Crypto market sheds more than $1tn in six weeks amid fears of tech bubble
Bitcoin price at lowest level since April while FTSE 100 falls as Google boss warns there is ‘irrationality’ in AI boom
Roblox to block children from talking to adult strangers after string of lawsuits
Gaming platform to use facial age estimation to limit chats to similar age groups, as allegations of grooming grow
Mind the glitch: is Hollywood finally getting to grips with movies about artificial intelligence?
As Gore Verbinski’s AI-apocalypse film Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die hurtles towards us, it’s clear from the over-caffeinated trailer that we won’t be getting another ponderous parable about robot souls, digital enlightenment or the hubris of man
‘Fear really drives him’: is Alex Karp of Palantir the world’s scariest CEO?
His company is potentially creating the ultimate state surveillance tool, and Karp has recently been on a striking political and philosophical journey. His biographer reveals what makes him tick
Don’t blindly trust everything AI tools say, warns Alphabet boss
Sundar Pichai says artificial intelligence models are ‘prone to some errors’ and warns of impact if AI bubble bursts
Heroines, not heroin: charity’s Facebook page returns after AI flagged it for drugs
Photography group Hundred Heroines was removed after Meta’s AI tools mistook name for class-A opioid reference
Amazon selling a tasteless Christmas baby outfit is Claus for concern
The offensive listing seemed more than a mistake – it was a failure of corporate responsibility, says reader
UK consumers warned over AI chatbots giving inaccurate financial advice
Which? study of ChatGPT, Copilot and others uncovers incorrect and misleading tips on investments, tax and insurance
The world’s digital empires are jostling for power – in Europe, we can’t afford to be useful idiots
The EU is under US pressure to unravel its hard-won online safety laws. We must not give in, says former European commissioner Thierry Breton
GWR train fitted with F1 tech for two-month superfast wifi trial
Tryout of system, which switches between signals from 5G masts to low Earth-orbit satellites, could lead to wider rollout
Jeff Bezos reportedly launches new AI startup with himself as CEO
Former Amazon CEO to co-head Project Prometheus with tech executive Vik Bajaj, according to the New York Times
AI is guzzling energy for slop content – could it be reimagined to help the climate?
Some experts think AI could be used to lower, rather than raise, planet-heating emissions – others aren’t so convinced
AI firms must be clear on risks or repeat tobacco’s mistakes, says Anthropic chief
Artificial intelligence will become smarter than ‘most or all humans in most or all ways’, says Dario Amodei
Reeves could allow holiday tax on English hotel and Airbnb stays
Move to give mayors powers to raise funds through levies, but industry says it will ramp up prices and inflation
Paul McCartney joins music industry protest against AI with silent track
Former Beatle and artists including Sam Fender, Kate Bush and Hans Zimmer record silent LP Is This What We Want