Scores of UK parliamentarians join call to regulate most powerful AI systems
Exclusive: Campaign urges PM to show independence from US and push to rein in development of superintelligence
Broadcaster targeted with racist slurs accuses Farage of emboldening ‘toxic environment’ online
Farage is responsible for ‘dangerous’ culture shift, says broadcaster subject to alleged posts from Reform councillor
Home Office admits facial recognition tech issue with black and Asian subjects
Calls for review after technology found to return more false positives for ‘some demographic groups’ on certain settings
Explaining UK debt with biscuits: Labour MPs get the hang of viral content
Gordon McKee, whose explainer has racked up 3m views, leads way as party tries to harness power of social media
Chatbots can sway political opinions but are ‘substantially’ inaccurate, study finds
‘Information-dense’ AI responses are most persuasive but these tend to be less accurate, says security report
Crypto investor gives £9m to Reform UK as donations exceed those to Tories
Christopher Harborne’s record gift revealed in Electoral Commission figures prompts renewed calls for cap on political donations
Tesla privately warned UK that weakening EV rules would hit sales
Elon Musk-owned electric carmaker also called for support for the secondhand market, documents reveal
UK terror watchdog warns national security plan ignores escalating online threats
Independent reviewer says need to protect against online threats is now as important as need for robust armed forces
‘Mansplaining’ was once a contender for word of the year. Here’s why we should stop using it
‘Rage bait’ is Oxford word of the year in 2025. But I think we should be able to decommission words that have brought more trouble than they’re worth, starting with the 2015 runner-up, writes Zoe Williams
‘It was extremely pornographic’: Cara Hunter on the deepfake video that nearly ended her political career
The Irish politician was targeted in 2022, in the final weeks of her run for office. She has never found out who made the malicious deepfake, but knew immediately she had to try to stop this happening to other women
GB News urged to cut ties with contributor accused of racism
Rightwing activist claimed Commons deputy speaker Nusrat Ghani should be barred because she was born in Pakistan
Londoners told to be vigilant with messages after cyber-attack on council
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea says it is checking whether data taken contained residents’ details
‘Mortified’ OBR chair hopes inquiry into budget leak will report next week
Reuters news agency says it obtained document after visiting URL it predicted file would be uploaded to
‘I didn’t start it’: Starmer apologises for ‘six seven’ uproar during school visit
Prime minister jokes that he may be ‘put in detention’ after appearing to encourage classroom hysterics
Theresa May and Cate Blanchett to guest edit BBC Today programme
Former PM to examine issue of trust in politics and Oscar-winning actor’s show will discuss AI