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Lead Story · The Guardian Technology

AI could cause global economic downturn, Bank of England governor tells G20

Andrew Bailey, in role as financial stability watchdog chief, warns advanced models risk destabilising system The Bank of England’s governor, Andrew Bailey, has joined the throng of figures warning about the global risks posed by the most advanced artificial intelligence technology. In a two-page letter sent to international finance ministers and central bank governors as part of his role as chair of the international Financial Stability Board (FSB), Bailey said “frontier” AI models were “showin

Aug 31, 2026

Semafor Technology

OpenAI hack shows emergent AI risks

Rogue OpenAI agents’ unprecedented coordination during the Hugging Face attack significantly increases the risk of AI escaping human control, analysts said, days after investigators released a bombshe

Aug 30, 2026

TechCrunch AI

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Neocloud Lambda secures $1B in debt to buy more chips

Neocloud Lambda has raised $1B in private debt to buy Nvidia AI chips and lease them to Microsoft. It's the latest in a string of loans, underscoring the high cost of the AI boom.

Aug 28, 2026

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Right-leaning US groups push chip curbs

“Dominance in the design and manufacture of advanced AI semiconductors is a national and economic security imperative for the United States and our allies,” the groups wrote.

Aug 27, 2026

TechCrunch AI

TechCrunch AI

Nvidia closes in on Hugging Face acquisition

Nvidia has reportedly agreed to buy Hugging Face, the popular open-source AI hub, for $12.9 billion in a move that would let Nvidia both protect its chip empire and jump back into the cloud business.

Aug 27, 2026