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UK’s CMA to hear more views on Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal

Competition and Markets Authority gives tech giant hope after it blocked acquisition of Call of Duty maker

A new crypto firm wants to scan your eyeballs – should you look away?

For critics, the ID process from Worldcoin is a privacy risk; for others it is financial security in the age of AI. We try it out

Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and startup form body to regulate AI development

Tech companies say Frontier Model Forum will focus on ‘safe and responsible’ creation of new models

New cryptocurrency offers users tokens for scanning their eyeballs

Worldcoin, launched by CEO of ChatGPT developer OpenAI, says scheme will distinguish between ‘verified humans’ and AI

Elon Musk hits X rebrand hiccup as police stop Twitter sign removal

Authorities intervene to halt ‘unauthorised work’ but later say no crime has been committed

Elon Musk reveals new Twitter logo X

Experts warn that introduction of minimalist art deco ‘X’ may be a risky move at a time when competitors are upping their game

Will Elon Musk’s X rebrand help Twitter soar to new heights?

Analysts question whether Tesla boss will manage to turn around platform with plans for ‘everything app’

Elon Musk says Twitter will change logo from bird to an X

Latest controversial change involves billionaire saying an ‘interim X’ design will replace the distinctive pale-blue bird

Artificial intelligence boom generates optimism in tech sector as stocks soar

The rush into AI has given the flagging technology industry a share price lift, but some investors still remain cautious

Llama 2: why is Meta releasing open-source AI model and are there any risks?

Possible reasons for release of LLM include potential for diluting rivals’ competitive edge

Nick Clegg defends release of open-source AI model by Meta

Head of global affairs at Facebook owner claims AI’s development is running behind ‘hype’ about its risks

US economist pulls out of key EU tech regulation role after Macron criticism

Fiona Scott Morton tells Margrethe Vestager she will not be taking up job due to ‘political controversy’

Twitter investor writes down stake by 47% as analyst claims Threads user fall

Elon Musk has said advertising has plunged on his social media platform and it is cashflow negative

Elon Musk launches AI startup and warns of a ‘Terminator future’

Tesla boss claims ‘pro-humanity’ xAI offers realistic alternative to pausing development of superintelligence

Will Microsoft be able to close $69bn deal for Activision Blizzard?

Appeal by competition watchdog in US is latest twist in complex saga involving trio of regulators

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  • More of the Christchurch shooter’s online comments have been uncovered, New Zealand researchers say. Does it change the picture?
  • Online racism is significantly impacting mental health, First Nations people say: ‘It’s like carrying a bully in your pocket’
  • SpaceX makes largest ever stock market debut at $1.77tn valuation
  • David Hockney, revolutionary British artist famed for his pools and portraits, dies aged 88
  • Obsessed with Obsession: how a low-budget horror changed the game in Hollywood
  • France accuses Israeli firm of interfering in Scottish elections and targeting SNP
  • Brad Pitt in the frame as older men embrace ‘hot professor’ glasses
  • Masters of the Universe is a box office flop. Can they really be serious about a sequel?
  • Scientists are working on headphones that block annoying noises and allow the ones you love? I can’t wait!
  • David Gamble obituary
  • After SpaceX’s huge IPO, Americans’ financial future will be bound to AI
  • They Will Kill You to Aftersun: the seven best films to watch on TV this week
  • Pokémon Go data trained AI that could assist military drones in war zones
  • Diane Keaton’s nail clippers for $960: what’s behind the new boom in celebrity estate auctions?
  • Canadian mother sues OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT led her daughter to kill herself
  • The Guardian view on the analogue resurgence: the shock of the old
  • Helen Mirren speaks out about being called ‘evil Zionist’ on the street in London
  • Musk’s xAI fired engineer for raising concerns about Grok chatbot, lawsuit claims
  • SpaceX heads for record $1.78tn float amid fears it is overvalued
  • Playing with payphones: how the ubiquitous orange booths have been gamified by fans
  • Cassette tapes were the voice notes of my youth, bringing tales from the diaspora to our living room
  • ‘I’m not bad, I’m just drawn that way’: Kathleen Turner’s best films – ranked!
  • AI wealth boom sending San Francisco home prices surging: ‘It’s ridiculous’
  • ‘This is honest art. Like Dostoevsky’: Tim Allen and Tom Hanks on Toy Story 5, tech peril and the joy of rusty nails
  • AI absolutism is breaking our brains. The apocalyptic future we’re being sold isn’t inevitable
  • ‘Now they can’t afford me’: Steven Spielberg was turned down to direct Bond – twice
  • Who you gonna maul? Why Paul Feig’s derided all-female Ghostbusters dazzles a decade later
  • Stop! That! Train! review – RuPaul-led zany drag comedy is a riot
  • The best robot vacuums in the UK to keep your home clean and dust free, tested
  • Strictly Ballroom review – Baz Luhrmann’s dizzying, dance-tastic swirl of fun is a classic ugly-duckling tale

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