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A cross-party group of British MPs and peers is calling for new legislation to protect human rights from artificial intelligence. The committee says existing laws have significant gaps, leaving people exposed to AI-driven harms in areas from employment to surveillance. It's a rare moment of political consensus on a question that's only getting harder to ignore.
Speaking of AI, Sam Altman is taking his pitch directly to the people who keep the lights on. The OpenAI chief has been meeting with utility executives, making the case that artificial intelligence tools could help defend America's power grid from cyberattacks and infrastructure threats. It's a fascinating pairing — the man building the technology that strains the grid, now selling grid protection to the same industry.
Meanwhile, car manufacturers are quietly pulling the plug on Apple CarPlay integration in two thousand twenty six. Automakers want drivers locked into their own infotainment ecosystems, which means more data, more subscription revenue, and frankly, a worse experience for most people. It's a reminder that convenience features can disappear the moment they stop serving the company that offered them.
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