Facebook tests charging users to share links in potential blow for news outlets News organisations fear move could hit newsrooms and other media publishers by stopping users sharing their content
Badenoch says teaching boys about misogyny shouldn’t be a priority because migrants more dangerous to women and girls – as it happened Tory leader dismisses the government’s newly published strategy as a ‘complete distraction’
Megan Davies obituary Other lives: Highly regarded branch secretary of the Prospect union, singer, sports fan and lover of craft beer
UK actors vote to refuse to be digitally scanned in pushback against AI Equity says vote signals strong opposition to AI use and readiness to disrupt productions unless protections are secured
George Osborne has a new job in tech, and it doesn’t bode well for Britain OpenAI is the latest to make a political hire as big tech spreads its tentacles around the world. So what’s the attraction, asks author Chris Stokel-Walker
UN distances itself from International Women’s Day website winning corporate partnerships Sainsbury’s, Barclays and University College London have all drawn on themes created by IWD site run by London business with no link to UN
‘Uniquely evil’: Michigan residents fight against huge datacenter backed by top tycoons Locals band together in David v Goliath fight against facility they say would jack up bills, increase pollution and destroy area’s character
AI boom has caused same CO2 emissions in 2025 as New York City, report claims Study author says tech companies are reaping benefits of artificial intelligence age but society is left to pay cost
Third of UK citizens have used AI for emotional support, research reveals AI Security Institute report finds most common type of AI tech used was general purpose assistants such as ChatGPT and Amazon Alexa
US Senate confirms billionaire Musk ally Jared Isaacman as Nasa chief Vote on Isaacman, private astronaut and Mars missions advocate, passes 67-30 for him to be agency’s 15th leader
Parents of sextortion victim sue Meta for alleged wrongful death Exclusive: Lawsuit is the first UK case of its kind, with Ros and Mark Dowey accusing Meta of ‘putting profit before our young people’
The Guardian view on Australia’s social media ban: dragging tech companies into action Editorial: Children under the age of 16 needed protecting and the moral argument wasn’t winning. Government regulation can change the terms of debate
Oscars to move over to YouTube starting in 2029 Exclusive global rights to the year’s biggest night in film will move to the video platform for a four-year period
From Nvidia to OpenAI, Silicon Valley woos Westminster as ex-politicians take tech firm roles Commons committee monitoring revolving door that gave jobs to George Osborne, Nick Clegg and Tony Blair
Hackers access Pornhub’s premium users’ viewing habits and search history ShinyHunters group reportedly behind the hack affecting data of 200m users thought to be from before 2021