George Hopkin

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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.
Alicia Gilbert of the JGU Department of Communication.

Forcing users offline backfires, while voluntary breaks deliver short-term high

Taking a break from your smartphone can make you feel more energetic…
Donald Trump.

Buying Greenland would ‘actively harm’ US security and sink NATO, warns expert

The United States would “actively harm” its own national security and fracture…
FOMO.

95% of AI pilots failing as companies driven by ‘fear of missing out’, Davos told

Ninety-five per cent of generative AI pilot projects are failing to deliver…
Workflow.

Three quarters of firms to use ‘agentic AI’ within two years as market surges

Almost 75 per cent of global companies plan to integrate “agentic” artificial…
Horse in harness.

‘Digital harness’ needed to tame AI before it surpasses human intelligence

A “digital harness” is urgently needed to prevent artificial intelligence from outrunning…
Labubu pop-up store at Beijing.

Economists predict an ‘AI reckoning’ amid long-term productivity boom

Global chief economists gathering at the World Economic Forum (WEF) this week…
Dario Amodei

DeepMind and Anthropic CEOs clash on AGI timeline but agree on disruption

The leaders of two of the world’s most powerful AI companies offered…
Dubai.

Global trade finance gap of $2.5tn could be bridged by ‘invisible collateral’

The staggering $2.5 trillion global trade finance gap could be significantly narrowed…
Covid vaccine.

Africa producing just 1% of vaccines as global regionalisation efforts stall

Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic exposed critical weaknesses in global health…
Shrimp Jesus at work.

Capgemini warns businesses to fix data foundations or risk costly ‘AI slop’

Business leaders rushing to deploy artificial intelligence must treat data readiness as…