‘Innovating weather science’: Met Office launches new two-week forecast

Weather service research concludes that less accurate probability-based predictions are still considered helpful

What the US TikTok takeover is already revealing about new forms of censorship

It’s not what we can or cannot say that matters – rather, it’s whether what we say can get any visibility at all under the US-specific algorithm, says academic Paolo Gerbaudo

SpaceX reportedly mulling Tesla merger or tie-up with Elon Musk’s xAI firm

Rocket company examining feasibility of both options before potential $1.5tn stock market flotation, report says

Abusers using AI and digital tech to attack and control women, charity warns

Exclusive: Smartwatches, Oura rings, smart home devices and Fitbits being weaponised, says Refuge

AI-generated news should carry ‘nutrition’ labels, thinktank says

The Institute for Public Policy Research also argues that tech companies must pay publishers for content they use

‘Chilling’ hacking network is targeting vulnerable children, charity warns

Ecosystem known as the Com is carrying out extreme exploitation, violence and sexual abuse, says report

Apple reports massive spike in iPhone revenue, particularly in China

The iPhone maker reported first-quarter earnings after market close

US regulators open inquiry into Waymo self-driving car that struck child in California

Federal transportation regulator to investigate after child in Santa Monica sustained minor injuries from incident

UK-based pair behind messaging app accused of giving data to Iranian regime

Exclusive: Branch of Iranian software company TSIT, which makes Gap Messenger, is registered in Sussex

Millions created deepfake nudes on Telegram as AI tools drive global wave of digital abuse

Analysis finds at least 150 channels on messaging app that have distributed AI-generated images and video

Universal basic income could be used to soften hit from AI job losses in UK, minister says

Lord Stockwood says people in government ‘definitely’ talking about idea as technology disrupts industries

The slopaganda era: 10 AI images posted by the White House – and what they teach us

Under Donald Trump, the White House has filled its social media with memes, wishcasting, nostalgia and deepfakes. Here’s what you need to know to navigate the trolling

‘This can’t be left to individual families’: how social media ban could affect under-16s

Parents, teachers and young people share their views on whether social media restrictions would work in the UK

What technology takes from us – and how to take it back

The long read: Decisions outsourced, chatbots for friends, the natural world an afterthought: Silicon Valley is giving us life void of connection. There is a way out – but it’s going to take collective effort

I’m a tech-savvy zillennial who knows how to safeguard against hacking. Scammers still managed to get me

Had I received any suspicious text messages claiming to be from my bank, the fraud team asked. Had I clicked on the links? My stomach dropped