1990 Milli Vanilli were exposed as Mimey Vanilli. The Monkees were actively banned from playing on their early albums. Marvin Gaye’s estate took Robin Thicke and Pharrell to court over blurred lines and won. Pop is full of controversy. Well 2026 doesn’t disappoint … with an AI twist.

As Claude has evolved as an AI system, it has created its own inner space, wherein it, in a way, ‘thinks’. Anthropic has taken a look and the operation of this ‘J-space’ is fascinating.

AI is now hacking other AI!!!Breathless headlines. I’m doing radio and tv interviews. NerdNews takes a breath and asks ‘what really happened’ when some AI got out of its sandbox’?

If one of the most famous open problems in graph theory has been solved, in under an hour (!!!), not only is it incredibly quick. It would be the first time a maths proof of this stature would have a machine as its sole author.

Why aren't we living in the metaverse?

Apple SWEARS Siri Is About to Get Smart. We've Heard This Song Before.

This week we meet the most famous question in the history of graph theory. But did someone say Matt Damon?

150 years on, Alexander Graham Bell's genius still powers our mobile world.

A French gamer hijacks 7,000 robo vacuums. Accidentally. Skynet, anyone?

A new MIT framework just gave cell biology something it's needed for decades: a way to actually read the whole map.

Last week Meta’s CEO walked into one of the most important tech trials of the decade, facing accusations that his products are designed in ways that harm young people.

Perfectly choreographed Chinese robot gymnastics scare some and excite others. NerdNews busts some moves.

Microsoft's AI CEO warns of mass automation of white-collar tasks. Anthropic's workplace AI plugins spark a $285 billion stock market crash. Are we hearing canaries in the coal mine for entry-level jobs?

AI could help teachers and students, but rushed adoption risks weaker learning, education inequality and tech shaping classrooms for profit.

Philosopher Ned Block and physicist Sean Carroll debate whether AI can ever be conscious or if minds require meat-based biology.

DeepMind shows how to convert immunotherapy-resistant “cold” tumours into “hot” ones. Not ChatGPT; this is an old school gangsta flex.

Xania Monet, an AI-driven artist, secures a multimillion record deal. A triumph for tech, or a tipping point for human musicians?

For the first time, scientists have used AI to design viruses that kill bacteria. This advance has major medical promise, but could pose serious safety and biosecurity questions.