X stands to benefit if UK pulls digital services tax in trade deal with US
Prominent campaigner says Elon Musk’s platform qualifies for the levy, which is on the block in negotiations
Starmer is warned against ‘appeasing’ Trump with tax cut for US tech firms
Labour MP and Lib Dem leader express concern social media companies could be let off hook just as benefits are cut
Labour head of Commons tech group warns No 10 not to ignore AI concerns
Chi Onwurah urges government to bring forward AI safety bill instead of delaying it to curry favour with Donald Trump
Labour to scrutinise school smartphone bans as pressure grows over impact on teenagers
Exclusive: TV drama Adolescence adds to pressure from MPs for action to tackle impact of social media
Performing arts leaders issue copyright warning over UK government’s AI plans
In a statement, 35 signatories from dance, theatre and music industries express concern about ‘fragile ecosystem’
Social media platforms face huge fines under UK’s new digital safety laws
Platforms must safeguard against content such as terrorist and child sexual abuse material under Online Safety Act
Russell T Davies: gay society in ‘greatest danger I’ve ever seen’ after Trump win
Exclusive: Doctor Who writer says he feels ‘a wave of anger heading towards us’ and hostility in UK as well as US
The week in audio: Where Politics Meets History; Down the Caff; Archive on 4: No Blacks No Irish – review
LBC’s Iain Dale and historian Tessa Dunlop tackle Very Important Topics. Plus, deliciously chaotic fun at a much-loved East End cafe, and a vital but uncomfortable retelling of recent racism in Britain
Apple’s UK encryption legal challenge heard behind closed doors
Media organisations including the Guardian and the BBC fail to gain entry to proceedings
The UK government embracing AI? I’m sorry, that’s nonsense and I can prove it
My freedom of information request revealed the inane use of ChatGPT by the tech secretary. Is this the future? I hope not, says technology writer Chris Stokel-Walker
Release of technology secretary’s use of ChatGPT will have Whitehall sweating
Use of Freedom of Information Act to reveal Peter Kyle’s ChatGPT queries has shocked experts and left journalists wondering what to request next
UK politics: Unison attacks ‘shambolic’ announcement of NHS England’s abolition – as it happened
Union says staff will have been left reeling after surprise news that body will be scrapped
Technology secretary Peter Kyle asks ChatGPT for science and media advice
Strong advocate of AI use in government asks chat tool which podcasts to appear on and to define ‘quantum’
AI should replace some work of civil servants, Starmer to announce
The new digital ‘mantra’ prompts unions to warn PM to stop blaming problems on Whitehall officials
Trump has microwaved my Cornetto of hope
The gadfly-minded abuser has openly threatened Greenland, Ukraine and Europe. He, and America, are the enemy now