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Google bets 13 billion euros on Finland in its biggest European investment ever
The tech giant will pour 13 billion euros into AI data-centre infrastructure in Finland, drawn by available land, a cold climate and an unusually reliable power grid.
AI Chatbots Are Starting to Watermark Their Text. Here's What That Actually Means
Anthropic and Google are quietly embedding invisible patterns into AI-written words. The technique is nearly undetectable, but critics argue it still changes what you read.
Anthropic's Invisible AI Watermarks Were Cracked in Four Hours
The EU's new content-labelling rules forced Anthropic to watermark every Claude response. Developers tore through the system before the news cycle ended. Here's what that means for workers, writers, and anyone who uses AI tools.
Anthropic is watermarking Claude's text to comply with EU law, here's how it works
The company will embed invisible patterns in Claude's writing using a technique borrowed from Google. You won't notice a thing, but a detector will.
Anthropic Will Hide Secret Watermarks in All Claude Text and Images
The company behind the Claude AI assistant is embedding invisible markers into every response, so platforms and individuals can tell if content was machine-made.
Anthropic will watermark text from Claude to meet EU law
Every piece of text Claude generates will carry a hidden label so other systems can identify it as AI-made. The change is mandatory under European regulations that took effect this August.
Asimov Wrote the Rulebook for Robots. Can His Ideas Fix AI?
Governments are moving on AI regulation, but the rules tell companies what not to do rather than what AI should care about. A new proposal returns to science fiction's most famous moral code to ask whether anything better is possible.
New Rules Are Closing In on AI Influencers, and the Creators Behind Them Are Worried
A mother in Brisbane built a virtual model to support her family. New EU labelling laws and platform crackdowns are now putting her business model, and thousands like it, under real pressure.
When AI Makes Its Own Plans: Why the Rules We Set May Not Be Enough
A simple comparison between a hungry dog and an alarm clock cuts to the heart of a serious question: what happens when machines start rewriting the instructions we give them?
EU Gains Power to Fine, Block and Inspect AI Models, and OpenAI, Anthropic Are in the Crosshairs
New enforcement rules that took effect this week let European regulators demand access to AI systems before they go on sale in Europe, and hit companies with fines of up to 15 million euros for non-compliance.
The EU Now Requires Companies to Label AI Chatbots and Deepfakes
New rules that took effect on 2 August 2025 force any company operating in Europe to tell users when they are talking to an AI, or viewing AI-generated content. Fines of up to €15 million are on the table for those that ignore them.
Every AI Ad, Chatbot and Playlist in Europe Now Needs a Label
The EU's AI Act transparency rules kick in on 2 August. From Spotify recommendations to complaint hotlines, businesses must tell people when AI is involved or face fines of up to €15 million.
The EU Now Requires Labels on AI-Generated Images, Audio and Text
A new European Union rule that took effect this week means realistic-looking content made by artificial intelligence must be clearly marked as such, affecting everything from political attack videos to AI-written news articles.