Gavin Newsom pushes back on Trump AI executive order preempting state laws
California governor says order pushes ‘grift and corruption’ instead of innovation just hours after president’s dictum
Will other countries follow Australia’s social media ban for under-16s?
Several European nations are already planning similar moves while Britain has said ‘nothing is off the table’
In a shocking twist, Keir Starmer’s TikToks are borderline competent
The PM’s social media sortie has not been a total embarrassment, which may be a shame for him
Most people aren’t fretting about an AI bubble. What they fear is mass layoffs
Artificial intelligence could make income inequality even worse and create a new underclass. Governments and society must take action
Crypto mogul Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years in prison for fraud
Co-founder of Singapore-based Terraform Labs given more jail time by US judge than prosecutors sought
Reddit launches high court challenge to Australia’s under-16s social media ban
Platform fighting world-leading ban on grounds it contravenes implied freedom of political communication in constitution
Trump signs executive order aimed at preventing states from regulating AI
Order, which lacks the force of law, also creates taskforce whose ‘sole responsibility’ will be challenging states’ AI laws
Elon Musk teams with El Salvador to bring Grok chatbot to public schools
President Nayib Bukele entrusting chatbot known for calling itself ‘MechaHitler’ to create ‘AI-powered’ curricula
Disney wants you to AI-generate yourself into your favorite Marvel movie
The media company is investing $1bn in OpenAI – and allowing its characters to be used in generated videos
UK MPs face rise in phishing attacks on messaging apps
Hackers include Russia-based actors targeting WhatsApp and Signal accounts, parliamentary authorities warn
Disappointing Oracle results knock $80bn off value amid AI bubble fears
Weaker-than-forecast quarterly data for Larry Ellison’s tech company shows slowdown in revenue growth and big rise in spending Business live – latest updates
Amanda Seyfried says she will not apologise for calling Charlie Kirk ‘hateful’ after his shooting
The Housemaid actor received backlash in September when she left a comment on Instagram after the rightwing activist was killed
Disney to invest $1bn in OpenAI, allowing characters in Sora video tool
Agreement comes amid anxiety in Hollywood over impact of AI on the industry, expression and rights of creators
Teenagers are presenting Christmas wishlists, Powerpoint-style – my daughter included
A far cry from hand scrawled letters to Santa, on graphic design platform Canva users have created a whopping 1.4m Christmas wishlist presentations
Will Australia’s social media ban survive a high court challenge from two teenagers? Most likely – here’s why
The under-16s ban is a pragmatic first step in trying to reduce the potential harm on young people of addictive products. It is not undermining the democratic process