Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming embedded in the modern workplace, with employees are increasingly turning to AI tools to work more efficiently and boost productivity.

This growing demand for faster, more effective ways of working is driving the rise of shadow AI - the use of AI tools outside approved organizational controls and governance frameworks – which results in organizations quickly losing visibility into data usage and potential risks.

The scale of this challenge is significant. While 90% of executives are confident in their organizations' visibility into AI tools, just 52% of employees admit to using AI tools without approval, often through personal accounts.

As a result, organizations are left grappling with a widening gap between AI adoption and AI governance.

The next frontier of AI risk

When AI is used without formal oversight, it can bypass governance controls, increasing the risk of errors, regulatory breaches and sensitive data leakages. Organizations are most exposed when AI is already influencing business-critical activities, from customer service and operational decision-making to software development and content creation.

The challenge will intensify as businesses move beyond large language models, which generate information, to large action models and agentic systems that can take action. These systems can diagnose issues, recommend actions and execute workflows with minimum human input, increasing both the speed and scale at which mistakes occur.

A shadow agent operating outside approved governance frameworks could trigger harmful actions before organizations have the visibility and governance capabilities needed to intervene.

There is also a longer-term risk that future AI systems will be trained on synthetic or lower-quality data, weakening performance and decision-making over time. Transparency and traceability will be critical to maintaining accountability, protecting ethical standards and preserving the effectiveness of AI systems as adoption continues to accelerate.

AI governance as an enabler

What works is AI governance that enables innovation while putting clear guardrails in place that are integrated, transparent, auditable, and aligned with existing risk and compliance frameworks. If AI is to be used safely, firms must be able to successfully identify exactly what went wrong and why when issues arise.

In practice, mature governance starts with an approved AI tool stack that provides safe and trusted options for common use cases. This should be supported by risk-based policies that make clear the data being handled, what can and cannot be shared, which tools are permitted, and where human approval is required.

Low-risk tasks such as drafting or summarizing content should not be governed in the same way as high-risk uses involving customer data, regulated information or business-critical decisions.

Training is equally important. The challenge, beyond only enforcing controls, involves helping employees understand why those controls exist and how to use AI responsibly. As agents increasingly diagnose issues, recommend actions, and execute workflows with minimum input, human oversight and approval processes must scale alongside them.

Interoperability will be critical to making this workable at scale, allowing organizations to operate across jurisdictions and multiple AI models without repeatedly rebuilding governance processes and systems from scratch.

Making responsible adoption the easy choice

For security and compliance leaders, the goal should be to make responsible AI adoption the path of least resistance. Employees turn to shadow AI when approved tools are unavailable, difficult to access or fail to meet their needs. Companies that focus solely on restricting usage risk driving activity further underground and losing out on the efficiency and innovation gains that AI can deliver.

Organizations that successfully balance AI productivity and control over their systems recognize that shadow AI use is often a symptom of unmet demand. Employees typically turn to unauthorized tools because they are easier to access, faster to use or better suited to the task at hand. Rather than focusing on restrictions alone, leaders should understand where AI is already being used across the business and ensure approved alternatives are available for the most common use cases.

With three-quarters of office professionals saying they would be likely to look for a new job that offered better AI skills development, firms that combine governance with opportunities to build AI skills are likely to see stronger adoption of approved tools and, as a result, less reliance on shadow AI.

Building an AI-enabled culture means giving employees the tools, knowledge and confidence to innovate within clear boundaries. By doing so, shadow AI can be reduced while the speed and agility that workers increasingly expect is maintained.

The organizations best positioned to succeed

The businesses that strike the right balance for AI success will be those that view governance as a foundation for AI adoption and not a barrier to it. By making the secure, approved path the easiest path, shadow AI risk is reduced without sacrificing productivity.

Embedding strong governance, supported by trusted and well-managed data foundations, avoids costly mistakes and allows AI to be deployed and scaled with greater safety and confidence.

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Lanterns has finally premiered on HBO Max — and, in a move reminiscent of Invincible's first-ever episode on Prime Video, the new DC Universe (DCU) TV show wastes no time in delivering an almighty shock in its first chapter.

Indeed, the sci-fi show's premiere, titled 'Pilot', ends with a moment that'll completely stun viewers and likely upset DC comic book fanatics.

I'm about to dig into the biggest talking point from Lanterns' debut episode, so consider this your one and only warning: full spoilers immediately follow after the poll below. Turn back now if you haven't seen 'Pilot' yet, or else.

Is Kyle Chandler's Hal Jordan really dead in Lanterns?

Green Lantern fans and DC purists are going to have a lot to say about this... (Image credit: John Johnson/HBO Max)

It certainly seems that way. Of course, this could be a massive fake out — after all, there are all manner of shapeshifting alien species that can impersonate humans in DC Comics, so it's possible that this is the case here. Nonetheless, I believe that Chandler's Jordan has taken his last breath in the DCU.

Okay, but how did we get here? For starters, this season's premiere wasn't shy about teasing Jordan's demise. Indeed, minutes before his death, which takes place during the show's 2026 storyline, is shown, Jordan, Aaron Pierre's John Stewart, and Kelly Macdonald's Sheriff Kerry Kane survive an attack from a suicidal bomber at Rushville's police station.

