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TechScape: What we learned from the global AI summit in South Korea

One day and six (very long) agreements later, can we call the meeting to hammer out the future of AI regulation a success?

MPs urge under-16s UK smartphone ban and statutory ban in schools

Commons education committee chair says online world poses serious dangers and parents face uphill struggle

Call for stricter rules to stop UK MPs repeating conspiracy theories

Demos report come after two ministers publicised unverified claims about low-traffic neighbourhood schemes

First companies sign up to AI safety standards on eve of Seoul summit

Rishi Sunak says 16 international firms have committed, but standards have been criticised for lacking teeth

We’ve got the talent and the tech. So why can’t Britain grow its own world-beaters?

Companies are deserting the FTSE because of a shortage of investment – but there is a solution

MPs call for issues leaving carers with huge debts to be fixed ‘without delay’

Committee chair says UK government has known for years about flaws in benefit system and needs to ‘get a grip’

Tory Welsh secretary broke ministerial code with social media video, says Labour

Party accuses Cabinet minister David TC Davies of breaching rules by using Whitehall office to film X post attacking Senedd expansion plans

Grant Shapps says it will ‘take some time’ to conclude who was to blame for cyber-attack on armed forces payroll – as it happened

Defence secretary makes statement after 270,000 payroll records belonging to members of Britain’s armed forces been exposed to hackers

From mayoral elections to Rwanda removals, Sunak won’t let the truth jeopardise his mission

Last week, Conservative campaigning gave a chilling indication of the depths to which they will sink to retain power

Billy Bragg: ‘There’s nothing like going out there singing your truth. That ain’t changed’

The activist singer-songwriter on fighting for trans rights, his 40 years in the music business and his forthcoming tour with his son

Tory staff running network of anti-Ulez Facebook groups riddled with racism and abuse

Investigation finds groups hosting Islamophobic attacks on London mayor Sadiq Khan, white supremacist slogans and antisemitic conspiracy theories

GMB launches legal action against ‘out of control’ Amazon at Coventry warehouse

Employment tribunal sought over claims firm tried to induce workers to leave union in long-running row

Can we really trust AI to channel the public’s voice for ministers?

Large-language models such as ChatGPT are still liable to distort the meaning of what they are summarising, says academic Seth Lazar

Labour targets TikTok microinfluencers ahead of election

Party hopes smaller content creators with loyal following online will attract voters missed through TV and radio

Amazon UK could be forced to recognise union as GMB wins right to hold ballot

Watchdog rules that vote should be held at Coventry warehouse to test support for union recognition

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  • Telegram questioned by Ofcom after arsonist who targeted Starmer-linked properties recruited on app
  • In the Hand of Dante review – Gerard Butler is jaw-dropping in bizarre Renaissance mafia reverie
  • The Crunch: Climate refugees, visualising Elon Musk’s wealth, and the many ways to analyse the World Cup
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  • Attorney general tells department to stop using X amid UK disinformation concerns
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  • The malignant rise of OnlyFans managers: ‘It’s exploiting. It’s grooming. It’s predatory’
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  • Daveigh Chase, child star known for Lilo & Stitch and The Ring, dies aged 35
  • ‘It makes no sense’: 16- and 17-year-olds on UK social media ban

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