Conservative hostility to net zero proves the party has turned its back on British capitalism

Global industry is set on a course of decarbonisation – but Rishi Sunak is fatally in thrall to the Tory right, says the author and historian David Edgerton

Which is the best folding phone-tablet? Cutting-edge Androids face off

Samsung’s leading Galaxy Z Fold tested against challengers from Google Pixel, OnePlus and Honor to see which folder is top dog

Flanders government looks to force TikTok and YouTube to share revenue

Belgium already takes a cut from Netflix and Disney and new income will support local TV production

Skibidi Toilet: what is this bizarre viral YouTube series – and does it deserve the moral panic?

More than 38 million people have subscribed to the series about terrifying animated heads that live in toilets – but fears of Skibidi Toilet Syndrome may be slightly extreme

Hologram lecturers thrill students at trailblazing UK university

AI-powered technology that projects lifelike avatars trialled at Loughborough University

Clumsy kittens, pigs in costumes and glittery unicorns: how the cult of cute took hold

From chubby puppies to loveable robots, ‘cuteness’ has us all melting in its sticky little hands. But why did it gain such global traction – and does it have a dark side?

Call for action on deepfakes as fears grow among MPs over election threat

Survey reveals 70% of MPs are concerned AI-generated content will increase the spread of disinformation ahead of polling day

British inventor seeks to take $18bn bite out of Apple in bitter patent war

Patrick Racz is in a long-running patent fight with the tech company over claims it stole his filesharing and payment system for iTunes

Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin among thousands of British artists used to train AI software, Midjourney

US lawyers approached about a class action against Midjourney and other AI firms accused of ‘copyright laundering’

‘You will not replace us’: a deadly attack on a Slovakian gay bar – and its link to a fast-spreading racist ideology

Fifteen months after two men were shot in Bratislava, evidence suggests the killer may have been helped by an unidentified US-based extremist

Big tech boom or bust? Experts see signs of strength after wave of layoffs

Even as more job cuts await, some analysts see the beginnings of a bull market in the coming season of earnings reports

Digital afterlife – how to deal with social media accounts when someone dies

Dealing with a departed loved one’s digital life can be complicated and time consuming but there are some shortcuts

If the Horizon Post Office story is treated as a scandal, nothing will change

Fujitsu, the IT giant behind the flawed Horizon software, remains one of the UK government’s key suppliers, and only a national crisis will shake things up

On my radar: Margo Price’s cultural highlights

The US country star on learning a new instrument at 40, her favourite place to eat in Nashville and an app she’s happy to have send her to sleep

DPD AI chatbot swears, calls itself ‘useless’ and criticises delivery firm

Company updates system after customer decided to ‘find out’ what bot could do after failing to find parcel