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XR market rewriting its own rules as smart glasses use surges

Research finds that eyewear-form-factor devices are no longer the niche in extended reality, they are the market as devices encompassing AR, XR, MR and VR grew 86% annually in Q1 2026

Amnesty calls for ban on AI risk-profiling systems

Computing

Amnesty International says AI-driven risk profiling systems are discriminatory and may lead to misleading results that violate international human rights law

AI demands an identity reset

Computing

In this week’s Computer Weekly, our latest buyer’s guide examines how AI is transforming the demands and expectations on identity and access management systems. We talk to early implementers of agentic AI to find out the lessons learned. And we explain why the AI infrastructure boom is likely to drive up cloud prices for every IT leader. Read the issue now.

DOJ Lawyers Argue xAI Is ‘Vital’ for National Security in NAACP Lawsuit

Science

In a bid to dismiss a lawsuit over xAI’s polluting gas turbines, the Justice Department claimed the company is integral to military operations—including the Iran War.

Ineffable Intelligence strikes Google Cloud deal for Vera Rubin GPU power

Computing

London-based ‘anti-LLM’ developer led by AlphaGo founder David Silver selects Google Cloud Vera Rubin GPU infrastructure to build reinforcement learning ‘superlearners’

Anthropic Is Still at Odds With the White House Over Claude Fable 5

Business

Anthropic leaders flew to Washington, DC, to meet with White House officials on Monday. After high-level talks, they’re still split on the risk Claude Fable 5 presents.

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth Admits the Company’s AI Reorg Was ‘Atrocious’

Business

In an internal memo seen by WIRED, Bosworth promised employees more stability, better communication, and the return of workplace perks as the company seeks to improve morale.

The truth about Claude Mythos is less dramatic than it seems

Computing

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers if Anthropic’s Claude Mythos frontier AI model is a benefit or barrier to achieving resilient enterprise IT security, and how security leaders need to adapt.

Post Office Capture appeal objections not ‘right, just or fair’

Computing

Influential advisory group tells Post Office that there is a ‘clear case’ that Capture convictions are unsafe

Data dive: Dodgy data derails datacentre water debate

Computing

The Government Digital Sustainability Alliance reports that we are on track for a massive water supply shortfall. The dataset it used suggests not. We look at the datacentre water use debate

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