This incident, which happens as part of Lanterns' 2016 storyline, is caused by an alien masquerading as a human truck driver called Waylon Sanders. As the unidentified extraterrestrial reveals, their skeleton is retrofitted with a biometric neutron device that they can activate with a single thought.

Hal Jordan interrogates Waylon Sanders, who the former correctly identifies as an alien (Image credit: John Johnson/HBO Max)

Prior to detonating the explosive gadget, Sanders goads Jordan over the latter's fearless nature, which Sanders interprets as Jordan wanting someone or something to kill him. In that respect, then, the DCU Chapter One series telegraphs his death before it happens.

Rather than bump off Jordan in 2016, though, Lanterns withholds his passing until a decade later. Indeed, Jordan uses his power ring to form a protective bubble around Sanders just before the assailant detonates his skeletal device, thereby restricting the blast radius and saving the lives of everyone nearby.

But, that's not the end of the story. Five minutes before 'Pilot' ends, we skip ahead to 2026, which reteams us with Stewart as he heads to the same college football field that he and Jordan first met Sheriff Kane, and where their 2016 investigation into the deaths of four football fans began.

There, Stewart reunites with Kane and, after a bit of small talk about Kane's now-teenage son Noah, they head to a section of the bleacher seating where Jordan's snow-covered corpse is eventually revealed to be sitting.

Who killed Hal Jordan in Lanterns episode 1? Assessing the most likely candidates

Anybody else react like this when they saw Hal Jordan's dead body? (Image credit: John Johnson/HBO Max)

Alright, so who murdered Earth's first-ever Green Lantern? We don't know, but we can speculate on who pulled the trigger.

The first two — and arguably most likely candidates — are Sheriff Kane and the stadium's groundskeeper. Kane tells Stewart that the latter is the only other individual who currently knows that Jordan is dead. However, it's incredibly unlikely that the groundskeeper will be a prominent character moving forward, so we can rule them out.

We can do likewise with Kane. Sure, she's got a firearm to hand at all times, but I just don't see her wanting to draw heat over Jordan's death, and the potential ire of Stewart, the Green Lantern Corps, and/or the Guardians of the Universe.

Did Jordan's murderer steal his ring, too? (Image credit: HBO Max)

So, who else could it be? Of the other characters we've met, I wouldn't be shocked if Garret Dillahunt's Will Macon is behind it, regardless of whether he actually committed the deed or not. Right now, though, he's formed something of an uneasy alliance with Jordan and Stewart, so a massive, relationship-breaking event would need to happen for Macon to be involved in Jordan's demise.

There are bound to be other would-be murderers who could've taken Jordan's life who we've yet to encounter, so we might be adding more names to our shortlist in the weeks ahead.

That said — and hear me out on this before you pass judgement — what if Jordan killed himself? He's a former special forces pilot, so he knows how to handle a gun. For all we know, Waylon was telling the truth about Jordan wanting is life to be over, too — especially if, as an alien, the former has some form of perceptive superpower that allows his species to read someone else.

Who do you think killed Hal Jordan? Let me know in the comment section below. And, for more on the HBO Max show, read my Lanterns review.

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Despite mammoth advanced in artificial intelligence and computer vision, and a slew of humanoid robots either being piloted or hitting parts of the market, there’s still one major challenge that machines need to overcome.

It’s tactility, sensation, knowing how to hold an object. Picking up a strawberry, for example, a robot might not know how much pressure to apply, whether it’s secure, slipping, or about to be crushed. It’s something that we humans can feel through our skin, but it’s much harder to replicate on a machine level.

But it’s a work in progress, because there are companies out there like Touchlab who are working to give these skin-like characteristics to robots in a bid to make them more useful around the home, in care or in manufacturing. And it’s a lot more complex than we could ever imagine.

In Touchlab’s instance, it actually relies on quantum tunnelling technology to measure pressure, force and direction through a material that’s thinner than human skin, and with response times of less than a millisecond.

E-skin technology exists, but deployment is a challenge

Although the solution is laid out on the table, moving from pilot to production is a different ball game. Durability, reliability, affordability, adaptability… they’re all considerations that stand between theory and real-world use cases.

Touchlab is addressing some of these concerns with off-the-shelf components that already exist for established platforms, using bespoke engineering only where necessary.

It’s also seeking to reduce latency by bringing processing to the edge so that the robot only transmits the data necessary for the task, being that the e-skin can detect and collect huge amounts of micro-data.

With robots now rolling out across workplaces, care environments and, likely soon, homes, the ability to sense contact is becoming as important as the ability to see.

I speak with Touchlab’s team to understand how we can go from pilot to production in a realistic way.

• Why do robots need the sense of touch, and how is Touchlab trying to achieve this?

Computer vision allows a robot to predict, but touch is what confirms. Without tactile feedback, robotics remains trapped in a classic paradox: a machine can calculate complex equations in milliseconds, yet struggle to pick up a strawberry, handle soft medical instruments, or turn a valve without either crushing the object or dropping it. Without tactile sensing, a robot is functionally numb.

