Tech companies in spotlight as US abortion ruling sparks privacy threat

Google has acted amid fears police could use location and other data to prosecute those seeking care

Behold London’s ‘landscraper’! Google’s new UK HQ – as long as the Shard is tall

Tech giant’s King’s Cross HQ replete with pool, nap pods and rooftop exercise track marks its topping out phase

I saw first-hand how US tech giants seduced the EU – and undermined democracy

Silicon Valley used opaque lobbying to weaken crucial new regulations. Firms like Google and Meta must be held to account

Forget sentience… the worry is that AI copies human bias

The fuss about a bot’s ‘consciousness’ obscures far more troubling concerns

Why is Google so alarmed by the prospect of a sentient machine?

The tech giant seems to be running scared over an engineer’s claim that its language model has feelings

TechScape: why you shouldn’t worry about sentient AI … yet

A researcher says Google has created an AI being with smarts and soul, but my own attempt reveals the truth behind those claims. Plus, the latest crypto crash

Human-like programs abuse our empathy – even Google engineers aren’t immune

Consumers need transparency about how such systems are used, says professor of linguistics Emily M Bender

Labelling Google’s LaMDA chatbot as sentient is fanciful. But it’s very human to be taken in by machines

We need more safeguards in place to prevent us from mistaking machines for humans

Google engineer says AI bot wants to ‘serve humanity’ but experts dismissive

Blake Lemoine claims of sentience for artificial intelligence bot described as ‘ball of confusion’ by Steven Pinker

How does Google’s AI chatbot work – and could it be sentient?

Researcher’s claim about flagship LaMDA project has restarted debate about nature of artificial intelligence

Google engineer put on leave after saying AI chatbot has become sentient

Blake Lemoine says system has perception of, and ability to express thoughts and feelings equivalent to a human child

Apple and Google’s mobile browser ‘stranglehold’ may face UK investigation

‘Effective duopoly’ holds back Britain’s tech sector and restricts customer choice, says CMA

Google misdirects one in 10 searches for abortion to ‘pregnancy crisis centers’

In US ‘trigger states’ where the procedure may soon be illegal, searchers may be sent to centers that do not actually provide care

‘Powerful’ US laws could shield Google from paying John Barilaro defamation damages, experts say

Tech giant was ordered to pay $715,000 over YouTube videos but academics say courts may struggle to enforce it

Friendlyjordies: John Barilaro to be paid $715,000 by Google over YouTube videos

Tech giant and comedian Jordan Shanks may face contempt of court charges over videos published during trial