City AM: Younger Brits turn to AI for financial advice
Brits are increasingly turning to AI tools to access financial tips as the “advice gap” grows wider.
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UKTN: NHS trials AI tool to speed up patient discharges
An AI system being developed at an NHS Trust aims to reduce waiting times and get patients discharged faster.
eWeek: 71% of Americans Say AI Could ‘Put People Out of Work Permanently’
Most Americans now see artificial intelligence as a threat to their livelihoods, with 71% fearing it could permanently wipe out jobs.
Finextra: CommBank reverses plan to replace call centre staff with AI
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has rowed back its decision to cut 45 contact centre jobs after finding that the AI-powered “voice-bot” designed to reduce calls actually led to an increase in work for humans.
TechRepublic: Google Claims One Gemini AI Prompt Uses Five Drops of Water
A lot of talk has gone into the environmental and energy impact of AI (in particular generative AI).
Cybersecurity Dive: Research shows AI agents are highly vulnerable to hijacking attacks
Some of the most widely used AI agents and assistants from Microsoft, Google, OpenAI and other major companies are susceptible to being hijacked with little or no user interaction, according to new research from Zenity Labs.
TechRepublic: TIOBE Index for August 2025: Top 10 Most Popular Programming Languages
In a list of the top 10 programming languages, Python continues to extend its lead.
TechRepublic: Wyoming AI Facility Will Consume More Power Than All the State’s Homes Combined
In Wyoming an AI facility will consume more power than all the state’s homes combined.
UK Tech News: Government to deploy AI to catch criminals before they strike
Is this the first real version of the ideas used in the film Minority Report?
BBC: HMRC using AI to scour suspected tax cheats’ social media
Be careful what you post – HM Revenue & Customs is now using AI to scour social media on people they suspect are not telling them the whole truth when filing returns.