https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/uk-accuses-china-of-using-academics-to-spy-on-ai-and-other-tech-researchContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/uk-accuses-china-of-using-academics-to-spy-on-ai-and-other-tech-researchhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/uk-accuses-china-of-using-academics-to-spy-on-ai-and-other-tech-research#u98709Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:16:44 +0000Britain's MI5 spy agency issued an unprecedented alert warning that a Chinese organisation is funding academic research into artificial intelligence and other technologies on behalf of Beijing's state security service. The Security Service accused China of operating a front company to steal sensitive British research. In response, UK universities are combing their records for China links and being urged to cut ties with the targeted Chinese institute. The warning has intensified financial pressures on cash-strapped British higher education institutions heavily reliant on overseas rev