Touchlab solves this by developing biomimetic electronic skin (e-skin) that is actually thinner than human skin. Powered by quantum tunneling technology, our e-skin measures 3D forces, direction, and pressure in real-time. Crucially, it detects incipient slip—meaning the robot senses that an object is beginning to slip before it actually drops, enabling instantaneous, sub-millisecond grip adjustments just like the human nervous system.

• I tried the technology at Future Lab... I tried to control a robotic arm with haptic feedback and it felt a bit clunky with cables and restrictions. Why is it so hard to make it smoother?

Teleoperation is a classic engineering balancing act! First, there is a natural learning curve—controlling a high-degree-of-freedom robotic arm through a haptic glove isn't always intuitive on the very first attempt. It usually takes a bit of practice time and muscle memory to get the hang of the subtle force dynamics.

Second, running live demonstrations at high-traffic public events like Future Lab introduces specific hardware constraints. To ensure hundreds of visitors with completely different hand sizes can safely participate, setup requires universal-fit, heavy-duty tethered rigs and robust cabling.

Longer-term, our roadmap moves away from bulky, tethered operator suits entirely. By embedding our e-skin directly onto the robot and pairing it with onboard AI, the robot handles slip detection and dexterity autonomously—removing the need for an operator to wear restrictive physical gear.

• Right now, the focus is on your proprietary robot fingertip tech. What's the plan going forward? Do you plan to license it or sell it as a finished product? How will you deal with various robotic architectures?

Every robot platform is unique—whether it’s a humanoid deployed into hazardous industrial environments or a cobot assisting nurses in hospital wards. Touchlab is uniquely positioned to design, develop, and manufacture bespoke tactile devices tailored to specific OEM architectures.

At the same time, we offer scalable, off-the-shelf tactile components that are pre-integrated (both electronically and mechanically) with a wide variety of popular robot end-effectors. We provide volume-based discounts alongside strategic hardware loan and collaboration programs for robotics companies aligned with our vision. Over the past seven years, we have become extremely adept at rapidly building reliable integrations to suit diverse customer requirements.

• What are currently the biggest technological barriers Touchlab is encountering? What does the end game look like, and will we ever digitize our largest organ, the skin?

Our ultimate end game is for Touchlab’s tactile technology to become as ubiquitous as MEMS sensors— integrated into every commercial robot interacting with objects and humans. We envision full "finger-to-toe" tactile coverage powered by specialized edge computing and tactile orchestration software that mirrors the human somatosensory system.

Regarding barriers: the challenge isn't just technical; it's navigating western market adoption timelines for deeply transformative hardware. While digitizing human skin at scale presents manufacturing and durability hurdles, Touchlab can already deliver sensors matching or exceeding human-level spatial resolution, readout frequency, and sensitivity. The real task is packaging this capability into rugged, cost-effective formats ready for mass market deployment.

• How is Touchlab designing the user interface to reduce operator fatigue during long shifts?

We focus on shared autonomy. Rather than forcing a human operator to manually sense and adjust every micro-force vector, our e-skin handles low-level reflexes (like slip prevention) locally on the robot. The human operator directs higher-level tasks, while the robot's tactile system autonomously maintains optimal grip— dramatically reducing both physical strain and cognitive fatigue.

• High-density e-skin generates massive amounts of data. How do you handle bandwidth and network transfer without overloading systems?

High-density sensing does not automatically equal richer functional data, and often comes at the cost of hardware robustness. For our commercial products, we optimize spatial and temporal sensor density specifically for manipulation tasks, keeping data payloads lightweight.

For advanced R&D, we utilize distributed edge computing and are pioneering event-based asynchronous sampling in tactile sensing (similar to event-based vision cameras). Because our e-skin does not rely on heavy image-based data streams, it operates with extremely low latency and modest network bandwidth— making long-distance remote teleoperation surprisingly efficient.

• Because e-skin can identify objects and textures, what protocols protect tactile data security and privacy?

Tactile data on its own does not contain personally identifiable information. However, when integrated with video, audio, and LiDAR streams, multi-modal data security becomes critical.

For example, during our deployment with the Valkky medical robot in a Finnish hospital, all data transferred across hospital networks was strictly encrypted. Identifiable multi-modal data remained entirely on-premises on air-gapped storage devices and was fully anonymized before being processed for research or system analytics.

• E-skin is often seen as a high-end luxury. What is your roadmap for driving down production costs for commercial robotics?

Much like the early days of automobiles, groundbreaking technology often enters the market at a premium before scaling. While Touchlab is capable of producing full human-spec density today, deploying that level of complexity everywhere would make commercial robots cost-prohibitive.

Our strategy focuses on pragmatic engineering: delivering touch sensing tuned precisely to real-world task requirements at an accessible price point. We are actively collaborating with industry bodies to establish standardized performance metrics for tactile data, driving down manufacturing costs and making e-skin a standard baseline for all commercial robotics.

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Last month, the UK government announced that plug-in solar panels would become legal to buy from August 27. Now, new planning rules have passed into law that specify exactly where you can — and can't — install them.

Before we get into the details, it's important to understand that these rules apply to "permitted development" – changes you can make to your home without needing to apply planning permission.

