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The use of AI is never a purely technical matter: when it enters processes that affect people’s lives, it touches on rights, opportunities, status and freedom"

—Pope Leo XIV

Data Centre Investment to Hit $31.6 Trillion by 2050 as AI Demand Rises: PwC Forecasts

The AI infrastructure boom is driving unprecedented investment in data centres worldwide, with PwC projecting up to $31.6 trillion in capital expenditure through 2050.

According to PwC, AI demand and recurring chip and hardware upgrades could drive global data centre investment to $31.6 trillion by 2050, rising towards $50 trillion if adoption accelerates, while power availability will play a pivotal role in determining where the capital flows.

Anthropic Resumes External Testing Following July Claude Hacks

Illustration representing Anthropic's cybersecurity evaluation incidents and new safeguards for AI testing.

Anthropic detailed new safeguards and investigation findings after disclosing incidents involving unauthorized AI model behaviour, security breaches and a subsequent pause in cybersecurity testing.

Pentagon Expands GenAI.mil with Customized ChatGPT and Grok for 3 Million Personnel

The U.S. Department of War has added ChatGPT Mil and Grok for Government to its GenAI.mil platform.

The additions bring Sam Altman’s ChatGPT Mil and Elon Musk’s Grok into the US military’s AI infrastructure as Washington increases the use of generative AI across defence operations and administration.

10 Thai Startups Join OpenAI-Backed AI Programme

Logos of OpenAI and the 10 Thai startups participating in the first cohort of the OpenAI x MHESI AI Accelerator.

The first cohort includes 10 startups, with five focused on healthcare and wellness and five working in education.

South Korea Launches Free ‘AI for All’ to Tackle AI Divide and Foreign Dependence

South Korea is launching its “AI for All” project, aiming to provide free AI services powered primarily by domestically developed models.

According to the ministry, citing Wiseapp Retail data from April 2026, ChatGPT had an estimated 23.45 million monthly active users (MAU) in South Korea, followed by Gemini with 8.45 million and Claude with 2.41 million.

Google Advances WeatherNext AI From General Weather Forecasting to Specialized Cyclone Predictions

Google’s WeatherNext Cyclones visualization shows possible tropical cyclone paths and intensity forecasts generated by the AI model.

Google DeepMind and Google Research have expanded their WeatherNext family of AI weather models with WeatherNext Cyclones, a system designed specifically for tropical cyclone forecasting. The model predicts a cyclone’s track, intensity and wind structure. Google says its three-day forecasts are as accurate as what prior models could provide for the next two days, giving… Continue reading Google Advances WeatherNext AI From General Weather Forecasting to Specialized Cyclone Predictions

Stanford Researchers Call for Duty of Loyalty for AI Agents Over Conflict-of-Interest Risks

Illustration of an AI agent acting on behalf of users as concerns grow over conflicts between user interests and corporate interests.

The researchers say AI agents could put corporate interests ahead of users, as the companies behind them pursue their own commercial interests and the agents’ broad access to personal data raises privacy concerns.

Does Internet Give Some Languages an AI Advantage? : World Bank

A globe and multilingual map illustrate the growing connection between AI, the internet and the world’s languages.

Languages predominantly spoken in low- and lower-middle-income countries are underrepresented online, creating a data gap that can affect how accurately AI understands them

Google Takes Gemini into Legal and Finance with Industry-Specific AI Agents

Google Gemini logo representing Google’s expansion of Gemini Enterprise into legal and financial services.

Google Cloud on Tuesday launched two industry-specific versions of Gemini Enterprise for legal and financial services. Gemini Enterprise for Legal uses purpose-built skills for tasks including contract review, legal research, regulatory monitoring and data access requests. It also uses secure Model Context Protocol (MCP) connectors to connect AI agents with legal systems while retaining existing… Continue reading Google Takes Gemini into Legal and Finance with Industry-Specific AI Agents

India’s TCS Signs $1.46B Porsche Deal to Drive AI Mobility; Buys Company’s IT Unit MHP

Porsche cars displayed alongside Tata Consultancy Services branding, highlighting the companies’ new AI-focused partnership.

The partnership will help Porsche industrialise AI at scale and accelerate the development and deployment of AI applications across its value chain.