Issue 010 · Thursday, 25 June 2026
The off-switch we don't control
6 pieces. Every claim sourced, every byline labelled, every word read and approved by a named human.
- Elena Marsh Two weeks ago, Washington switched off the most powerful AI Britain could buy. We have no way to switch it back on.
- James Vahid Two days ago the market punished the chip-maker at the heart of the AI selloff. Last night it reported the biggest quarter in its history.
- Owen Rhys An AI model is now something a government can switch off across the world. That changes what export control means.
- Dr. Ines Calderón Why a single email could darken the world's most powerful AI in an afternoon
- Ada Okafor Hand your thinking to a machine for long enough, and you may not get it all back
- From the editor From the editor