EU events on curbing big tech ‘distorted’ by attenders with industry links

Campaigners say 21% of people at workshops did not disclose on their applications relationships with firms being discussed

Small step or a giant leap? What AI means for the dance world

As a new show co-created by an AI performer opens in France, industry leaders including Wayne McGregor, Tamara Rojo and Jonzi D contemplate the technology’s possibilities and perils

Missouri Republican says he is investigating Google for ‘censoring conservative speech’

State attorney general alleges without providing evidence that Google is manipulating search results, as tech firm says claim ‘totally false’

Mother says AI chatbot led her son to kill himself in lawsuit against its maker

Megan Garcia said Sewell, 14, used Character.ai obsessively before his death and alleges negligence and wrongful death

Claude AI tool can now carry out jobs such as filling forms and booking trips, says creator

Anthropic says model is able to carry out computer tasks – as fears mount such technology will replace workers

Elon Musk’s pro-Trump Pac pouring millions into Facebook ads instead of X

America Pac is targeting users interested in the Boy Scouts of America, Kelsey Grammer, Kid Rock and Joe Rogan

Meta and Google face ‘big tech tax’ as Labor plans how to ensure media sustainability in Australia

Key parliamentary report focuses on decision by Facebook owner to abandon three-year-old deal to pay for news content

As Silicon Valley eyes US election, Elon Musk is not the only tech bro to worry about

The owner of X is just one of many who may prefer Donald Trump to greater regulation under the Democrats, writes John Naughton

Here’s the deal: AI giants get to grab all your data unless you say they can’t. Fancy that? No, neither do I

Data is vital to AI systems, so firms want the right to take it and ministers may let them, says tech writer Chris Stokel-Walker

Wednesday briefing: What does Google’s move into nuclear power mean for AI – and the world?

In today’s newsletter: Google will soon use nuclear reactors to run its AI datacentres. What are the economic, ethical and environmental implications?

Google to buy nuclear power for AI datacentres in ‘world first’ deal

Tech company orders six or seven small nuclear reactors from California’s Kairos Power

Google faces US government attempt to break it up

Department of Justice examining ‘structural remedies’ to challenge tech corporation’s internet search monopoly

French AI summit to focus on environmental impact of energy-hungry tech

Event will push for greater transparency and aims to rank AI firms in terms of ability to meet climate goals

Mass shootings upended their lives. Now survivors are making the gun industry pay

In the absence of political change, victims and families are coming together to launch multimillion-dollar lawsuits

AI could be an existential threat to publishers – that’s why Mumsnet is fighting back

There is nothing wrong with mining content for data, but it has to be properly regulated and creators must be compensated, says Mumsnet founder Justine Roberts