Dangerous AI systems need a ‘smoke alarm’, warn UK ministers
Technology secretary, Michelle Donelan, hopes safety summit will help to establish early warning signs in technology
The TikTok mouth-taping trend may not be as beneficial as you’re told
The social media fad championed by Gwyneth Paltrow is said to have multiple health benefits – but experts aren’t convinced
Crypto king or conman: is Sam Bankman-Fried about to be sent down for a century?
His company managed billions in assets and made him one of the world’s richest people. Then, almost overnight, it collapsed. With a fraud trial beginning next week, a documentary asks how he bewitched so many
Amazon to invest up to $4bn in OpenAI rival Anthropic
Tech company plays catchup after Microsoft’s deal with ChatGPT developer in January
Making a monster: how to build a budget gaming PC without losing your mind
You will need time, space, fiddly components and patience – but it can be a deeply satisfying process that won’t break your bank
No 10 worried AI could be used to create advanced weapons that escape human control
At global summit in UK, Rishi Sunak will highlight risk of criminals and terrorists using technology to make bioweapons
Jabra Elite 10 review: comfy noise cancelling earbuds with spatial audio for all
Compact buds with solid battery life boosted by cross-platform spatial audio for music and movies
‘A tool of political control’: how India became the world leader in internet blackouts
For the past five years India has shut down the internet more times than any other country affecting over 120 million people
Building in zero gravity: the race to create factories in space
Tech companies see big benefits in making drugs, harvesting stem cells and growing crystals in ‘off-Earth’ conditions
Russian news outlet in Latvia believes European state behind phone hack
Galina Timchenko, the CEO of Meduza, was hacked earlier this year before participating in a meeting of exiled Russian journalists
Experts disagree over threat posed but artificial intelligence cannot be ignored
Some say the existential dangers of a ‘God-like’ AI is overplayed but even then there are other impacts to be wary of
Dan Gardner wanted to know when to go to the loo during films – so he built an app
The developer of RunPee, the app that tells cinemagoers the best time to take a loo break, on what makes a good ‘peetime’ and how the program helped him meet his wife
How a podcast is giving Amsterdam’s ‘ghost citizens’ a voice
The mission is to let undocumented people, without access to banking or easy access to healthcare, share trials of life
Parents who lost allowance day after their child’s death call for change in law on ‘cliff-edge’ benefit cut
Charities and parents say legislation must be introduced to protect families from short-term financial hardship caused by immediate loss of disability living allowance
A Roman solution to Raac’s ruin – is self-healing concrete the answer?
After recent building failures, researchers are looking to ancient materials for inspiration in creating more durable materials that repair themselves