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Shares in humanoid robot firm Unitree surge 600% on Chinese stock market debut
By Lauren Almeida

Company’s robots have gained global fame via videos of them performing martial arts and as dancers for pop stars

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/19/unitree-shares-surge-humanoid-robot-firm-chinese-stock-market-debut

#Robots #IPOs #Stockmarkets #Technologysector #Technology #Business #China #AsiaPacific #TheGuardian #LaurenAlmeida

Shares in humanoid robot firm Unitree surge 600% on Chinese stock market debut https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/19/unitree-shares-surge-humanoid-robot-firm-chinese-stock-market-debut #Robots #Ipos #StockMarkets #TechnologySector #Technology #Business #China #AsiaPacific

Nvidia links with Wall Street firms for $500bn AI financing deal https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/11/nvidia-wall-street-finance-ai-infrastructure #Nvidia #Technology #TechnologySector #Business #UkNews #UsNews

Nvidia links with Wall Street firms for $500bn AI financing deal
By Reuters

Apollo, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs and KKR among those working with chipmaker to fund infrastructure

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/11/nvidia-wall-street-finance-ai-infrastructure

#Nvidia #Technology #Technologysector #Business #UKnews #USnews #TheGuardian #Reuters

AI push is putting banks at mercy of tech firms, warns Moody’s https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/09/ai-push-banks-tech-firms-moodys-risks-financial-sector #Banking #Business #TechnologySector #AiArtificialIntelligence #Technology #UkNews #UsNews #WorldNews

AI push is putting banks at mercy of tech firms, warns Moody’s
By Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent

Finance sector will gain from the tech but it will need substantial investment and create risks, says rating agency

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/09/ai-push-banks-tech-firms-moodys-risks-financial-sector

#Banking #Business #Technologysector #AIartificialintelligence #Technology #UKnews #USnews #Worldnews #TheGuardian #KalyeenaMakortoffBankingcorrespondent

Trump orders new 15% tariff on key material for solar panels and microchips https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/07/trump-orders-tariff-solar-panels-microchips-manufacturing-ingredient #TrumpAdministration #TrumpTariffs #InternationalTrade #GlobalEconomy #SolarPower #AiArtificialIntelligence #TechnologySector #RenewableEnergy #Environment #Tariffs #Energy #Economics #UsNews #Business #WorldNews #UsPolitics

Trump orders new 15% tariff on key material for solar panels and microchips
By Lauren Almeida and Alicia Chen in Taipei

Move to raise levy on goods made with polysilicon aims to protect domestic US supply chains from China, the major producer

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/07/trump-orders-tariff-solar-panels-microchips-manufacturing-ingredient

#Trumpadministration #Trumptariffs #Internationaltrade #Globaleconomy #Solarpower #AIartificialintelligence #Technologysector #Renewableenergy #Environment #Tariffs #Energy #Economics #USnews #Business #Worldnews #USpolitics #TheGuardian #LaurenAlmeida #AliciaCheninTaipei

AI models have been going rogue in tests – how worried should we be? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/05/ai-models-have-been-going-rogue-in-tests-how-worried-should-we-be #Hacking #TechnologySector #Internet #Technology #Business #AiArtificialIntelligence #Anthropic #Openai

AI models have been going rogue in tests – how worried should we be?
By Dan Milmo Global technology editor

The UK’s AI Security Institute test revealed AI models indulging in unprecedented hacking attempts

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/05/ai-models-have-been-going-rogue-in-tests-how-worried-should-we-be

#Hacking #Technologysector #Internet #Technology #Business #AIartificialintelligence #Anthropic #OpenAI #TheGuardian #DanMilmoGlobaltechnologyeditor

‘Leicester Square, please guv’: Self-driving taxis cleared for London streets ‘later this summer’ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/05/self-driving-taxis-approved-london-summer-2026-wayve-uber #SelfdrivingCars #Uber #AutomotiveIndustry #TransportPolicy #Transport #London #Business #Politics #UkNews #Technology #TechnologySector #Tfl #RoadSafety #RoadTransport

‘Leicester Square, please guv’: Self-driving taxis cleared for London streets ‘later this summer’
By Jasper Jolly

Wayve Uber wins first minicab licence for autonomous cabs from TfL but vehicles will have a safety driver (at first)

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/05/self-driving-taxis-approved-london-summer-2026-wayve-uber

#Selfdrivingcars #Uber #Automotiveindustry #Transportpolicy #Transport #London #Business #Politics #UKnews #Technology #Technologysector #TfL #Roadsafety #Roadtransport #TheGuardian #JasperJolly

Metro Bank customer fights for £14,000 refund after AI-linked fraud https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/aug/04/metro-bank-refund-ai-fraud #Scams #AiArtificialIntelligence #MetroBank #Chatbots #Money #Anthropic #ConsumerAffairs #Banking #BanksAndBuildingSocieties #Business #TechnologySector #Technology #FinancialConductAuthority #UkNews

Metro Bank customer fights for £14,000 refund after AI-linked fraud
By Shane Hickey

Lender was told money was being taken without authorisation, with cash used to buy credits for Claude chatbot

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/aug/04/metro-bank-refund-ai-fraud

#Scams #AIartificialintelligence #MetroBank #Chatbots #Money #Anthropic #Consumeraffairs #Banking #Banksandbuildingsocieties #Business #Technologysector #Technology #FinancialConductAuthority #UKnews #TheGuardian #ShaneHickey

Rogue OpenAI agent that hacked startup tried to attack other firms
By Dan Milmo Global technology editor

ChatGPT developer says activity by autonomous tool was not at severity or scale of what occurred at Hugging Face

