With two unprecedented trial defeats, big tech firms face crisis akin to that faced by cigarette makers in the 1990s

In the span of just two days, the most powerful social media company in the world faced a more severe public reckoning than it ha

The decision follows activist pressure as Palantir faces growing scrutiny over NHS and UK government deals

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Face-off is over company’s refusal to let defense department use its Claude AI model in autonomous weapons systems

A federal judge in California sided with Anthropic in its case against the Department of Defense on Thursday, ordering a temporary

European Commission says social messaging app is exposing children to grooming and sexual exploitation

Brussels has opened an investigation into Snapchat over concerns the social messaging app is exposing children to grooming, sexual exploitation

Banks, governments and tech providers urged to upgrade security because current systems will soon be obsolete

Banks, governments and technology providers need to be prepared for quantum computer hackers capable of breaking most existing encrypti

Eline van der Velden says she developed her ‘digital twin’ to provoke discussion but backlash from some has been worse than expected

The creator of the AI actor Tilly Norwood has said she received death threats after a global backlash against the

One minute, Dennis Biesma was playing with a chatbot; the next, he was convinced his sentient friend would make him a fortune. He’s just one of many people who lost control after an AI encounter

Towards the end of 2024, Dennis Biesma decided to c

Henry Ford changed the face of industry forever – what kind of economic model do Musk’s methods presage?

Genius industrialist or clownish conman, humanity’s saviour from a rapidly crumbling planet or rabid social media troll – the verdicts on the

Exclusive: Watchdog issues formal guidance to trustees at top AI research institute after staff expressed concerns

The board of the UK’s leading AI research institute has been reminded of its legal duties in areas such as financi

Courts in Australia may be willing to hold social media companies accountable for real-world harm, lawyers say

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Former Olympic rower to lead corporation as it hammers out future funding model with government

The BBC has turned to a former tech executive to steer it through a critical period in its history, as it attempts to navigate government talks over i

Jury in Los Angeles awards plaintiff damages of $6m, with Meta to pay 70% and YouTube the remainder

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Meta and YouTube have been found liable for

Julius Pursaill, Andy Roberts and Jane Oberman respond to Polly Hudson’s article that decried Josh Wardle for creating a new game

Josh Wardle, the inventor of Wordle, a game that gave huge pleasu

Ofcom says decision is ‘real win for children and families’ but some users raise concerns over privacy

Millions of Apple iPhone customers in the UK will now have to confirm they are 18 or older to use all available services, including by showing

Government’s pilot ban for under-16s accompanies consultation as peers vote on Australia-style restrictions

Hundreds of UK teenagers will trial social media bans, digital curfews and time limits on apps under a government pilot, which will run al

Temporary ban on crypto donations is being introduced after review into countering foreign interference in politics

Ministers are introducing a temporary ban in cryptocurrency donations following an official review.

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As physical media makes an unlikely comebac​k​ among younger gamers, the humble VHS emerges as an unexpected archive of gaming’s messy, magical evolution​ that I saw first time around

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Huge cuts announced this week show that truly no developer working in games is safe from corporate whims

The video game industry is currently experiencing a seemingly endless bout of ruinous deja vu. Every month, another publisher posts an all to

The report also recommends government do more to make tech companies liable for ‘psychosocial harms’

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New Mexico hails ‘historic’ win after jury finds firm misled consumers over safety and enabled harm against users

A New Mexico jury on Tuesday ordered Meta to pay $375m in civil penalties after it found the company misled consumers about the safe

Tech firm ‘says goodbye’ to Sora, made publicly available in 2024, just six months after its launch of a stand-alone app

In an abrupt announcement on Tuesday, OpenAI said it was “saying goodbye” to its AI video generator Sora. The move comes just

After Anthropic refused to let its AI to be used in autonomous weapons systems, Trump ordered US agencies to quit using it

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Lawsuit argues XAI failed to disclose risks, limitations and exposure to harm that come with using chatbot

The mayor and city council of Baltimore, Maryland, filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk’s xAI company on Tuesday, alleging that its Grok chatb

Where traditional religion once gathered people together, digital spirituality is now consumed in isolation, mediated by tech gods with opaque agendas

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Exclusive: Group says measures to curb harmful content will also help to tackle violence against women and girls

Men and boys need as much protection as women and girls from harmful influencers and “the worst parts of the internet”, a group of MP

Struggling to find the right buzzwords to adorn your CV, or to put a gloss on a series of professional setbacks? There’s a translation app for that

