Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes asks Trump to commute prison sentence US justice department’s website shows the disgraced former CEO petitioned Donald Trump over fraud conviction
Rollout of AI may need to be slowed to ‘save society’, says JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon warns of civil unrest but Nvidia’s Jensen Huang argues tech will create rather than destroy jobs
Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney sign letter timed for WEF in Davos saying wealthy are buying political influence
Elon Musk floats idea of buying Ryanair after calling CEO ‘an idiot’ Tesla boss clashed with Michael O’Leary when airline boss rejected installing Starlink technology on aircraft
I got a fine after Cineworld cut its parking time limit The cinema chain didn’t warn me clearly when I went to see Avatar: Fire and Ash that I needed to register my number plate
UK exposed to ‘serious harm’ by failure to tackle AI risks, MPs warn Government, Bank of England and FCA criticised for taking ‘wait-and-see’ approach to AI use in financial sector
Rashida Tlaib on fighting billionaire oligarchs: ‘The American people overwhelmingly want to tax the rich’ The Democratic representative plans to introduce a bill halting subsidies and tax advantages for the super-rich
Make films shorter if you want them shown in cinemas, says Picturehouse director Clare Binns says three-hour runtimes deter audiences as she is named Bafta recipient for outstanding British contribution to cinema
Trump buys $1m in Netflix and Warner Bros bonds days after saying he’ll ‘be involved’ in merger Warner Bros is also being pursued by Paramount Skydance, helmed by David Ellison, son of president’s ally
‘We could hit a wall’: why trillions of dollars of risk is no guarantee of AI reward Progress of artificial general intelligence could stall, which may lead to a financial crash, says Yoshua Bengio, one of the ‘godfathers’ of modern AI
‘Designed for uncertainty’: windbreakers are a hit in turbulent times From Greenland’s prime minister to Timothée Chalamet, the anorak signals a shift from aspiration to realism
China blocks Nvidia H200 AI chips that US government cleared for export – report Parts suppliers ‘put production on hold’ amid mounting confusion as China restricts purchase of the chips and US puts 25% roundabout tariff on their sale
TikTok to strengthen age-verification technology across EU Move comes as calls for Australia-style social media ban for under-16s grow around world
Sadiq Khan to urge ministers to act over ‘colossal’ impact of AI on London jobs In Mansion House speech, mayor will talk of opportunities technology offers but highlight mass unemployment risk
Grok scandal highlights how AI industry is ‘too unconstrained’, tech pioneer says ‘Godfather of AI’ Yoshua Bengio says firms building powerful systems without appropriate guardrails