UK officials land in Washington as talks over trade agreement continue
Senior negotiators hope to get agreement with US signed ahead of UK-EU summit on 19 May
Ministers reconsider changes to UK copyright law ahead of vote
Exclusive: Proposals to introduce opt-out system of copyright rules no longer preferred option amid criticism from creative industries
Jim Woodward-Nutt obituary
Other lives: Television engineer who was also a Liberal party councillor and activist in Aberdeen
Ministers to amend data bill amid artists’ concerns over AI and copyright
Exclusive: Government will promise to carry out an economic impact assessment of its proposals
The ‘rat person’ trend is here – and I thoroughly approve
Do you like sleeping, eating and scrolling? Me too. What if I told you this was also a way to protest capitalism, asks Arwa Mahdawi
Ofcom announces new rules for tech firms to keep children safe online
Companies will be legally required to block children’s access to harmful content under UK’s Online Safety Act or face large fines
With ‘AI slop’ distorting our reality, the world is sleepwalking into disaster
A perverse information ecosystem is being mined by big tech for profit, fooling the unwary and sending algorithms crazy, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
UK set to ramp up weapons production to reduce reliance on US and French imports
Defence secretary says lessons from Ukraine highlight need for homegrown supply chain
Katy Perry got into space but I can’t get to Norwich
The pop star is back on Earth, the tech bros are wrecking everything, and my tour isn’t visiting that fine city of the east. Surely doomsday is nigh
It’s not poverty that’s breeding the new populism. It’s wealth
Analysts trace a link between financial security and a troubling, increasingly devil-may-care, attitude to political risk
In Trumpland, ‘defending free speech’ means one thing: submission to the president
By claiming that any regulation is censorship, the White House is bullying Britain to abandon online safety laws and digital taxes, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
Liz Truss to launch ‘uncensored’ social network to counter mainstream media
Former PM says she wants to protect free speech after being ‘cut off at the knees’ by ‘the elite’ while at No 10
Rachel Reeves calls for global free trade fightback to protect UK economy
New measures announced to help tariff-hit British firms amid ambitious plans to foster closer ties with EU
Gerry Adams considers suing Meta over alleged use of his books to train AI
Former Sinn Féin president says Facebook owner included at least seven of his books in trawl of copyright material
UK Home Office loses attempt to keep legal battle with Apple secret
Judges reject Home Office’s attempt to withhold from public details of case concerning access of Apple users’ data