If your solar panels don't meet the permitted development rules, you might still be able to install them, but you'll need to apply for planning permission first and pay the relevant fee. A planning officer will then do a survey and determine whether or not you can go ahead.

If you install solar panels without the required permission, you could be fined and forced to take them down. Your local council's website will explain how to apply for permission, while the company supplying your plug-in panels should also be able to offer advice on the process.

"Plug-in solar has the potential to make renewable energy accessible to many more households, but it’s important that consumers have clear information about how and where these systems can be installed," explained a spokesperson for EcoFlow, which specialises in home power stations, solar generators, and panels.

"As a manufacturer, EcoFlow recognises its responsibility to provide customers with the information they need to install and use its products in line with relevant UK requirements, and we will ensure our guidance reflects the regulations in place."

With that in mind, here are three locations where plug-in solar panels aren't allowed without planning permission.

1. On anything wooden

(Image credit: Generated by Google Gemini)

Before you start planning to install solar panels on your balcony, check what it's made from. If you live in a block of flats, plug-in solar systems don't qualify as "permitted development" if the panels or any other part of the system would be installed on a wooden balcony, wall, or any part of the building's exterior that's clad in timber.

If you live in a house, you can't install plug-in solar panels if any part of the system would be mounted on a wooden gate, fence, wall, or other timber surface. This is to avoid the risk of fire.

2. Too high above your roof

Generated with Google Gemini AI

Generated with Google Gemini AI

There are also rules about where you can position solar panels on your roof, similar to those that apply to skylights. If you have a pitched roof (one that slopes downwards), the panels and equipment must not project more than 20cm beyond the roof slope, measured at right angles to it.

If you have a flat roof, the highest part of your solar panels and equipment shouldn't sit any more than 60cm above the highest part of the roof — although this doesn't include your chimney.

There are plenty of practical reasons for limiting how far out your panels project. They could alter the roofline, cast shadows over neighbours' houses, or catch more wind, which would put your roof under extra stress.

3. Sticking out too far from your wall

Generated with Google Gemini AI

Generated with Google Gemini AI

If you're mounting solar equipment on the wall of your house, it shouldn't project more than 40cm when measured perpendicular to the outside of the wall.

The rules are stricter if your house is located right next to a highway. If your home is right beside a highway, your solar equipment must not protrude more than 20cm from the wall. In planning terms, the word "highway" means any route that people can use to pass through, whether on foot, by bike, on horseback or in a vehicle. This includes roads, footpaths, bridleways and cycle paths.

If you live an a conservation area, or a World Heritage Site, you shouldn't have solar panels on walls next to highways at all without planning permission.

Where to get advice

There are also other factors to consider before installing a plug-in solar setup. For example, if you rent your home, you'll need permission from your landlord. And if you live in a flat, you might also need permission from the building's management company.

"Planning requirements can also depend on the individual property and how and where panels are installed," says EcoFlow's spokesperson. "We would therefore encourage customers to follow the guidance provided with their system, check the latest government and local planning requirements, and contact their local planning authority where they are unsure whether planning permission is required."

At EcoFlow, we believe accessibility and safety need to go hand in hand. Making solar available to more households is an important step forward, but it needs to be supported by clear guidance, appropriate regulation, and responsible installation so consumers can adopt the technology with confidence."

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Want to make delicious lattes and cappuccinos at home without using a steam wand? You need an electric milk frother — and as TechRadar's resident barista, I've put together the top three I recommend, whether you enjoy plant milk or dairy.

Before we get started, I should note that electric milk frothers and steam wands both have their pros and cons. A manual steam wand works much more quickly than an electric milk frother, and once you've got your eye in, it allows you greater control over the texture of the milk (more creamy for lattes, and 'drier' for a cappuccino, for example).

Electric frothers, however, can usually whip up cold milk foam as well as hot, and make it easy to prepare other drinks including hot chocolate and protein shakes. The inside of an electric milk frother usually has a non-stick coating, making it a breeze to clean. An electric frother is also a great option if you have limited mobility, often featuring just one or two physical buttons that can be operated with one hand. Sounds good? On with the recommendations...

Dreo Baristamaker

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If you enjoy plant-based milk, the Dreo Baristamaker is the electric milk frother for you. While the other two in this guide are optimized for dairy, the Baristamaker also has settings for soya, almond, coconut, and oat — as well as half-and-half if you want something richer in your coffee.

The base of the unit contains the heating element and motor, and the two whisking attachments are held in position (and spun) using magnets. One attachment looks like your standard milk whisk, while the other has large blades to pull the milk in towards the center, where a mesh screen breaks up large bubbles and turns them into fine foam.

During the foaming process, the Baristamaker will alternate between stirring and foaming, which is intended to create an even texture. It's also the only electric milk frother here whose pitcher has a fine spout, which is essential for creating latte art, though in my tests I found that the foam was less smooth than milk steamed the old-fashioned way, and I couldn't achieve the same results when pouring it.

Nevertheless, for sheer versatility, the Baristamaker is my number one pick if you're looking for an electric milk frother, provided your budget can take the hit. If you're looking for something a little more affordable (or just smaller), read on for two more options.

