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Latest reporting, briefings and public-interest updates from the tech desk.
A Make UK survey found that 30% of British manufacturers experienced a cyber incident affecting their own operations or supply chains in the previous 12 months, while only half had a response plan.
Cloudflare has launched Kitesurf, a cloud-hosted browser designed for AI-agent automation, saying it requires fewer computing resources than Chromium for common tasks.
A New Mexico court ordered Meta to pay $567 million for treatment, prevention and other measures after an earlier jury finding over harms to children; Meta says it will appeal.
Defense-manufacturing technology company Hadrian raised $1.37 billion at an $8 billion valuation to support its automated factory strategy.
Denmark is requiring oral defenses of major written assignments and stronger computer monitoring during upper-secondary exams as schools respond to unauthorized use of artificial intelligence.
DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis will become chair of the AI lab and Alphabet’s chief scientist, while technology chief Koray Kavukcuoglu takes over day-to-day leadership.
Uber and autonomous-driving developer Wayve have received London licences allowing paid self-driving taxi trips with human safety drivers, with initial journeys planned for later in summer 2026.
Researchers used CRISPR to produce two beagles whose saliva and fur showed no trace of a major allergy-causing protein, though broader safety and effectiveness remain unproven.
