The Eye 04: Data centres - a proxy flashpoint for AI resistance
In contrast to America, Britain’s data centre surge is only just starting. So is the resistance.
In contrast to America, Britain’s data centre surge is only just starting. So is the resistance.
Plus: The Summer of Ludd
George Cottrell, Nigel Farage, Arron Banks and Nathan Gill all point to the same unanswered questions
As Europe scrambles to reduce its dependence on American tech, the UK accelerates down the same road
Plus: Surely we are going to get in trouble for this
As we start to reject reliance on US tech monopolies, Palantir and its allies rush to strip the word "sovereignty" of its meaning
Plus: Go Touch Grass
From high-society Tory garden parties to street-level arson attacks, the Kremlin is running a cold war on trust itself. It’s time for a full public inquiry.
Investigative journalists Max Colbert and Charlie Young launch our new newsletter, The Eye, tracking Big Tech's capture of the state
Plus: AI’s Find Religion
Plus: Journalism Under Attack
How does a foreign tech giant capture UK defence without the public noticing? You bypass competition entirely, and hire the very people writing the rules.
Plus: Cap the Crypto Crap!
Plus: Unlocking a UK Digital Mystery
Plus: Fake It Till You Make It
As Health Secretary, Streeting handed our data to Palantir, deepened privatisation of our NHS and was a close ally of Peter Mandelson. Is this the blueprint for Labour’s future?
Plus: Long Live Meta
⚠️ Important update: this event has been rescheduled
Plus: Do We Even Know What Safe Means?
Plus: We’re all action.
Plus: Hot on the Data Trail
Plus: Quitting Time
From "sycophantic" chatbots to deepfake sexual abuse, the dehumanisation of women is the calculated cost of untested, unregulated AI.
Plus: What Meta’s Moment Means
Plus: AI Storms the Ballot Box
Plus: Doomscrolling
Plus: More Bounce in California
Plus: You Can Bet On Us
Artificial intelligence isn't just helping you figure out what to make for dinner. It's deciding who lives and who dies.
Plus: The Botlash Is Here!
As platforms face trial and AI accelerates harm, the crisis of online exploitation is exposing deeper structural failures.
Plus: The Big Tech Walkout