Read our full Dreo Baristamaker review

Smeg Mini Milk Frother

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The Smeg Mini Milk Frother is an ideal companion to the Lavazza A Modo Mio Smeg capsule coffee machine, but its clean, minimalist design would look right at home anywhere (particularly since it comes in a wide array of colors, including black, white, and pastels).

Its controls are extremely simple: just one button on the front, which you press once, twice, or three times to choose your preferred setting (hot milk foam, hot milk, or cold milk foam). There are no options for different milk types, and according to Smeg, it's intended to be used with chilled full-fat dairy milk, which it turns into quite a thick foam. I also tried it with barista-style oat and almond milk to see how it compared with the Baristamaker; oat milk produced similar results to dairy, while almond was 'drier' and less creamy.

Whether I used the hot milk or hot milk foam option, the milk was always heated to exactly 140F / 60C, which is optimal for coffee. However, it's a shame the milk vessel doesn't have a fine spout like the Baristamaker; the milk pours cleanly without drips, but the lack of fine control combined with the thick texture means it's impossible to create latte art.

Read our full Smeg Mini Milk Frother review

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Philips Baristina Milk Frother

This smart-looking electric milk frother is available on its own, or bundled with the Philips Baristina coffee machine — one of my all-time favorite espresso machines. When my colleague Max Langridge tested this frother, he found it "consistently produces thick milk foam, whether hot or cold", but as with all the devices we've tried, the foam it produces tends to be on the stiffer side and not ideal for pouring latte art.

Unlike the other frothers here, the Baristina doesn't use a heating element underneath the pitcher to heat your milk. Instead, it has a heated coil, which needs to be removed first if you want your milk cold. There's no audible beep to tell you that your milk is ready, but there is an LED indicator, and at just 40dB the while heating and whisking process is very quiet.

There are no options for tweaking the texture of your finished froth, but unlike the Smeg Mini Milk Frother above, Philips says that the Baristina frother is designed to be used with all types of milk — plant and dairy. However, Max noticed that whatever type of milk he used, the foam was always on the thicker side, and like the Smeg frother, there's no spout for pouring patterns onto your coffee.

If you're considering the Baristina coffee maker and milk frother bundle, you should also be aware that Philips has recently launched the Baristina Latte, which bundles both into one compact package. I've not had the opportunity to test it yet, but I have high expectations.

Read our full Philips Baristina Milk Frother review

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• Cincinnati Open 2026: Thursday, August 13 to Sunday, August 23
• Daily start time: 11am ET / 8am PT / 4pm BST / 1am AEST
• US streams: Tennis Channel
• Access your usual streaming services with Proton VPN

Watch Cincinnati Open 2026 live streams as the world's best players gather at the 127-year-old tournament to continue their preparation for the year's fourth and final Grand Slam – the US Open – which is only a few weeks away. The Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, again hosts.

Both draws are wide open. Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Świątek may be the reigning men's and women's singles champions respectively, but the Spaniard remains injured and the Pole's has failed to make a grand slam semi-final this year – Świątek, though, did win her first title of the season last week in Toronto, a WTA 1000 event, no less.

Elsewhere on the men's side, world No.1 Jannik Sinner will also miss Cincinnati through injury, meaning French Open champ and 2021 winner Alexander Zverev is promoted to top seed. Although in his 40th year, three-time champion Novak Djokovic will be one of the biggest threats, with Americans Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton – who won last week's Canadian Open – and Learner Tien all hoping to do well. Keep an eye out for fast-rising teen Rafael Jódar, too, and Wimbledon wild card semi-finalist Arthur Fery.

There's also a strong US contingent on the women's side, with Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff and Amanda Anisimova all among the top 10 seeds. Naturally, world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka, reigning Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina and freshly crowned Wimbledon winner Linda Nosková will be their biggest rivals here.

Here's how to watch Cincinnati Open 2026 tennis from anywhere, including worldwide TV channels, broadcasters and a full list of the tournament's seeds, schedule and daily start times.

Can I watch Cincinnati Open 2026 for FREE

In the United States, the Tennis Channel is the exclusive home of Cincinnati Open 2026, which can be accessed directly or via 'over the top' streaming providers that offer free trials, for example YouTube TV (5 days free) or Fubo (7 days).

It has also been confirmed that there will be select matches shown for free on Tennis Channel 2.

Australians can get a free trial too, thanks to beIN Sports (7 days).

Traveling outside your home country for the tournament? Use Proton VPN to get past geo-blockers and tune in to your regular tennis live streams.

Use a VPN to watch any Cincinnati Open 2026 stream

The Cincinnati Open 2026 is being streamed all over the world, but what if you are outside your usual country and can't watch your home stream?

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It's really straightforward to use a VPN to watch the Cincinnati Open 2026.

1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we've said, Proton VPN is one of our favorites.

2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For example, if you want to watch a US stream, select 'United States' from the listed countries.

3. Sit back and enjoy the action. Head to your usual streaming service and tune into Cincinnati Open 2026 as normal.

How to watch Cincinnati Open 2026 live streams in the US

In the US, comprehensive coverage of the 2026 Cincinnati Open is being shown on the Tennis Channel, which appears on a wide range of cable plans.

