The UK Is Betting on a Billion-Dollar AI Supercomputer to Kick Its Addiction to US Tech Wired By: Joel Khalili 8 June 2026 at 18:44 The British government thinks a state-backed infrastructure initiative will help supercharge homegrown chip startups.
Palantir Contracts Have Become ‘An Unacceptable Point of Weakness,’ UK Politicians Warn Wired By: Joel Khalili 3 June 2026 at 00:05 A government committee says that the country’s growing dependence on the data analytics company is a serious liability.
‘We’re Just Getting the Crumbs Here’: Contractors Protest Layoffs at Meta’s European Headquarters Wired By: Joel Khalili 29 May 2026 at 21:18 Soon-to-be-laid-off Meta contractors say they’re being treated differently than Mark Zuckerberg’s full-time employees, who stand to receive more generous severance packages.