Hundreds of workers in Ireland tasked with refining Meta’s AI models have been told that their jobs are at risk as the company embarks on…
Author: Joel Khalili
The Bloomberg Terminal Is Getting an AI Makeover, Like It or Not
For its famous intractability, the Bloomberg Terminal has long inspired devotion, bordering on obsession. Among traders, the ability to chart a path through the software’s…
The UK Launches Its $675 Million Sovereign AI Fund
The UK government has launched a venture fund for investing in domestic AI startups, part of a bid to minimize the country’s dependence on foreign-made…
Anthropic Plots Major London Expansion
Anthropic is moving into a new London office as it seeks to expand its research and commercial footprint in Europe, setting up a scrap between…
AI Agents Are Coming for Your Dating Life
On a Monday afternoon in March, I watched a pixel-art avatar prowl the corridors of a virtual office campus looking for a buddy. With dark…
The AI Race Is Pressuring Utilities to Squeeze More From Europe’s Power Grids
European countries are racing to bring new data centers online as AI labs across the globe continue to demand more compute. The primary limiting factor…
Nick Clegg Doesn’t Want to Talk About Superintelligence
Nick Clegg is no AI doomer. But don’t call him a booster, either. The former president of global affairs at Meta says that while he’s…
The Data Centers Have Arrived at the Edge of the Arctic Circle
On the bank of the river that runs through the Swedish town of Borlänge, construction is underway on a sprawling new data center. The site…
OpenAI Announces Major Expansion of London Office
OpenAI has announced plans to turn its London office into its largest research hub outside of the United States. The company—which established a UK office…
The Small English Town Swept Up in the Global AI Arms Race
A short drive from London, the town of Potters Bar is separated from the village of South Mimms by 85 acres of rolling farmland segmented…