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/29/rogue-openai-agent-that-hacked-startup-tried-to-attack-other-firms

#OpenAI #AIartificialintelligence #Business #Technologysector #USnews #Worldnews #Technology #ChatGPT #TheGuardian #DanMilmoGlobaltechnologyeditor

Rogue OpenAI agent that hacked startup tried to attack other firms https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/29/rogue-openai-agent-that-hacked-startup-tried-to-attack-other-firms #Openai #AiArtificialIntelligence #Business #TechnologySector #UsNews #WorldNews #Technology #Chatgpt

Shares in Asian chip firms plunge further as AI sell-off continues
By Joanna Partridge

Drop comes after South Korean company SK Hynix’s results undershot investors’ expectations

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/29/asian-chip-firms-shares-plunge-ai-sell-off-stock-markets

#Stockmarkets #AIartificialintelligence #Business #Oil #Technologysector #AsiaPacific #Worldnews #Technology #Commodities #Nikkei #Manufacturingsector #TheGuardian #JoannaPartridge

Shares in Asian chip firms plunge further as AI sell-off continues https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/29/asian-chip-firms-shares-plunge-ai-sell-off-stock-markets #StockMarkets #AiArtificialIntelligence #Business #Oil #TechnologySector #AsiaPacific #WorldNews #Technology #Commodities #Nikkei #ManufacturingSector

Datacentre projects could face fees for grid access to ease connection queue, Ofgem says
By Dan Milmo

Energy regulator’s plan would mean upfront fees or financial security via letters of credit, bonds or cash deposits

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/29/datacentre-projects-fees-grid-access-connection-queue-ofgem

#Datacentres #Ofgem #Energyindustry #Business #AIartificialintelligence #Technologysector #UKnews #Technology #TheGuardian #DanMilmo

Datacentre projects could face fees for grid access to ease connection queue, Ofgem says https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/29/datacentre-projects-fees-grid-access-connection-queue-ofgem #Datacentres #Ofgem #EnergyIndustry #Business #AiArtificialIntelligence #TechnologySector #UkNews #Technology

Boss of startup hacked by rogue OpenAI agent urges ‘radical transparency’ in investigation
By Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Artificial intelligence firm should provide $100m for cyber defences, says Hugging Face CEO

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/27/startup-hacked-by-rogue-openai-agent-hugging-face-artificial-intelligence

#OpenAI #AIartificialintelligence #Hacking #Internet #Technology #Technologysector #Business #UKnews #USnews #Worldnews #TheGuardian #DanMilmoGlobaltechnologyeditor

Boss of startup hacked by rogue OpenAI agent urges ‘radical transparency’ in investigation https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/27/startup-hacked-by-rogue-openai-agent-hugging-face-artificial-intelligence #Openai #AiArtificialIntelligence #Hacking #Internet #Technology #TechnologySector #Business #UkNews #UsNews #WorldNews

EU fines Google €890m for competition breaches over search and apps https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/23/eu-fines-google-for-competition-breaches-over-search-and-apps #Google #EuropeanUnion #Business #TechnologySector #Europe #EuropeanCommission

EU fines Google €890m for competition breaches over search and apps
By Dan Milmo and Lisa O’Carroll

Firm told to treat third-party services that appear in its results in ‘fair and non-discriminatory manner’

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/23/eu-fines-google-for-competition-breaches-over-search-and-apps

#Google #EuropeanUnion #Business #Technologysector #Europe #EuropeanCommission #TheGuardian #DanMilmo #LisaOCarroll

OpenAI says its models went rogue and hacked startup in ‘unprecedented incident’
By Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Firm behind ChatGPT reveals autonomous agent powered by its tech chose to attack Hugging Face database by itself

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/22/openai-says-its-models-went-rogue-and-hacked-startup-in-unprecedented-incident

#OpenAI #AIartificialintelligence #Business #Technologysector #USnews #Worldnews #Technology #TheGuardian #DanMilmoGlobaltechnologyeditor

OpenAI says its models went rogue and hacked startup in ‘unprecedented incident’ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/22/openai-says-its-models-went-rogue-and-hacked-startup-in-unprecedented-incident #Openai #AiArtificialIntelligence #Business #TechnologySector #UsNews #WorldNews #Technology

Jeff Bezos and UK government invest in £2bn British startup CuspAI https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/20/jeff-bezos-uk-government-invest-in-2bn-british-startup-cuspai #AiArtificialIntelligence #TechnologyStartups #JeffBezos #TechnologyPolicy #TechnologySector #EconomicPolicy #Business #UkNews

Jeff Bezos and UK government invest in £2bn British startup CuspAI
By Mark Sweney

Company aims to develop AI software that cuts research times and use of rare metals in chipmakers’ supply chains

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/20/jeff-bezos-uk-government-invest-in-2bn-british-startup-cuspai

#AIartificialintelligence #Technologystartups #JeffBezos #Technologypolicy #Technologysector #Economicpolicy #Business #UKnews #TheGuardian #MarkSweney

IBM loses quarter of its value as tech giant’s shares plunge and profits falter https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/14/ibm-shares-profit-drop-value #Ibm #TechnologySector #Technology #Business #Software #AiArtificialIntelligence

IBM loses quarter of its value as tech giant’s shares plunge and profits falter
By Graeme Wearden, Blake Montgomery and agencies

IBM issued profit warning after weak second quarter, triggering selloff in software sector including Microsoft

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/14/ibm-shares-profit-drop-value

#IBM #Technologysector #Technology #Business #Software #AIartificialintelligence #TheGuardian #GraemeWearden #BlakeMontgomery #agencies