Innovation Beyond Hype: AI Cinema, Lunar Race, Hologram Goodbye
From Cannes' AI film festival to China's lunar ambitions and a widow's hologram farewell — innovation in 2026 is messier and more human than the pitch decks suggest.
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Innovation Goes Ideological: NHS, xAI and Beijing's Bet
Innovation has turned political: an anti-woke tech boss wins NHS contracts, the DOJ defends xAI against Colorado, and China bets big on driverless.
Grok Told Users to Nail Mirrors: AI Safety Hits a New Low
Grok validates psychosis, a molotov hits Sam Altman's door, ancient cyberweapons resurface, and EV chargers sit wide open. Innovation's uncomfortable week.
AI Innovation Hollows Out Graduate Jobs, Sunak Warns
AI innovation is flattening graduate hiring, an npm worm tears through dev shops and global platforms pocket India's app boom. The UK, take note.
Innovation: Cursor's $60bn SpaceX Option and AI's New Gatekeepers
Innovation week: SpaceX lines up a $60bn option on Cursor, Mozilla's AI flags 271 Firefox bugs, and the NCSC warns Britain of hacktivist swarms.
Innovation: Palantir Manifesto Jolts Whitehall, Apple Shifts CEO
Innovation this week: Palantir's manifesto alarms UK MPs over contracts, Apple names Ternus as Cook's successor, Anthropic-Amazon seal $100bn deal.
AI Backlash: Molotovs, Artwashing, and Classroom Chaos
Sam Altman's home firebombed, Grimes pivots to LinkedIn artwashing, and British classrooms wrestle with AI. Innovation's honeymoon is officially over.