A new study has found a clear desire among online offenders to learn how to create child sexual abuse material. Read more

Fans at the Olympics are trying out a new AI-powered talent spotting system that hopes to find the gold medallists of the future. Its developers aim to use a portable version of the technology to bring advanced sport science to remote areas around the world. Read more

We asked a professional comedian to deliver some jokes written by artificial intelligence on stage. What happened reveals a lot about just how much machines understand the very human sense of humour. Read more

British comedian Karen Hobbs tells jokes written by generative AI to an audience to see how they land. Will it be belly-laughs or tumbleweed? Beyond the entertainment value lies a deeper question: what does it mean for technology to replicate something as inherently human as humour? Can algorithms truly grasp the nuances of comedic timing and cultural references that elicit genuine laughter from an audience? Read more

Microsoft says it estimates that 8.5m computers around the world were disabled by the global IT outage. Read more

A popular UK lifestyle and fashion magazine has been criticised after it described an artificial intelligence (AI) "fashion and lifestyle editor" on its social media page as a "new member" of the team. Read more

Embracing the technology could not only boost food production but also prepare students for fast-changing jobs. Read more

Chinese people around the world are being targeted by an elaborate scam in which criminals pretend to be Chinese police. Read more

University exams taken by fake students using artificial intelligence beat those by real students and usually went undetected by markers, in a limited study. Read more

Amazon received critical headlines this year when reports questioned the “Just Walk Out” technology installed at many of its physical grocery stores. Read more