Culture secretary says her department will stop using platform, citing concerns over far-right content fuelling violence and division

The UK’s culture and media department will stop using X because the site “now favours abuse and misinformation o

Strong figures suggest Tesla’s auto business is regaining momentum after two straight annual sales declines

Tesla blew past ​Wall Street estimates for second-quarter deliveries on Thursday, posting a record for the period as recovering demand in

Exclusive: Finance experts warn against investing in bitcoin treasury companies after Stack BTC assets plunge

A bitcoin company that Nigel Farage has advertised lost more than 15% of its asset value, prompting finance experts to warn investors ag

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A joyful collection of vibrant rhythm games includes catching veggies in mid-air, practising dance choreographies and speaking to an alien

It has been a strange decade for the rhythm game genre.

CEO Sam Altman argued move would share benefits of AI and it would involve other firms doing similar, report says

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OpenAI is reportedly in early stage talks to give a 5% stake in the ChatGPT d

AI-generated overview found to gloss over allegations of sexual harassment and describes hotel being sued over hygiene as ‘spotless’

A hotel being sued for mass food poisonings was described as “spotless” and a resort where guests complained of s

Panel proses shared framework for responsible AI development as adoption grows unevenly across world

A new United Nations report warns that the development of artificial intelligence may exacerbate global inequality and proposes a shared framewor

With the much-anticipated release of Grand Theft Auto VI only available as download, Sony is following suit

Sony said on Wednesday that it would stop releasing new video games for the PlayStation console on disc in January 2028 following a shift

Elizabeth Warren and colleagues demand tighter rules on political figures’ crypto dealings, citing disclosures of large-scale Trump family profits

Donald Trump has again been accused of “brazen crypto corruption” after financial disclosures revea

AI datacentres, memory scarcity and factory capacity are costing consumers –and console makers

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It was once a truth universally acknowledged

Jamir Nazir’s The Serpent in the Grove, which critics allege has ‘obvious markers’ of AI use, was described as ‘original, poetic and deeply moving’ by the judging chair

A story widely accused on social media of being written using AI has gone on

Crypto ventures eclipse much of property portfolio, with revenue also coming from Trump-branded products

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AI company was forced last month to suspend access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models for all foreign nationals

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Anthropic has restored customer access to its powerful newest AI model, Fable,

A preview of the forthcoming sci-fi game from Gareth Damian Martin showcases their unmistakable talent for innovation and game design

Over the past decade, an impression has taken root among gamers that any real creativity and originality in the

Proposal has been put to cabinet to allow AI companies to mine content, in exchange for investment and $350m fund to compensate artists, sources say

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Poll finds use of AI tools for health advice is correlated with belief in vaccine falsehoods, such as shots causing autism

Adults in the US who frequently seek out health advice from artificial intelligence chatbots are more likely to believe myt

Low-budget film-maker Uwe Boll sets Hammer up for a further fall from grace by cannibalising all manner of tired tropes in this incoherent schlocker

Oh, Armie Hammer! Has it come to this? It doesn’t seem that long since you were in the Oscar-winn

Manny Rutinel’s House campaign draws millions from big tech as pro- and anti-AI factions spar over regulation

Political groups funded by top tech executives have been homing in on one local race in Colorado, as the state’s Democratic primary vote

The US motor company found that the hundreds of AI cameras being used for design and manufacturing checks were prone to pitfalls

Name: “Greybeards.”

Age: There’s a clue in the name.

CMA says developers should be able to steer users away from app stores for payments to increase competition

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The UK’s competition watchdog is challenging Apple and Google’s “effective duopoly”

The markets are souring on artificial intelligence, but is this the bubble being burst? Meanwhile, California proposes a tax on billionaires

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The lovefest from Musk’s conservative fans completely overlooks the unscrupulous tactics behind his immense wealth

For 12 glorious days in June, Elon Musk experienced something nobody else in the history of humankind has ever experienced: trillio

After suffering the schadenfreude of gamers online, the Tony-winning Broadway musical offered redemption to Cliff Bleszinski

‘It was utterly heartbreaking, to be honest, and it certainly didn’t help with my drinking. I’ll leave it at that.” Cliff

Slimmer, longer lasting and much easier to live with, new Oura sets a very high new bar for health-tracking wearables

Oura’s new Ring 5 is a massive upgrade for smart rings, dramatically shrinking in size and weight to bring them right into line

Since 2017, Iason Gabriel has worked at the tech giant, trying to anticipate – and think through – the impact of AI. But as commercial and geopolitical pressures escalate, can ethicists make any difference?

