In Senate Budget Estimates 2026-27 this week, the department confirms human override was removed without consultation but argues the Independent Assessment Tool process has plenty of human involvement.

A March 2026 study by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and the African Digital Rights Network found that 11 African governments had collectively spent more than USD 2 billion on AI-powered s...

Criminals are manipulating pictures found on school websites and social media to create sexually explicit images

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

A new method to produce strong, biodegradable plastic from bamboo is reported in Nature Communications this week. The bioplastic resembles oil-based plastics in strength, shapability, and thermal stab...

Misleading predictions shape outcomes and facilitate abuses of power, but resistance is not futile

Conor Lally, the Irish Times Crime Editor / Ronan Murphy, CEO of Smart Tech / TJ McIntyre, Associate professor in UCD and Chair of the Digital Rights Alliance

Press Ombudsman’s recent comments on graphic language in court reports highlight an issue court reporters have been attuned to for years

Ireland is considering a new bill that would legalize the use of spyware by the police, reports Vas Panagiotopoulos.

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The charges were later dismissed after bank records showed she was in Tennessee at the time

Privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) often fall short on their promise of safeguarding privacy without limiting data use

Podcast Episode · The Big Tech Show · 09/01/2026 · 34m

Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.

Maynooth University’s School of Law and Criminology has just opened the new Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, entitled “Realising European Values through European Law” (REVEL). Following a

Post Title: Post-Doctoral Researcher, generative AI in public services Post Duration: 24 months Salary Scale: Post-Doctoral Researcher, PD2 Point 1 - 4 (54,850 - 59,654) Location: AI Accountability La...

"Like I said, nothing gets in or out of the town without us knowing."

Today, the European Commission preliminarily found both TikTok and Meta in breach of their obligation to grant researchers adequate access to public data under the Digital Services Act (DSA).

Topic: Artificial Intelligence and The State 

Such political disinformation has the potential to corrupt democracy, says the Mid Norfolk MP.

“We have unleashed a monster,” Mette Frederiksen tells Danish lawmakers.