It has also been confirmed that some matches will also be shown absolutely free on Tennis Channel 2.

Cord cutters can get a dedicated online Tennis Channel subscription that costs $109.99 per year or $11.99 per month. New subscribers can get their first year for $77 for a limited time with code HOT77. And the free Tennis Channel 2 streams can be watched without even needing to log in.

Looking for an OTT cable replacement option that carries hundreds of other channels? The Tennis Channel is available on Sling TV (with its Sport Extra add-on), YouTube TV (with another sport add-on) or Fubo, the latter two of which come with free trials for new users.

Outside the US for this tournament? Use Proton VPN to unlock your usual stream of Cincinnati Open 2026.

How to watch Cincinnati Open 2026 live streams in Canada

Tennis fans in Canada can live stream the Cincinnati Open 2026 on the TSN network of channels.

If you don't have cable, the TSN Plus streaming service costs CA$8 a month or $80 each year.

Outside Canada while the Cincinnati Open is on? Simply use a VPN to watch from abroad.

How to watch Cincinnati Open 2026 live streams in the UK

Sky Sports is broadcasting the Cincinnati Open 2026 in the UK.

Prices currently start from £22 a month for existing customers. However, tennis fans can also watch using a NOW Sports Membership, which costs from £14.99 for a one-day pass.

Not in the UK right now? Use Proton VPN to access your usual tennis streams.

How to watch Cincinnati Open 2026 live streams in Australia

In Australia, the Cincinnati Open 2026 is exclusive to beIN Sports, which offers new users a 7-day FREE trial.

You can add beIN Sports to most pre-existing TV packages, or you can sign up as a separate subscription. It costs AU$15.99 month or AU$130 if you pay for a year up front, once that week-long trial ends.

As part of a sub-licensing agreement with beIN, the women's WTA event is also available on Stan Sport. You'll need a Stan Sport add-on for AU$20 in addition to a Basic subscription that costs from AU$9.99.

Not in Australia right now? You can simply use a VPN like Proton VPN to watch all the action on beIN Sports as if you were back home.

Who are the Cincinnati Open 2026 seeds?

Men

1. Alexander Zverev
2. Félix Auger-Aliassime
3. Novak Djokovic
4. Daniil Medvedev
5. Alex de Minaur
6. Taylor Fritz
7. Flavio Cobolli
8. Ben Shelton
9. Jiří Lehečka
10. Lorenzo Musetti
11. Casper Ruud
12. Rafael Jódar
13. Andrey Rublev
14. Jakub Menšík
15. Valentin Vacherot
16. Learner Tien
17. Frances Tiafoe
18. Tommy Paul
19. Luciano Darderi
20. Francisco Cerúndolo
21. Arthur Fils
22. Alejandro Tabilo
23. João Fonseca
24. Ugo Humbert
25. Arthur Rinderknech
26. Tomás Martín Etcheverry
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• Study finds 25% of business leaders struggle to explain AI-generated outputs to stakeholders
• SMEs are trusting AI with complex financial tasks including audits and compliance
• Customers and investors are increasingly avoiding businesses that use unverified AI

Business leaders are being outfoxed by AI, with a quarter of those surveyed apparently unable to explain AI generated outputs, 12% “with a lot of difficulty” and only 22% “easily.”

Even more worryingly, the survey, by Startup.co.uk, appears to reveal a culture of “leave it to AI” regardless of the consequences.

The survey has also uncovered other concerns, from questions over GDPR to how SMEs are trusting AI to carry out sensitive financial work, including audits, expenses, and accounts payable automation.

Would you let your AI do this?

With GDPR responsibilities hovering over startups and dynamic new SMBs, the overuse of AI solutions could prove to be devastating if customer data is found to have been misused. Meanwhile concerns over the use of the technology could be affecting businesses that fail to verify AI work.

While the inability of startup leaders to explain AI generated work might be a surprise, the depth of AI use across financial tasks is of particular concern. The report revealed how 85% of small businesses are using AI to complete financial tasks of some sensitivity.

Among the figures are 37% using AI to automate accounts payable processes, 32% to handle audit and compliance, and 31% to manage spend and expenses. While there is some suitability for AI with fraud detection (26%) and performance insights (27%) with its capacity to analyze data in bulk, the inability of leaders to deal with questions about AI is a matter of concern.

Blind trust in AI

What the figures seem to indicate is an over-reliance on AI.

Zohra Huda, editor of Startups.co.uk, noted the data “highlights the bizarre corporate milestone we’ve reached in 2026. Founders are letting AI manage their fraud detection and accounting, but if a stakeholder asks how the numbers were calculated, a quarter of them can’t answer.”

The solution to that might be a bit of rehearsal, but it doesn’t change how data is being used by AI and what the implications for this are, and the likelihood of breaching Article 15 of the UK GDPR (concerning how data is processed).

“Blindly trusting a tech “black box” with sensitive financial data is a massive legal and compliance gamble," added Huda. The takeaway for business leaders? If you can’t explain your AI’s logic to an investor or a customer, you're potentially risking a very expensive GDPR fine.”

