George Hopkin

495 posts
theFreesheet editor George Hopkin is a veteran journalist with over 35 years of experience. As a specialist in technology reporting, Hopkin covers the full spectrum of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence.
Dario Amodei

Anthropic on track for 2028 profit as OpenAI projects $74bn loss

The financial roadmaps for Silicon Valley’s two largest AI start-ups reveal starkly…
South Jeolla Province

AI to design, build, and run new $35bn South Korea ‘mega’ data centre

A $35 billion “mega” data centre planned for South Korea is set…
Diet and health.

Single CRISPR shot safely lowers cholesterol and triglycerides

Researchers have hailed a “one-and-done” gene-editing therapy as “unprecedented” after it safely…
Muhammad Inam Khan

Battery-free, sweat-powered sticker turns any cup into a health check sensor

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a battery-free…
Stressed out woman working at home.

UK hiring confidence at record low as 17% of firms plan AI job cuts

One in six (17 per cent) of UK employers expect artificial intelligence…
Meta in Iowa.

Meta pledges $600 billion for US data centres as debt financing raises risks

Meta has announced it will invest over $600 billion in the US…
Whisper Leak

Microsoft finds ‘Whisper Leak’ attack can unmask encrypted AI chat topics

Microsoft researchers have discovered a new side-channel attack, known as “Whisper Leak,”…
Urban professionals standing confidently.

AI’s ‘hidden bias’ revealed as LLMs judge texts based on author nationality

AI systems used to evaluate content are judging the author, not the…
A man smoking.

Biased MLM research funded by industry echoes big tobacco tactics

Scientific research into multi-level marketing (MLMs) is “remarkably lenient” and shows signs…
Elizabeth Perry

AFP and Monash develop ‘data poison’ to stop AI-generated child abuse

Monash University and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) are developing a new…