MPs accuse social media firms of spreading Iran misinformation
Parliamentary hearing takes aim at online harms from X, TikTok and Meta, including use of AI to ‘nudify’ young girls
The Peaky Blinders film is pandering to these populist times – I should know, the Nazi in it is my father
The film-makers would say they’re making drama, not history. But this is not the moment for yet another second world war film with a heroic myth, says author Francis Beckett
Essex police pause facial recognition camera use after study finds racial bias
Academics discover black people ‘significantly more likely’ to be identified when compared with other ethnic groups
Actors, musicians and writers welcome UK U-turn on AI use of copyrighted work
Government no longer has ‘preferred option’ on copyright, technology secretary says, after backlash from artists
Side hustles: what you need to know about paying tax in the UK
Whether it’s buying and selling clothes online or some freelance work on the side, plan ahead for potential tax issues
UK must learn lessons from AI race and retain its quantum computing talent, says minister
Liz Kendall announces £1bn funding to help design large-scale quantum computers for scientists, researchers, public sector and business
Wednesday briefing: From missing billions to nonexistent datacentres, inside Britain’s AI drive
In today’s newsletter: Enormous investments in artificial intelligence promised to transform Labour’s growth problems. The reality is much murkier
Ministers must act more quickly on deepfakes to protect women and girls, Kendall says
Exclusive: Technology secretary urges tech companies to do more to tackle online misogyny
X suspends 800m accounts in one year amid ‘massive’ scale of manipulation attempts
Social media company tells MPs of continual fight against state-backed efforts, with Russia being most prolific
Nigel Farage invests £215,000 in Kwasi Kwarteng’s bitcoin firm
Reform UK leader strengthens ties with crypto sector with stake in former Tory chancellor’s company Stack BTC
Keir Starmer accused of ‘mimicking Trump’ with Middle East crisis TikTok post
PM justifies position on US-Israel war on Iran in social media post using the Dire Straits song Money for Nothing
Crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne no longer interested in Reform-Tory pact
Donor who has given £12m to Reform UK had previously wanted Nigel Farage to keep open mind about deal with Conservatives
UK arts must not be sacrificed for speculative AI gains, peers say
Ministers urged to abandon plans to let tech firms use work of novelists, artists and writers without permission
Hundreds of UK teenagers to pilot social media bans and restrictions
Trials to form part of three-month consultation on Keir Starmer’s plans to tackle negative effects of smartphone use
Datacentre developers face calls to disclose effect on UK’s net emissions
Campaign groups write to technology secretary amid concerns that sites could double overall electricity demand