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Surveillance advertising: Trackers, fingerprinting, and what users can do

Surveillance advertising: Trackers, fingerprinting, and what users can do

Jan 17, 2026

Prediction markets: A virtual time machine. Here's News Defused's guide to trading the future and avoiding the traps

Prediction markets: A virtual time machine. Here's News Defused's guide to trading the future and avoiding the traps

Jan 17, 2026

The economics of AI: why inference costs matter more than flashy demos

The economics of AI: why inference costs matter more than flashy demos

Jan 4, 2026

AI translation and speech tools: accuracy, bias, and when to trust them

AI translation and speech tools: accuracy, bias, and when to trust them

Jan 4, 2026

AI and misinformation: how falsehoods spread, and what actually reduces harm

AI and misinformation: how falsehoods spread, and what actually reduces harm

Jan 4, 2026

Open-source AI: benefits, risks, and how to assess projects responsibly

Open-source AI: benefits, risks, and how to assess projects responsibly

Jan 4, 2026

AI and elections: influence operations, deepfakes, and resilience

AI and elections: influence operations, deepfakes, and resilience

Jan 3, 2026

Artificial intelligence in finance: fraud detection, credit and the risk of black-box decisions

Artificial intelligence in finance: fraud detection, credit and the risk of black-box decisions

Jan 3, 2026

Model collapse and synthetic data: what happens when the internet fills with generated content

Model collapse and synthetic data: what happens when the internet fills with generated content

Jan 3, 2026

AI procurement: the questions to ask before signing a contract

AI procurement: the questions to ask before signing a contract

Jan 3, 2026

AI and jobs: what is changing, what is not, and how to future-proof skills

AI and jobs: what is changing, what is not, and how to future-proof skills

Jan 3, 2026

AI in education: tutors, cheating and what schools can realistically do

AI in education: tutors, cheating and what schools can realistically do

Jan 3, 2026

Data centre boom: power, cooling, and the hidden constraints behind the AI arms race

Data centre boom: power, cooling, and the hidden constraints behind the AI arms race

Jan 2, 2026

AI hardware explained: GPUs, specialised chips, and why supply matters

AI hardware explained: GPUs, specialised chips, and why supply matters

Jan 2, 2026

AI model evaluation: how benchmarks work, and why they often mislead

AI model evaluation: how benchmarks work, and why they often mislead

Jan 2, 2026

AI search and zero-click: what changes for publishers, and what still works

AI search and zero-click: what changes for publishers, and what still works

Jan 2, 2026

How to verify breaking tech claims: a toolkit for hype-resistant news consumption

How to verify breaking tech claims: a toolkit for hype-resistant news consumption

Jan 2, 2026

Two-factor authentication explained: what works, what does not, and how to set it up safely

Two-factor authentication explained: what works, what does not, and how to set it up safely

Jan 2, 2026

Prompt injection and AI security: how attackers trick chatbots, and how to defend systems

Prompt injection and AI security: how attackers trick chatbots, and how to defend systems

Dec 31, 2025

AI privacy risks put users and small firms on notice

AI privacy risks put users and small firms on notice

Dec 31, 2025

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