Indian actor Anil Kapoor wins court battle over AI use of his likeness
The actor can now send an injunction if his image or voice is used in gifs and deepfakes as well as for unauthorised merchandise
TikTok removes video critical of gambling advertising while increasing wagering content
Kate Susabu’s video citing her grandfather’s struggle with gambling addiction banned for violating TikTok’s community guidelines, but later reinstated
Team behind AI program AlphaFold win Lasker science prize
Award for work on shapes of proteins raises prospect of AI research earning a Nobel for first time
Video platform Rumble rejects MPs’ call to demonetise Russell Brand
Platform says it is ‘inappropriate and dangerous’ for parliament to ‘attempt to control’ who makes money from content
If Russell Brand’s interview with Jimmy Savile happened today, we’d be thankful for the Twitterstorm
In 2007, before Twitter rage and pile-ons, Brand offered up his female assistant to go to Savile’s place naked. With little social media to provide a forum for outrage, no action was taken
Best podcasts of the week: The animal activist who went on trial for his ‘special bond’ with a dolphin
In this week’s newsletter: Hear the gripping, tragic yet funny story of Alan Cooper and his dolphin friend in Hooked on Freddie. Plus: five of the best podcasts rewriting history
Your Face Belongs to Us by Kashmir Hill review – nowhere to hide
From stalkers to authoritarian states, the use and abuse of facial recognition tech
Family sues Google after Maps allegedly directed father off collapsed US bridge
Tech company faces negligence lawsuit after Philip Paxson died from driving off a North Carolina bridge destroyed years ago
AI-focused tech firms locked in ‘race to the bottom’, warns MIT professor
Physicist Max Tegmark says competition too intense for tech executives to pause development to consider AI risks
NSW considering following Victoria’s lead by taxing Airbnb revenue
NSW treasurer wants to stop ‘long-term rentals being pulled from the market and short-term rentals taking their place’ during housing crisis
Twitter ranks worst in climate change misinformation report
Climate coalition cites Twitter’s lack of clear policies against misinformation and additional confusion from Musk takeover
What is Rumble, the video-sharing platform ‘immune to cancel culture’?
The $2bn platform where Russell Brand has 1.4 million followers is popular among conservative commentators and conspiracy theorists
Revealed: EU plan for ‘schoolyard guardians’ to help tackle illegal online content
Exclusive: EU commissioner Thierry Breton reveals ‘big, big fight’ to get tech giants to better police the content they deliver
‘It could have me read porn’: Stephen Fry shocked by AI cloning of his voice in documentary
Actor warns about dangers of artificial intelligence after discovering version of his voice based on Harry Potter audiobooks
Labor urged to include news outlets in social media crackdown to curb ‘dangerous’ misinformation
Exclusive: Greens and independents say the exemption in disinformation bill will allow falsehoods to spread