Tech companies and UK child safety agencies to test AI tools’ ability to create abuse images
New law will allow technology to be examined and ensure tools have safeguards to stop creation of material
Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine sign voice deal with AI company
The voices of the Oscar-winning actors can now be used to create AI-generated versions in a new deal with ElevenLabs
ChatGPT violated copyright law by ‘learning’ from song lyrics, German court rules
OpenAI ordered to pay undisclosed damages for training its language models on artists’ work without permission
China removes two popular gay dating apps from Apple and Android stores
Withdrawal of Blued and Finka raises fears of further crackdowns on LGBT rights amid growing restrictions
SoftBank sells stake in Nvidia for $5.8bn as it doubles down on OpenAI bets
Shares in chipmaker Nvidia fall after announcement by Japanese investor, with other tech shares also slipping
The race begins to make the world’s best self-driving cars
Chinese search giant Baidu challenges Google’s Waymo’s driverless vehicles and Musk aims for a $1tn pay package
Recharging station: can at-home mats provide the same benefits as PEMF therapy?
People in pain swear by pulsed electromagnetic field therapy. Experts weigh in on the mats that have emerged as a self-therapy tool
Outcry as TikTok livestreamer who allegedly hit and killed man asks for donations
Woman requests help to support ‘mental leave’ after incident in which Darren Lucas, 59, was struck and killed
Musk could be paid $1tn. Nvidia’s worth $5tn. Yet America’s poor are struggling to eat
We may be in a golden age for the super-rich – but it doesn’t feel that way for the 42 million Americans who use Snap
Datacenters meet resistance over environmental concerns as AI boom spreads in Latin America
An expert describes how communities in some of the world’s driest areas are demanding transparency as secretive governments court billions in foreign investment
What would Whitlam do? Fifty years on from the dismissal, his values could still guide Australian politics
Albanese would do well to look to Gough as he navigates one of the biggest technological challenges since the 1970s
AI chatbots could help stop prisoner release errors, says justice minister
HMP Wandsworth gets ‘green light’ to use AI after team sent in to find ‘quick fixes’ after spate of mistakes
Can OpenAI keep pace with industry’s soaring costs?
As investor jitters grow, the loss-making ChatGPT firm’s vast spending commitments test the limits of Silicon Valley optimism
Can art enhance your life? Here’s what I learned from Ali Smith, Tracey Emin, Claudia Winkleman and more
In our always online, AI-imperilled lives, simply looking at a painting can improve wellbeing and offer creative guidance. For my new book, artists and writers shared their advice on how to live life artfully
Tech giants vow to defend users in US as spyware companies make inroads with Trump administration
Apple and WhatsApp say they will keep warning users if their phones are targeted by governments using hacking software against them