The Guardian blocks ChatGPT owner OpenAI from trawling its content
Publisher is latest news organisation to block the artificial intelligence company from harvesting content to create its tools
Mushroom pickers urged to avoid foraging books on Amazon that appear to be written by AI
Sample of books scored 100% on AI detection test as experts warn they contain dangerous advice
Acid with Pink Floyd and harems with Paul McCartney … the wild life of Stash, the playboy prince
He wooed Nico, saw Syd Barrett lose his mind and got busted for drugs with the Stones. Now, at 81, Prince Stanislas Klossowski de Rola has become a TikTok sensation
Tesla investigated over funds ‘used to build secret Austin house for Elon Musk’
Reports suggest plans for ‘Project 42’ included a glass structure that contained a residential element for the chief executive
UK publishers urge Sunak to protect works ingested by AI models
Publishers Association’s call comes as ChatGPT firm argues US lawsuit ‘misconceives scope’ of copyright law
US restricts exports of Nvidia AI chips to Middle East
Controls apply to A100 and H100 chips, in escalation of US efforts to curb China’s access to products
Best podcasts of the week: Meet the tech millionaires in search of eternal life
In this week’s newsletter: Psychologist Aleks Krotoski investigates the Silicon Valley scions trying to cheat death in The Immortals. Plus: five of the best US politics podcasts
TikTok removes 284 accounts linked to Chinese disinformation group
Action by social media company comes after Facebook parent company Meta shut down 9,000 accounts tied to political spam network
Fish doorbells! Historic sandwiches! 50 of the weirdest, most wonderful corners of the web – picked by an expert
Can’t face another minute thinking about war, inflation or the climate catastrophe? Give your brain a break in a strange, surprising or entrancing corner of the internet. We’ve got riddles, we’ve got webcams, we’ve got an owl in a box …
Britain must become a leader in AI regulation, say MPs
Technology committee says UK government approach to artificial intelligence is behind EU and US
AI-powered drone beats human champion pilots
Swift AI used technique called deep reinforcement learning to win 15 out of 25 races against world champions
Australia will not force adult websites to bring in age verification due to privacy and security concerns
The eSafety commissioner is to work with industry on a new code to educate parents about how to access filtering software and limit children’s access
Garry Starr: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
The comedian otherwise known as Damien Warren-Smith shares what makes him laugh online, including Ali G, many dogs and mispronunciations of Jeremy Hunt’s name
Staffordshire-based Instem bought by private equity group for £203m
Instem is second UK life sciences company this week to be snapped up by a foreign buyer
Gangs forcing hundreds of thousands of people into cybercrime in south-east Asia, says UN
Organised criminals use threats, torture and sexual violence to coerce victims to work in international scamming operations