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Top prediction market sites usher in new guardrails after senators introduced bill that could limit booming industry

Kalshi and Polymarket, the two biggest prediction market sites, rushed to institute new industry guardrails and add new surveilla

Big tech believes the future is AI while everyday Americans remain wary; and the dangers of riding in a Tesla Cybertruck

Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m your host, Blake Montgomery. This week in tech, we discuss a moment of divergence betwe

Fintech company’s profits leap to £1.7bn as it gears up for US push after getting UK banking licence this month

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The UK banking app Revolut has said it could face a backlash over its support

Internet Watch Foundation verified 8,029 pieces of realistic AI-made content, with 65% of videos in worst category

The amount of AI-generated child sexual abuse material found online rose by 14% last year, with the majority of videos showing the

Refusing to comply could lead to year in jail and hefty fine, while providing false information carries up to three years in prison

Hong Kong police can now demand that people suspected of breaching the city’s national security law provide mobile

Awarding US spy-tech company deal involving sensitive financial data is ‘huge error of judgment’, Liberal Democrats say

MPs have urged the government to halt its latest contract with Palantir after the Guardian revealed that the US spy-tech compa

CEO of asset manager says only a few firms and investors may reap rewards from growth in the technology

The boom in artificial intelligence risks widening inequality, with only a handful of companies and investors likely to reap its financial rew

Ukrainian-American billionaire who owned subscription service for adult content died of cancer, the company says

Leonid Radvinsky, the owner of OnlyFans, has died of cancer at the age of 43, the company announced on Monday.

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The TikTok trend may be fading, but people of Chinese heritage wonder if an appreciation for their culture will continue after the algorithm moves on

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Google, Amazon, Apple and Samsung control operating systems, allowing them to act as gatekeepers, letter claims

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The world’s largest broadcasters have pushed for the EU to enforce its toughest

As watching videos, using touchscreens, and even livestreaming behind the wheel become more common, experts warn of increased risk of crashes

Jackie was on her way to a doctor’s appointment last fall when she realized her Uber driver’s eyes were

Criminals extorting money online have created huge businesses, complete with branding and HR

The birth of ransomware was a stunt that got out of hand. In 1989, an evolutionary biologist called Joseph L Popp Jr was working part time for the World

Mid-range handset gets chip, storage and MagSafe upgrades to offer more essential iOS features for less

The cheapest new iPhone has been upgraded for this year with a faster chip, double the storage, automatic portraits and MagSafe, provid

Exclusive: Allowing US tech firm to analyse intelligence in name of tackling fraud raises fresh concerns over privacy

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Palantir is to be granted access

AI analytics firm has become influential in Whitehall, and FCA deal gives it yet more access to data

• Palantir extends reach into British state as it gets access to sensitive FCA data

Palantir’s latest UK contract takes the

Regulators narrow securities definitions – a shift that could benefit Trump family’s crypto projects

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Kaiser pushed back on striking workers’ claims and AI fears, saying it delivers ‘timely, high-quality care to meet members’ needs’

Ilana Marcucci-Morris is worried about the patients she treats and how long it took for them to arrive in her offic

Gig AI trainers worldwide are selling moments of their lives, including calls and texts, to AI companies for quick cash

One morning last year, Jacobus Louw set out on his daily neighborhood walk to feed the seagulls he finds along the way. Except

Anthropic fought against the government’s misuse of its technology, but authorities are buying Americans’ data, enabling them to surveil citizens at scale

The FBI declares it can conduct mass surveillance without AI, despite Anthropic’s protest.

Iran war should be wake-up call about costs of not going full throttle towards EVs as Chinese have done, experts say

By the 1980s, Detroit’s once titanic carmakers were being upended by rivals from Japan. Ford, General Motors and Chrysler had gro

Bill Ready pointed to Australia’s social media ban for under-16s as a model, though it does not apply to his company

Pinterest’s CEO called on world leaders to ban social media for youth under 16 in a LinkedIn post on Friday.

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Mediahuis suspends Peter Vandermeersch, who says he ‘fell into trap of hallucinations’, after investigation by newspaper where he was once editor-in-chief

The publisher of the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf and the Irish Independent has suspended o

‘These AI agents have been really, really helpful,’ says a former Sydney employee. ‘But you couldn’t use something like that to replace an actual human worker’

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Fire service warns ubiquity of batteries in everyday products is outpacing public understanding and safety regulations

Lithium-ion batteries represent a new technological hazard that one fire science expert has said keeps him awake at night, as f