Sarah Drummond
Sarah Drummond covers artificial intelligence and emerging technology. She writes about AI tools, model developments, and what the latest advances mean for businesses and consumers in the UK.
GPT-5.5 lands with stronger agentic coding and a steep API price jump
GPT-5.5 arrived on 23 April 2026 with meaningful gains on agentic coding benchmarks and API pricing that has risen substantially…
28 April 2026: OpenAI Clears Path to AWS as British AI Lab Commands $5 Billion Valuation
OpenAI wins Microsoft concessions to sell on AWS, a British AI lab raises $1.1bn, YouTube tests AI search, and Otter…
What is generative AI, in plain English?
Generative AI creates text, images, audio and video from a prompt. Here is what it actually is, how it differs…
28 April 2026: OpenAI Frees Itself From Microsoft Lock-in (AM)
OpenAI escapes its Microsoft cloud exclusivity, China blocks Meta's Manus deal, and a former DeepMind star raises $1.1B for a…
OpenAI is shutting down Sora. Here is what comes next.
OpenAI's AI video generator closed its consumer app on 26 April 2026. Here is what the shutdown means for users…
27 April 2026: Microsoft and OpenAI Reshape Their Alliance as China Blocks Meta’s Manus Deal
China blocks Meta's $2B Manus acquisition, Microsoft and OpenAI restructure their partnership, OpenAI may build an AI-first phone, and a…
What is a prompt, and why does wording change the answer?
Why the way you phrase a question to an AI matters far more than most people realise, and how small…
What is Anthropic, and what does Google’s $40 billion bet mean for Claude users?
Google is backing Anthropic with up to $40 billion in equity and infrastructure. We explain the deal structure, what it…
26 April 2026: OpenAI Apologises Over Tumbler Ridge as Sovereign AI Push Gains Momentum
Sam Altman issues a public apology over Tumbler Ridge, Europe bets on sovereign AI, Anthropic tests agent commerce, and a…
26 April 2026: Google Bets $40 Billion on Anthropic as DeepSeek V4 Goes Open Source (AM)
Google commits $40B to Anthropic as Mythos model emerges; DeepSeek V4 launches open-source with 1M-token context at a fraction of…