In 2017, a 33-year-old political philos

Value of some chip manufacturers have tripled, or more, driving Asia Pacific stock markets sharply higher

Shares in chipmakers have surged in the first half of this year as investors piled into companies that make the hardware underpinning the AI

Exclusive: Safety campaigners concerned about plan for widespread deployment on already crowded pavements

Large numbers of autonomous delivery robots could be coming to towns and cities across England after ministers signalled they were likely to

Starship Technologies six-wheelers could soon become a more familiar sight across the country under new laws

Driving down an endless string of identical roundabouts in the dead heat with hardly a human in sight, you see robots roving around on gr

Camera, wifi and design updates bring welcome upgrades to Ring’s top model in wired or battery flavour

Ring’s recent revamp of its popular video doorbells with a more modern design is led by the top-of-the-line Video Doorbell Pro 3, which gains m

In 1993, she squeezed a $333m settlement from a Californian energy company in a scandal over contaminated water. Three decades later, she has a new target in her sights – and it’s global

When Erin Brockovich woke to find 30 emails from people fro

Tech and AI stocks now make up as much as 12% of most balanced superannuation funds, experts say

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Up to 4,000 community banks fear looming legislation to regulate digital cash will deprive rural firms and farmers of $850bn-worth of loans

On a quiet summer morning, above a small mid-western town, an American flag is waving in the breeze. The c

The National Design Studio, staffed by Doge veterans, installed visitor-tracking software on vital federal websites

An opaque White House office staffed largely by veterans of Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge) has quietly r

UK is latest country to set minimum age for social media access but big tech is fighting back globally against curbs

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A niche type of fraud is lucrative enough for criminals to set up fake websites with dodgy software to harvest your data

After holding them for a few years, you have decided it is time to cash in your cryptocurrency holdings. The problem is, it i

Prime minister Anthony Albanese says too many children still on platforms but he is ‘heartened’ by world-leading law

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Two men in their 20s were found within five hours thanks to an artificial intelligence-powered drone, which used thermal imaging to locate them. Two hikers veered off a walking track in Kosciuszko national park, New South Wales, on Tuesday, and were fo

Exclusive: Researchers call for urgent investigation of risks to babies of tablets, smartphones and other digital devices

Screen time for babies and toddlers under the age of two has been linked with long-term negative effects on health and quali

As a host of countries move to rein in social media use by children, could this be technology’s big tobacco moment?

Fire and Rescue NSW uses thermal imaging and a mobile phone red light to quickly locate men who veered off walking track near Jindabyne

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Two hikers who veered off

Sam Altman announces limited preview of GPT 5.6 in move that echoes launch of Anthropic’s Mythos

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OpenAI is staggering the release of its latest AI model after a request from the US government

RJ Scaringe says firms focused on selling fossil fuel engines risk being ‘woefully behind’ on technology by end of decade

Carmakers that focus on selling fossil fuel engines are at risk of being “woefully behind” on technology by the end of the d

Amazon’s annual shopping event ends today. We vetted sales on Our Place’s bestselling pan, Hatch’s sunrise alarm clock, a Ninja Creami ice cream maker and more – our no-junk picks

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Normal Golf Game takes a tiresomely easy genre and makes it infernally difficult. Which deserves a round of applause

I have always struggled playing golf. I wish I didn’t. It’s a beautiful game in concept. A leisurely walk in the sunshine, slappi

Ultrarich face backlash as billionaire tax in California makes it to the ballot and Americans organize for higher wages

The day that Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire, Gilberto Rubio, a security officer in the San Francisco area, sa

Julie Elie worked out how zebra finches announce who they are, what they are doing and use individual signatures

A scientist who decoded the vocalisations that a bird uses to communicate has won a $100,000 prize for making progress towards a worl

Apple Macbook 13-inch prices jumps from $1,799 to $2,099 while the cost of iPads surges by 25%

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‘It’s all just rendered useless’, Something For Kate’s Paul Dempsey says as AI scrapes millions of songs to learn how to make music

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Company says it cannot shield customers from memory and storage chip costs – and iPhone hikes could be next

Apple raised iPad and MacBook prices on Thursday, saying it could no longer shield customers from soaring memory and storage chip costs dr