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AI

Mind

Why your brain needs plenty of “Aha!” moments

In the age of AI, instant answers to our questions are readily available. But columnist Helen Thomson finds that continuing to encourage those delicious flashes of insight that come from your own thoughts may be beneficial both for your everyday life and your long-term brain health

Comment

Technology

Can floating data centres meet AI's huge energy demand?

Analysis

Technology

Backlash builds over NHS plan to hide source code from AI hacking risk

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Technology

NHS England rushes to hide software over AI hacking fears

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Anthropic's Project Glasswing website

Technology

Do you need to worry about Mythos, Anthropic's computer-hacking AI?

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Ace returns a shot back against its human opponent

Technology

Table tennis-playing robot on track to becoming world champion

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James Maynard in front of prime numbers

Video

James Maynard: uncovering the secrets of prime numbers

Video

How To Talk to AI

Technology

èƵ recommends Jamie Bartlett's insightful How to Talk to AI

Culture

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Technology

A very serious guide to buying your own humanoid robot butler

Features

Mya, age 3, and her mother Vicky playing with an AI toy called Gabbo during an observation at the University of Cambridge's Faculty of Education

Technology

We don’t know if AI-powered toys are safe, but they’re here anyway

Toys powered by AI show a worrying lack of emotional understanding. But we need to understand the risks and benefits of the technology so the industry can be regulated, not outright banned

Analysis

Video

Hannah Fry: AI isn't as powerful as we think

Video

Technology

A social network for AI looks disturbing, but it's not what you think

Analysis

Comment

The best new popular science books of February 2026

Culture

Technology

All major AI models risk encouraging dangerous science experiments

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