UK politics: Miliband tells MPs UK needs to ‘speed up, not slow down’ in net zero drive – as it happened

Energy secretary insists there is ‘no contradiction between net zero and economic growth’ in hearing at Commons committee

Elton John backs Paul McCartney in criticising proposed overhaul to UK copyright system

The rock star called copyright ‘the absolute bedrock of artistic prosperity’, ahead of a vote on a bill granting AI companies easier access to musicians’ work

‘Serious concerns’ about DWP’s use of AI to read correspondence from benefit claimants

White mail system handles ‘highly sensitive personal data’ and people not told it is processing their information

AI prototypes for UK welfare system dropped as officials lament ‘false starts’

Exclusive: Pilots for staff training, jobcentres and speeding up disability benefit payments not being taken up

Gov.uk app could lead to ‘mandatory ID scheme’, claim privacy groups

App and wallet would allow people to carry digital versions of key documents such as driving licence on their phones

AI is a force for good – and Britain needs to be a maker of ideas, not a mere taker

After Donald Trump’s reckless bonfire of safeguards, our best plan is to become tech champions ourselves

Elon Musk’s beef with Britain isn’t (only) about politics. It’s about tech regulation

Experts suspect X owner’s interest in UK is to put pressure on authorities working to codify a new online safety law

Paul McCartney says change in law over AI could ‘rip off’ artists

Former Beatles member says government should protect creative workers as consultation on copyright continues

What is DEI and why is Trump opposed to it?

What the pushback against a more equal society could mean for a world fraught with power imbalances

UK minister calls TikTok desirable product but admits ‘genuine concerns’

Technology secretary Peter Kyle expresses fear of app being ‘propaganda vehicle’ but says it can deliver ‘exhilaration’ to users

Elon Musk has shown his hand. If politicians like me won’t curb his malign powers, who will?

It’s the job of democracies around the world to stand strong together and hold oligarchs and their platforms to account, says Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey

Nick Clegg defends Meta’s removal of Facebook and Instagram factcheckers

Executive tells WEF in Davos the sites will still have ‘the industry’s most sophisticated community standards’

UK experts warn of dangers of violent content being readily available online

Ofcom figures show number of people seeing material depicting or encouraging violence or injury has risen

UK ministers pledge to overhaul terror laws amid Southport murders outcry

Keir Starmer says social media platforms must also act to remove extreme content that is inspiring violence

Rayner urged to approve Marlow film studios in test of Labour planning policy

Inquiry into plan backed by director James Cameron begins after council rejected it over use of green-belt land