Google’s AI Nano Banana Pro accused of generating racialised ‘white saviour’ visuals
Research finds tool depicts white women surrounded by black children when prompted about humanitarian aid in Africa
Chatbots can sway political opinions but are ‘substantially’ inaccurate, study finds
‘Information-dense’ AI responses are most persuasive but these tend to be less accurate, says security report
Irish authorities asked to investigate Microsoft over alleged unlawful data processing by IDF
Move follows Guardian revelations of Israel’s mass surveillance of Palestinians using Microsoft cloud
Thirsty work: how the rise of massive datacentres strains Australia’s drinking water supply
The demand for use in cooling in Sydney alone is expected to exceed the volume of Canberra’s total drinking water within the next decade
HyperVerse promoter ‘Bitcoin Rodney’ accuses Australian Sam Lee in US court of duping him with ‘elaborate deception’
Rodney Burton says in Maryland district court memorandum he acted in good faith when promoting scheme that allegedly defrauded investors of US$1.89bn, but Lee calls claims ‘baseless’
Crypto investor gives £9m to Reform UK as donations exceed those to Tories
Christopher Harborne’s record gift revealed in Electoral Commission figures prompts renewed calls for cap on political donations
The AI boom is heralding a new gold rush in the American west
Once home to gold and prospectors, the Nevada desert is now the site of a new kind of expansion: tech datacenters
‘I don’t take no for an answer’: how a small group of women changed the law on deepfake porn
The new Data (Use and Access) Act, which criminalises intimate image abuse, is a huge victory won fast in a space where progress is often glacially slow
Instagram and Facebook begin shutting down accounts as Australia’s under-16s social media ban looms
Ban due to take effect next week, but Meta has started deactivating accounts already
Hundreds of Australians complain of wrongful social media account closures but ombudsman can’t help
Increasing number of people asking for help to regain access to accounts, with Google topping digital platform-related complaints
‘From taboo to tool’: 30% of GPs in UK use AI tools in patient consultations, study finds
Survey shows rise in GPs using tools such as ChatGPT to produce appointment summaries and assist with diagnosis
Letters. Text messages. Passwords and more passwords. Why can’t the NHS just give me someone to talk to?
I can forgive shabby hospitals, confusion over appointments, even doctors’ poor bedside manner, but all the apps in the world can’t replace a real person, writes Adrian Chiles
India revokes order to preload smartphones with state-owned security app
Tech companies including Apple and Google made it clear they would not comply due to privacy concerns
Anti-immigrant material among AI-generated content getting billions of views on TikTok
Researchers uncovered 354 AI-focused accounts that had accumulated 4.5bn views in a month
Tesla privately warned UK that weakening EV rules would hit sales
Elon Musk-owned electric carmaker also called for support for the secondhand market, documents reveal