‘He’s one of the few politicians who likes crypto’: my day with the UK tech bros hosting Nigel Farage
The Reform UK leader is courting the crypto community in the hope it could become a campaign funding base
The Guardian view on a bumper crop of horror: scary times call for even scarier films
Editorial: A new wave of socially engaged movies is storming the box office and changing how we think about the genre
Nigel Farage has 1.3m followers on TikTok. Does this mean gen Z likes him?
He is the most popular UK politician on one of the world’s most popular social media sites. Working out what that means is actually surprisingly difficult, writes Zoe Williams
People submit Welsh placenames to protect linguistic heritage
Entries include Welsh language names for fields and hills in move to ensure preservation of stories and legends
Tory MP reports ‘AI-generated deepfake’ video announcing his defection to Reform UK
Mid Norfolk MP George Freeman calls spread of AI-generated misinformation a ‘dangerous development’
UK MPs warn of repeat of 2024 riots unless online misinformation is tackled
Science and technology select committee says complacency over social media content puts public at risk
Launch of veteran card will be used to test UK government’s digital ID scheme
Ministers hope scheme for 1.8 million people will show how technology works and ease privacy and security concerns
No 10 says Badenoch’s claim PM should have intervened to stop China spy trial collapsing ‘absurd’ – as it happened
Downing Street says had Starmer intervened he would have been interfering in a case related to a previous government
Labour begins charm offensive to win over MPs sceptical of digital ID plans
Party tries to reassure its MPs about proposed scheme and gather ideas on how it could improve public services
Digital ID: Danes and Estonians find it ‘pretty uncontroversial’
Citizens have enrolled with little opposition, albeit with some concerns over security and privacy, as UK plans system
The gospel according to Peter Thiel: why the tech svengali is obsessed with the antichrist
The influential billionaire investor has been giving secret lectures warning about Armageddon. Here’s why it matters
Tony Blair and Nick Clegg hosted dinner giving tech bosses access to UK minister
Exclusive: Six tech leaders dined with investment minister, documents reveal, underlining growing influence of ex-PM’s consultancy
BBC airing false claim about Euan Blair blamed on young producers ‘marinated in social media’
Broadcaster apologised after Have I Got News For You falsely said former PM’s son had won digital ID contract
Rishi Sunak takes advisory roles with Microsoft and AI firm Anthropic
Former UK prime minister told post-ministerial jobs watchdog roles would not involve lobbying or UK policy influence
Iron Ladies review – inspiring account of the women on the miners’ strike picket lines
Fascinating exploration of the women inspired to activism in the Margaret Thatcher era of union-bashing