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observer.co.uk > culture > photography > article > the-grid-the-long-wave-goodbye

The grid: the long wave goodbye

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (57+ words) The Observer Sunday 13 September 2026 The grid: the long wave goodbye Mariella Frostrup: My festival has started arguments already. Good, that’s the whole point The Design Class of 2026: Meet the innovators shaping London’s creative landscape Deanna Dikeman: Leaving and Waving is…...


observer.co.uk > news > business > article > computacenters-salesforce-bounces-it-to-an-ai-high

Computacenter’s salesforce bounces it to an AI high

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (232+ words) Sunday 13 September 2026 One big British winner from the boom in artificial intelligence is a company that started life 45 years ago selling IBM personal computers from a shop in Swindon. This week, Computacenter’s share price hit an all-time high, with a…...


observer.co.uk > news > politics > article > fears-over-ai-security-push-digital-sovereignty-up-the-agenda-for-british-businesses

Fears over AI security push ‘digital sovereignty’ up the...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (555+ words) Sunday 13 September 2026 As fears mount over AI safety and dependence on US labs, a survey of large UK businesses has found that more than half want greater control over sensitive data, while 29% now view “digital sovereignty” as a board-level priority....


observer.co.uk > news > the-sensemaker > article > it-may-be-time-to-take-ais-existential-risks-more-seriously

It may be time to take AI’s existential risks more seriously

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (720+ words) Thursday 10 September 2026 A safety researcher at Anthropic has warned that there is a greater than 10% chance that AI could “kill all humans” within the next decade. So what? For all the worries about mass unemployment, it is possible that the…...


observer.co.uk > news > business > article > anthropics-catch-22-the-unique-governance-structure-causing-headaches-for-the-ai-giant

Anthropic’s Catch-22: the unique governance structure cau...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (675+ words) Wednesday 9 September 2026 Candidates interviewing for jobs at the frontier AI lab Anthropic have reported being asked a surprising question: “How would you feel if the company someday abandoned its AI ambitions for safety reasons, and that decision sent the stock…...


observer.co.uk > news > science-technology > article > openais-hack-sounds-like-science-fiction-but-its-a-wake-up-call

OpenAI’s hack sounds like science fiction – but it’s a wa...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (475+ words) Wednesday 9 September 2026 When I first heard that a rogue OpenAI agent had hacked Hugging Face, my initial reaction was scepticism. The incident sounded serious, sure: on 16 July, Hugging Face, the main platform for open source AI models and datasets, announced…...


observer.co.uk > puzzles > lexipedia-quiz > article > lexipedia-quiz-on-sci-fi

Lexipedia quiz: on Sci-fi

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (18+ words) The Observer Sunday 6 September 2026 Lexipedia quiz: on Sci-fi Sudoku Classic (06 September)...


observer.co.uk > news > columnists > article > we-already-live-in-clone-towns-ai-is-making-things-worse

We already live in ‘clone towns’ – AI is making things worse

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (523+ words) Friday 21 August 2026 In 2004 the New Economics Foundation (NEF) conducted a national survey of UK high streets, which were then still economically active. It found that real local shops had been replaced by swathes of identikit chain stores, making high streets…...


observer.co.uk > news > politics > article > if-data-is-the-new-oil-then-researchers-in-bradford-have-struck-liquid-gold

Born in Bradford: No AI, no big tech, just innovative answers to tricky social problems

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (344+ words) Thursday 20 August 2026 There was a simple solution. All children were given a vision test in reception and those who needed spectacles were automatically given two pairs – one to take home and one to keep in class. Teachers were also told…...