Online child sexual abuse surges by 26% in year as police say tech firms must act
Figures for England and Wales show there were 51,672 offences for child sexual exploitation and abuse online in 2024
Nick Clegg takes role at London-based venture capitalists Hiro Capital
Former deputy prime minister, who left Meta this year, to be joined by Facebook-owner’s chief AI scientist
ICE is using smartwatches to track pregnant women, even during labor: ‘She was so afraid they would take her baby’
Pregnant immigrants in ICE monitoring programs are avoiding care, fearing detention during labor and delivery
‘What to buy Dad for Christmas’: is retail ready for the AI shopping shift?
As shoppers ask ChatGPT for inspiration, brands scramble to ensure their products appeal to the bots calling the shots
Travel firm Tui says it is using AI to create ‘inspirational’ videos
Boss says German firm also investing in generative engine optimisation to help push it to top of chatbot responses
Elon Musk’s SpaceX ‘preparing for flotation that could value it at over $1tn’
Reports say space exploration company has begun talks about stock market listing that could raise more than $25bn
UK porn traffic down since beginning of age checks but VPN use up, says Ofcom
Visitor numbers to UK’s 10 most-visited services have settled at a ‘lower level’ than before 25 July, report finds
UK police forces lobbied to use biased facial recognition technology
Exclusive: System more likely to suggest incorrect matches for images of women and Black people
Trump clears way for Nvidia to sell powerful AI chips to China
Commerce department finalising deal to allow H200 chips to be sold to China as strict Biden-era restrictions relaxed
Moonpig’s use of AI to design and personalise cards drives up sales
About half of purchases involve shoppers using online retailer’s artificial intelligence-led features
EU opens investigation into Google’s use of online content for AI models
European Commission to assess whether Gemini owner is putting rival companies at a disadvantage
Australia launches a social media ban – and is AI a bubble about to pop?
Under-16s to be banned from social media in Australia, and analysts continue to monitor the massive investment in AI
Social media ban explained: when does it start in Australia, how will it work and what apps are being banned for under-16s?
Has the ban started, and how will age verification work? Here’s everything you need to know
Millions of children and teens lose access to accounts as Australia’s world-first social media ban begins
Accounts held by users under 16 must be removed on apps that include TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Snapchat, Reddit, Kick, Twitch and Threads under ban
When a chatbot’s advice is a matter of life or death, how can we leave AI to the free market wild west?
As suicides in the US are blamed on ChatGPT and UK teenagers turn to it for mental health advice, we need clear rules – and we the people must set them, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff