heading. Imagine having a weather forecast, but for...

DeepSeek’s latest AI model a ‘big step backwards’ for free speech

DeepSeek’s latest AI model, R1 0528, has raised eyebrows for a further regression on free speech and what users can discuss. “A big step backwards for free speech,” is how one prominent AI researcher summed it upAI researcher and popular online commentator ‘xlr8harder’ put the model through its paces, sharing findings that suggests DeepSeek is increasing its content restrictions.“DeepSeek R1...