With the ICO able to fine businesses up to £17.5 million or 4% of global turnover for verified GDPR breaches, it is clear that startups relying heavily on AI need to up their game.

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As governments around the world seek to regulate artificial intelligence (AI), they are creating a patchwork of laws and policy frameworks that organizations operating across multiple jurisdictions must be aligned to – and understand.

In the European Union, for example, the AI Act – described as the “first-ever legal framework on AI” – takes a risk-based approach as part of a bid to “foster trustworthy AI in Europe”.

While in the US, the federal government has taken an altogether different stance. In March 2026, the White House published its National Policy Artificial Intelligence (AI) Framework, which, among other things, prioritizes deregulation in favor of innovation.

But the picture is becoming increasingly complex at state level. In July 2026, Illinois signed one of the country’s most comprehensive AI safety laws, requiring large AI developers to introduce transparency frameworks, independent third-party audits and formal risk mitigation measures. The legislation follows similar moves in California and New York, adding further momentum to a growing patchwork of state-level governance.

The divergence is not limited to these powerhouses on either side of the Atlantic. According to a recent briefing note published by the House of Commons Library, the UK “does not have any AI-specific regulation or legislation covering AI as a technology”.

Instead, it reports that AI is “regulated in the context in which it is used, through existing legal frameworks, such as financial services legislation”.

A global response to AI

Recognizing the current direction of travel, in July 2026, the United Nations convened its first Global Dialogue on AI Governance, arguing that international cooperation is essential in a world where AI systems, data and economic impacts routinely cross national borders.

“Artificial intelligence is reshaping economies, societies, and daily life,” it said. “Its opportunities are real. So are its risks.

“No country can address either alone. The AI Dialogue exists to ensure that governance reflects the priorities of all nations, not just the most technologically advanced and that the benefits of AI are shared by all,” it said.

So, while policymakers continue to debate the shape of future governance, it begs the question: how can enterprises continue to innovate and evolve when there is so much regulatory uncertainty?

Stop thinking about governance as compliance

For me, the answer is to take a more pragmatic approach. That means first understanding that governance is not the same as compliance. And second, that organizations need to stop treating it simply as a response to regulation.

Instead, business leaders need to understand that governance establishes a framework for who is accountable for AI, how decisions are made, how risks are managed and how systems are monitored over time.

While it’s true that specific regulations may differ from one jurisdiction to another, the fundamental principles that will deliver ‘good AI’ remain remarkably consistent.

Think about it for a moment. How often do AI projects begin with the same set of questions? Is this risky? Who owns it? Who signs it off? What data can we use? How will it be monitored? What happens if something goes wrong?

When you’re faced with a barrage of uncertainty, is it any wonder that projects stall even before they start?

But with the right governance in place, many of these questions have already been answered. Instead of repeatedly reinventing the wheel and debating the same issues, organizations can focus on the task at hand.

This is what good governance looks like. And it’s why it has the ability to remove friction, speed up decision-making and allow organizations to move faster.

The trust advantage

At an operational level, it gives teams an agreed starting point and set of rules. But the benefits extend beyond the organization itself.

Sharing these frameworks with customers, regulators, investors and other stakeholders is a sure sign that governance has been built in from the ground up rather than bolted on as an afterthought.

In doing so, organizations can show that they are taking accountability, oversight and risk seriously. And in an era where confidence in AI remains fragile, that trust can become a competitive advantage.

For anyone looking to implement governance, there are five key areas you need to establish.

Establish clear ownership: Every AI initiative should have a clearly defined owner – someone who is responsible not only for deployment but also for its ongoing governance.

Put oversight mechanisms in place: Organizations need processes to monitor, challenge and review AI systems, particularly as they become more autonomous.

Define your risk appetite: Not every AI application carries the same level of risk. That’s why organizations need to establish clear criteria for assessing use cases before deployment.

Create accountability from the outset: Build accountability from day one. Teams should know who makes decisions, who approves deployments and who owns the outcome.

Review and adapt continuously: AI governance is not a one-off exercise. Review your framework regularly as technologies, regulations and risks evolve.

While each of these has its place on the AI governance leaderboard, if I were pushed to say which is the most important, I would have to opt for clear ownership. Why? Because without clear accountability, governance risks becoming everyone's concern but nobody's responsibility. And when that happens, it can lead to paralysis.

As I said at the beginning, while policymakers may still be figuring out legislation, there is nothing to stop organizations from adopting good governance. In fact, regulatory uncertainty makes good governance more important, not less.

The organizations that establish the right structures, processes and accountability now will be best placed to adapt as the regulatory landscape continues to evolve.

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The EFL Championship 2026/27 season is upon us as we get set for more thrills, spills, shocks and controversy in arguably the most exciting league in Europe.

As always, there are storylines galore across the division. It will be fascinating to see how West Ham and Wolves cope with the 46-game marathon of a Championship campaign as they play at this level for the first time in 14 and eight years respectively. They were relegated from last season's Premier League along with Burnley, with all three aiming for an immediate return back to the top flight.

