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Driving competition: China’s carmakers in race to dominate Europe’s roads

Chinese manufacturers are using the electric transition to seize market share, with the UK as their gateway

How Tesla shareholders put Elon Musk on path to be world’s first trillionaire

A staggering compensation package has been approved – but what does Musk have to do to reap the full rewards?

Tesla shareholders approve $1tn pay package for Elon Musk

Chants of ‘Elon’ erupt after compensation plan approved despite opposition from several high-profile investors

Rockstar Games delays Grand Theft Auto VI – again – to late 2026

The hugely anticipated sequel was due to arrive in May of next year but has been pushed back to November 2026

Unesco adopts global standards on ‘wild west’ field of neurotechnology

UN body’s recommendations driven by AI advances and proliferation of consumer-oriented neurotech devices

Flooded UK coalmines could provide low-carbon cheap heat ‘for generations’

Report says proven technology could benefit thousands in poor quality housing and help UK meet carbon reduction targets

From AusLegal to AmItheAsshole: why I’m downvoting the social media ban on Reddit

We know young people are dancing on Tik Tok, and doing whatever the hell is happening on Kick, but my sympathies are with those about to be booted off Reddit

Marks & Spencer’s cyber-trauma is bad, but clearly manageable

Chief executive criticises chancellor before budget that could prove bigger threat to business than ‘the incident’

Amazon sues AI startup over browser’s automated shopping and buying feature

Amazon accuses Perplexity of covertly accessing customer accounts and disguising AI activity as human browsing

My chilling week on Roblox: sexually assaulted and shat on as a child avatar roaming the online world

In seven days my young alter ego is cyberbullied and attacked while exploring clubs, casinos and horror games, all with parental controls in place. Is the platform safe for children – or an ‘X-rated paedophile hellscape’?

BBC must change or be ‘a Titanic’, says manager of the Sidemen YouTubers

Jordan Schwarzenberger says BBC is becoming irrelevant to gen Z and risks crashing unless it attracts younger viewers

Global stock markets fall sharply over AI bubble fears

Drop in US, Asia and Europe follows warning from bank bosses that market correction could lie ahead

Facebook’s job ads algorithm is sexist, French equality watchdog rules

Regulator found ads for mechanics skewed towards men while those for preschool teachers targeted women

‘The chilling effect’: how fear of ‘nudify’ apps and AI deepfakes is keeping Indian women off the internet

Widespread adoption of artificial intelligence has been accompanied by new ways to harass women online

Fake claims about Australian road rules on headlights generated by AI and spread on Google

Google search results displayed false information from an AI website about drivers risking a $250 fine for not keeping their headlights on at all times

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  • AI poses ‘Hiroshima’-style threat to humanity without global rules, says Cooper
  • Freddy the German: psyop, mirror to US rapacity or Tocqueville in a CR7 shirt?
  • ‘In stories like this, the data and the methodology are key’: when private equity meets public service journalism
  • What’s Kylie’s favourite masking tape? How does Lena Dunham train pigs? It’s all out there – and I’m loving it
  • The Story of Documentary Film (The 1980s) review – Mark Cousins educates and intrigues once more
  • ‘Tough pill to swallow’: LadBible boss on the traffic hit from Meta’s feed shake-up
  • Bipartisan bill fails to protect US consumers from datacenters’ true costs, critics warn
  • From ‘heat panic’ to ‘sacrificed at the altar’: Europe’s air conditioning culture wars heat up
  • NHS to use AI on its app to direct patients to appropriate services
  • Doctors’ soaring use of AI scribes prompts Australian government warning over privacy
  • Elon Musk posted twice as often on UK race and immigration as about SpaceX in IPO run-up
  • OpenAI’s apparent failure to visit key site raises questions over UK investment
  • Birdsong data from Merlin ID app to help global biodiversity project
  • As auto costs rise, will the US miss the golden age of electric vehicles?
  • ‘There’s excitement in the air’: how America fell back in love with indie cinemas
  • How AI is changing language
  • Farewell to Jackass, the finest catalogue of male idiocy – it could only go on for so long
  • The Guide #250: All the US/UK cultural crossovers you may have missed but need to read about
  • From Madonna to Minions & Monsters: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
  • Britain has so many stories. The reason we fund the arts together is so we can tell them
  • Burning flags, busty blondes and bison skulls: 48 photographs that capture America at 250
  • AI prey: why watchdogs are telling parents to protect children from nudification apps
  • The Guardian view on how culture is taking on tech: the ultimate handheld device
  • UK parents warned over posting images of children amid AI sexual abuse fears
  • Americans disgusted at Trump earning $1bn from crypto as president: ‘Obviously a grift’
  • Man charged with manslaughter over Tesla crash originally blamed on car’s self-driving mode
  • UK parents: share your views on guidance to not put photos of children on public display
  • Supergirl is a box office catastrophe. How can Marvel and DC save the superhero movie?
  • What would our lives look like if we no longer had to work? As a thought experiment, I tried to imagine
  • NSW government ‘absolutely thrilled’ to welcome OpenAI … until someone mentioned the Terminator films

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