Musk responsible for Twitter investors’ stock dropping when he bought company, jury rules

California jurors hand win to investors who sued billionaire saying he publicly disparaged social media platform in 2022

Hachette pulls horror novel Shy Girl after suspected AI use

The publisher has cancelled the US release of Shy Girl by Mia Ballard and withdrawn the UK edition after weeks of online speculation about the novel’s origins

Senior European journalist suspended over AI-generated quotes

Mediahuis suspends Peter Vandermeersch, who says he ‘fell into trap of hallucinations’, after investigation by newspaper where he was once editor-in-chief

Fire experts ‘kept awake’ over growing hazard of lithium-ion batteries

Fire service warns ubiquity of batteries in everyday products is outpacing public understanding and safety regulations

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

Meta AI agent’s instruction causes large sensitive data leak to employees

Artificial intelligence agent instructed engineer to take actions that exposed user and company data internally

‘It does feel like an intimidation campaign’: why is US tech giant Palantir suing a small Swiss magazine?

An investigation by journalists working with Republik magazine may have struck a nerve by suggesting the company has failed in Switzerland

Why is the FBI buying people’s location data and how is it using the information?

FBI director revealed agency had resumed buying private information en masse in possible constitutional violation

Cryptocurrency firms suffer heavy losses in Illinois primaries after spending big

Cryptocurrency’s biggest Pac spent more than $10m for their candidates, only to be defeated by those who are anti-crypto

The best pressure washers in the UK for cleaning garden furniture and patios – tested

Our expert puts the best power washers through their paces on the toughest – and muckiest – outdoor chores, from grimy paving slabs to dirty decking

Prolonged high oil prices could ‘crimp’ AI boom, WTO warns

Iran war and its impact on energy and fertiliser costs is the main risk to the global economy, report says

PwC partners who fail to embrace AI have no future at firm, US CEO warns

Paul Griggs says senior staff at consulting firm who are not ‘paranoid about being AI-first’ are likely to be replaced

The Rite of Spring / Mirror review – glitchy Stravinsky and digital doppelgangers from Alexander Whitley

Visual spectacle overwhelms the human drama in the choreographer’s tech-heavy double bill

US startup advertises ‘AI bully’ role to test patience of leading chatbots

$800-a-day position involves exposing a chatbot’s inconsistencies as it forgets, fudges or hallucinates

Meta on trial over child safety: can it really protect its next generation of users?

New Mexico prosecutors allege Meta prioritized profit, even as child abuse surged on Instagram and Facebook