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28 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham unveils youth training overhaul as AI reshapes jobs market in Britain

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a comprehensive youth training overhaul to address rising unemployment among young people as AI transforms the jobs landscape. With over a million 16-to-24-year-olds not in education, employment or training, the new technical education programs will combine academic study with employer-led projects and work experience, rolling out nationally from 2028.

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UK MP Jess Asato Sues xAI, Seeks Court Order to Stop Grok Generating Sexualised Images of Her

Labour MP Jess Asato is suing Elon Musk's xAI over fake sexualised images created by Grok, including a video depicting her being prepared for sexual assault. She's seeking a High Court order to force the company to implement permanent technical measures preventing the chatbot from generating non-consensual deepfakes of her, in a case that could set precedent for AI developers' accountability.

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Companies Scramble to Control AI Spending as Token Costs Explode 10x in a Year

Businesses are experiencing a dramatic shift from encouraging unlimited AI token usage to implementing strict controls as bills skyrocket. Major firms report 10x increases in AI spending, with some burning through annual budgets in months. Companies like EY are deploying AI routers to manage costs while the industry develops tokenomics frameworks.

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Cursor launches ₹649 India subscription plan for developers ahead of SpaceX acquisition

AI coding startup Cursor introduced Cursor Start, a ₹649-a-month subscription built specifically for India, priced well below its standard $20 Pro plan. The move comes weeks before its expected $60 billion acquisition by SpaceX closes and reflects India's position as Cursor's third-largest market globally with the highest concentration of power users.

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Nvidia behind $50bn lease on Texas data centre, raising questions about AI market financing

Nvidia has committed up to $50bn to lease Hut 8's entire 1-gigawatt Beacon Point facility in Texas, housing hundreds of thousands of its GPUs. The Financial Times reports the chipmaker could sublease capacity to cloud computing partners, but the arrangement intensifies concerns about circular financing as Nvidia underwrites more of the market for its own chips.

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Tokyo's AI matchmaking app has led to 265 marriages as Japan tackles declining birth rate

Tokyo Enmusubi, a government-run AI-powered matchmaking app, has facilitated 265 marriages since its September 2024 launch. With 16,000 registered members and 760 couples in serious relationships, the app represents Japan's innovative response to a demographic crisis that saw births drop to 671,236 in 2025.

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China's AI Boom Fuels Wave of Deepfake Disaster Content as Authorities Make Arrests

China faces a surge of AI-generated misinformation during natural disasters, with fake flooding videos and false emergency reports triggering public panic and arrests. As the country invests billions in AI technology, experts warn that the same tools driving innovation are lowering barriers to creating convincing deepfake disaster content that spreads faster than verified information.

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Meta quits global renewables pledge after backing 10 gas plants to power AI data centers

Meta has exited RE100, the global corporate initiative for 100% renewable electricity, after committing to fund 10 natural gas power plants in Louisiana to meet the surging power demands of AI. The tech giant joined the initiative in 2016 and claimed to meet its renewable energy goals in 2021, but AI's explosive growth has forced a dramatic reversal of its corporate sustainability pledges.

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Taiwan detains Nvidia employee in expanding AI chip smuggling probe targeting Super Micro servers

Taiwan prosecutors detained an Nvidia employee suspected of falsifying documents to smuggle AI servers to China, marking the first known legal action against an Nvidia staffer in such a case. The Keelung District Prosecutors' Office searched the employee's home and Taipei office desk, citing flight risk and evidence tampering concerns. Seven people now sit in custody as the investigation expands beyond Super Micro into Nvidia itself.

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Nitin Gadkari sues Meta, Google, X over AI deepfakes falsely linking him to ethanol policy gains

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has moved the Bombay High Court against Meta, Google, and X Corp over AI-generated deepfakes falsely connecting him and his family to financial benefits from India's ethanol-blending program. The suit seeks Rs 11 crore in damages and permanent injunctions to remove the defamatory content, which Gadkari says crosses the line from political criticism into targeted defamation.

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Hugging Face faces scrutiny as study finds 7 of 9 models easily create deepfake nudes

A European nonprofit AI Forensics tested the most popular image-editing tools on Hugging Face and found seven of nine readily undressed women from a simple six-word prompt. The report reveals 73% of user requests were sexual, with 95% targeting women and nearly 7% targeting apparent children, exposing a widespread lack of safeguards on the open-source AI platform.

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EU AI Act Transparency Rules Take Effect: Companies Must Label AI-Generated Content Starting August 2

The European Union's landmark AI Act transparency obligations came into force on August 2, requiring companies to disclose when people interact with AI systems and label AI-generated content. Businesses face fines up to €15 million or 3 percent of global turnover for non-compliance, marking a significant shift in how AI is deployed across Europe.

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Zhongji Innolight drops 9% in Hong Kong debut despite raising $6.8 billion in city's largest IPO

Chinese AI data center supplier Zhongji Innolight fell as much as 9.4% in its Hong Kong debut after raising $6.8 billion in the city's largest IPO since Alibaba's 2019 listing. The optical transceivers maker, which supplies both US tech giants and Chinese firms, was swept up in a global tech sell-off despite strong demand from hyperscalers building AI infrastructure.

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AI Stock Sell-Off Hammers Chipmakers as South Korean Market Plunges 25% in Month

The South Korean stock market faced unprecedented turmoil as AI stock sell-off intensified, with trading halted after the Kospi plunged 8 percent. SK Hynix shares dropped 45 percent from June highs despite record profits, while Samsung Electronics fell over 9 percent, wiping $570 billion off market value and raising questions about the sustainability of AI spending.

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AI cameras achieve 99% rescue rate on Seoul bridges as South Korea battles suicide crisis

Seoul has deployed AI-powered surveillance cameras across 17 bridges over the Han River, raising rescue rates to more than 99 percent from 56 percent in 2012. The system alerts first responders within five minutes when it detects high-risk behavior. Despite this success, South Korea continues to face a deepening suicide crisis with rates climbing above 29 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024.

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