The other promotion candidates include last season's beaten play-off finalists Middlesbrough, who look set to challenge again under Kim Hellberg. Boro have a tasty new rivalry with Southampton, whose manager Tonda Eckert will be the pantomime villain following the 'Spygate' scandal and start the campaign on -4 points as a result. Talking of rivalries, several fiercely-contested derbies will return this season, including Millwall vs West Ham, Cardiff vs Swansea, West Brom vs Wolves and Blackburn vs Burnley.

Wrexham and Birmingham bring financial clout and could benefit from the expansion of the play-offs to six teams, which means eighth place will be enough to qualify for the end-of-season competition. At the other end of the table, newly-promoted Cardiff and Bolton will look to re-establish themselves at this level, while Lincoln embark on their first second-tier campaign since 1961. So, sit back, relax, and let the drama unfold!

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Sky Sports will show more than 1,000 of the 1,891 matches across the EFL (Championship, League One and League Two), Carabao Cup and EFL Trophy this season, including every single Championship fixture on the opening weekend of the campaign. All of the 72 teams are guaranteed to have at least 20 live games across the 2026/27 season.

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The past two years have seen unprecedented adoption of generative AI. This was driven largely by LLM platforms such as Claude, which reported 28 million paying US customers in March.

In the corporate world and startups, this has put the pressure on companies to invest in AI, to keep up with the latest models and bolster productivity and efficiency. But now that the world has adopted AI, a stark readiness gap is emerging as governance and AI skills lag behind. AI fluency is now a baseline expectation for employees as leaders feel the pressure to prove the returns on their hefty investments.

Tokenmaxxing is the latest AI trend to come under fire as businesses want employees to use more AI in their work. In essence, this means boosting AI input to maximize AI output. On the surface, it sounds efficient and harmless. But underneath, it poses major security risks.

Tokenmaxxing explained

So what actually is tokenmaxxing?

A ‘token’ is a unit of data processed by an AI model. For example, a word or character inputted into an LLM search. So ‘tokenmaxxing’ quite simply means over-engineering generative AI prompts to get the most out of one search input. This can be anything from overly detailed prompts, to overloading an LLM chat with information, to asking an AI model for step-by-step breakdowns, as opposed to short summaries.

The trend is driven by businesses as leaders face pressure to prove the ROI of AI. It became a tongue-in-cheek benchmark of AI performance. Some companies, such as Meta, even gamified tokenmaxxing, measuring and ranking AI usage and citing the highest scorers ‘Token Legends’.

Their assumption is that AI usage means being AI-forward. But instead, companies need to consider the value they get from AI tools. They also need to keep security at the center of the conversation.

The hidden costs of tokenmaxxing

Although it might look like harmless corporate showboating, this trend poses a wide range of security risks given that LLM vendors are 52% more likely to be designated as “high risk” than traditional SaaS. This is due to access to sensitive data, IP, and internal workflows, so it’s imperative that businesses have oversight of how employees use these resources.

Rapid adoption of AI has led to an experimentation mindset. This is a positive shift from an innovation standpoint, but from a compliance perspective, a ‘trial and error’ approach is more error than trial.

The legacy tech systems most major enterprises are still reliant on are controlled by procurement and security teams and were not designed for the agility of AI technology. Meaning both innovation and compliance are lagging behind. It’s the latter that’s causing major concerns in the cybersecurity world.

When employees face mounting pressure to get the job done, they won’t wait for security teams to approve new tools, which results in shadow AI. This is where unmanaged, unapproved AI tools operate inside company environments without oversight.

Industry data shows that 70% of 16k cybersecurity customers currently have some form of shadow AI lurking within their organization, largely due to AI tools introduced through improper procurement channels that now have access to company data without oversight or guardrails.

There’s also been a 36% increase in shadow IT year-on-year, with organizations discovering, on average, around 140 Shadow IT tools accessing their environment within 90 days of connecting to the platform.

The bottom line is that AI adoption is drastically outpacing governance, and employees are prioritizing speed over control.

How businesses can defend against Shadow AI

The core issue isn’t tokenmaxxing itself; it’s businesses' inability to keep up with employee demand for speedy access to the latest AI tools. This ultimately results in friction between the desire to safely onboard new tools and the ongoing pressure to use AI.

When security teams intervene and revoke access to unmanaged tools, employees just reinstall them. Industry data finds that within a 30-day period, the average enterprise sees employees reinstall revoked tools 100+ times. Within one year, it happens 1,000 times.

To bolster defenses, organizations must design their procurement systems to match the speed of AI innovation, so they can keep up with the rate of AI usage, as demonstrated by so-called ‘token legends’.

Three actions businesses can take now

The more generative AI gets adopted in the corporate world, the more employees will face pressure to adopt and prove its ROI. Tokenmaxxing is just one hype within this wider picture. Businesses need to act fast to stop the gap between experimentation and control widening.

Three things leaders and compliance teams can kickstart today to bolster defenses against shadow AI are:

• Shrinking vendor review timelines so they match the speed of AI adoption
• Set up continuous monitoring systems to detect threats caused by tokenmaxxing before they jeopardize safety
• Implement employee training and policies for AI usage to ensure employees don’t expose sensitive data or IP

The new mandate is matching speed with governance, and it’s up to security teams to lead the charge.

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