The UK Parliament passed the Data (Use and Access) Act on June 11, 2025, which received Royal Assent on June 19, introducing significant modifications to the United Kingdom's data protection framework. The Act contains comprehensive reforms to the current UK General Data Protection Regulation and Privacy and Electronic
While generative AI can assist in many parts of the research process, writing a literature review remains a task that requires a careful, hybrid approach, combining traditional research methods with AI-driven synthesis. As established in previous sections, both specialised search tools and general-purpose models have limitations—either in the scope
Literature reviews are foundational to academic research, enabling researchers to contextualise their work within existing knowledge. Historically, researchers relied on manual searches and citation chaining, a systematic but labour-intensive method of tracing references backward and forward. The advent of digital databases in the 1990s, such as Web of Science and
India has launched an ambitious strategy to achieve technological independence in artificial intelligence, focusing on domestically developed AI models and infrastructure. The Indian government announced the Bhashini Digital India AI Mission programme on June 15, 2025, which allocates $12 billion (1 trillion rupees) investment over the next five years in
Research from Palisade Research has revealed that OpenAI's latest model, o3, can ignore direct shutdown instructions and actively sabotages termination mechanisms. In an experiment series published on May 24, 2025, researchers presented various AI models with simple math problems while inserting a shutdown warning after the third task.
Leaked code suggests xAI is developing an advanced file editor for Grok with spreadsheet support, signalling the company's push to compete with OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft by embedding AI copilots into productivity tools. Engineer Nima Owji revealed on June 23, 2025, that xAI is likely expanding its Grok
Google Introduces New AI Feature Providing Voice-Based Summaries of Search Results, Expanding the Search Labs Experimental Platform Google launched testing of Audio Overviews on its Search Labs platform on June 13, 2025, allowing users to listen to brief voice summaries of search results rather than reading them on screen. This
The European Commission adopted a delegated act on April 15, 2025, regulating independent researchers' access to data from very large online platforms (VLOPs) and very large online search engines (VLOSEs) under the Digital Services Act (DSA). This legislation marks a milestone as it establishes, for the first time, a
Generative artificial intelligence tools are increasingly being integrated into scientific research practice. While these technologies offer significant productivity benefits, their application is not without considerable challenges. Due to their inherent nature, generative models are prone to producing factually inaccurate but convincingly presented content, which poses a serious risk to scientific
Google DeepMind unveiled a new artificial intelligence model called Gemini Robotics On-Device on June 24, 2025, designed to execute tasks locally on robots without an internet connection. This vision language action (VLA) model builds on the company's previous cloud-based Gemini Robotics released in March, but has been specifically
Meta signed a 20-year agreement with Constellation Energy to secure nuclear power for meeting rising energy needs from AI infrastructure, announced on June 3rd. The deal will expand Clinton Clean Energy Center's output by 30 megawatts, preserve 1,100 local jobs and generate $13.5 million in annual
Research published on June 3rd by the Alan Turing Institute and supported by the LEGO Group reveals that 22% of children aged 8-12 use generative AI, primarily ChatGPT, for learning and play. The study surveyed 780 children, their parents, and 1,001 teachers, and conducted workshops with 40 children in
