Call for overhaul of UK competition regime to support growth and inward investment
A former Competition and Markets Authority insider argues that the UK’s discretionary competition tools are undermining investment and growth, and sets out detailed reforms to align enforcement with government economic priorities. The proposals focus on stricter cost-benefit discipline, tighter government oversight of digital and market cases, merger control redesign, and restructuring of the authority’s staffing and pay.
International Artificial Intelligence Safety Report 2026: implications for autonomous systems
The International Artificial Intelligence Safety Report 2026 consolidates input from over 100 experts to map risks from autonomous Artificial Intelligence systems and recommend defense-in-depth safeguards at deployment time.
Microsoft agent framework targets cross-platform artificial intelligence agents and workflows
Microsoft agent framework provides a unified way to build and orchestrate artificial intelligence agents and multi-agent workflows across Python and .NET, with built-in tooling for development, observability, and multi-provider support.
Artificial Intelligence video tools turn viewers into creators
Artificial Intelligence video generation is transforming video production costs, workflows, and access, allowing solo creators to produce cinematic content at scale. New multimodal models are lowering technical barriers while raising fresh legal and ethical questions.
Global project uses artificial intelligence to boost ovarian cancer survival
An international team led in Canada by BC researchers has secured a 2 million package of funding and cloud computing to apply artificial intelligence to one of the largest ovarian cancer datasets ever assembled, aiming to improve survival prediction and treatment selection.
OpenAI debuts GPT-5.4 with native computer control
OpenAI’s GPT-5.4 introduces native computer control to move beyond chat, while Lightricks’ LTX-2.3 brings local Artificial Intelligence video generation and Anthropic rolls out a job impact tracker.
Philips SmartHeart wins FDA clearance for Artificial Intelligence cardiac MR planning
Philips has secured FDA 510(k) clearance for SmartHeart, an Artificial Intelligence powered cardiac MR planning tool that automates complex exam setup in under 30 seconds to ease workloads and broaden access to advanced imaging.