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Artificial intelligence: research, products, policy and what it means in practice.

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AI agents at work in 2026: what they can do and where they fail

In the spring of 2025, Anthropic gave a copy of its Claude model a small fridge, an iPad till and a budget, and...

Google Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel 7 Pro smartphones
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Small language models: why your phone is getting its own AI

Put your phone in aeroplane mode and ask it to summarise a long email thread. On a recent Pixel, Galaxy or iPhone, there...

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The EU AI Act in practice: what applies when and what UK firms must do

On 2 August 2026, two years after it entered into force, the EU AI Act became generally applicable. If you run a British...

Google DeepMind building at King's Cross, London
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Why London became Europe’s AI capital, and what could stall it

Between January and June this year, British AI companies raised $9.6 billion. That number alone would make 2026 a record. The more telling...