Former police officer in hiding after being falsely linked to Henry Nowak arrest

Christi Hill and male officer misidentified in Vickrum Digwa murder case on AI platforms including Grok

YouTube overtakes Netflix in average daily viewing around the world

Analysts say Alphabet-owned platform’s evolution is one of the defining media shifts of the decade

UK government to pay £1.3bn to help fund Universal Studios theme park in Bedfordshire

Chancellor hails deal saying it will create tens of thousands of jobs in the construction, hospitality, creative and technology sectors

UK media websites given power to block Google using their articles in AI search

Watchdog makes ruling on search summaries after publishers complain about drop in click-through traffic and revenue

Hackers trick Meta AI support bot to infiltrate Obama White House Instagram account

Breach of high-profile accounts raises concerns about reliance on AI for security measures such as passwords

Why have two US commentators been banned from entering the UK?

Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker were supposed to address events at SXSW London before their ETAs were cancelled

Free speech activists condemn UK entry ban for Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur

Two leftwing US commentators, who have both been accused of propagating antisemitism, barred from visiting for event

‘Catastrophic for creative industries’: Brexit barriers shut UK actors out of EU jobs

Casting shifts to EU talent as paperwork delays and visa limits make hiring British crews less viable

Meta legal action forces Facebook whistleblower to sit in silence at Hay festival

Sarah Wynn-Williams did not speak during event after lawyers warned of possible sanctions from tech firm

‘Nature’s soap opera’: how a wildlife artist’s nestboxes became a YouTube hit

The births, fledgling flights and even first dates on Robert Fuller’s site are about to hit a million global subscribers

Image of Thai police in sparkly dresses with handcuffed suspect turns out to be AI fake

Picture was created by administrator in charge of station’s Facebook account who wanted to create ‘friendlier image’

The strange surveilled life of Piper Rockelle: why did a former child influencer decide to go on OnlyFans?

She made millions as a tween and teenager by posting clips of herself and her friends on YouTube. Then the business collapsed amid acrimony. What does her success in the adult industry, at 18, say about surveillance, social media and sexualisation?

‘Hello ladies and sons of ladies’: women are using ‘microfeminisms’ to flip the gender script

The practice is not entirely serious – but it raises awareness of the many sexist tropes built into everyday life

‘A tsunami of harm’: views on tackling online safety for under-16s in the UK

Campaigners, teenagers, legislators and experts give their opinions on the government’s social media consultation

‘Like tobacco’: Wes Streeting calls for partial social media ban for under-16s

Exclusive: Former health secretary’s intervention comes as government closes consultation on age limits for platforms