AI might be creating a ‘permanent underclass’ but it’s the makers of the tech bubble who are replaceable

Despite the relentless insistence of tech’s grifters, AI is not industrially inevitable – or even sustainable. Which is why it is time to push back

Chinese company gives an Eric Trump crypto firm preferential access to tech

SEC filings show Bitmain gave firm partially owned by Eric Trump unusually generous terms on equipment

Certified organic and AI-free: New stamp for human-written books launches

As machine-made books flood online marketplaces, a new UK initiative is introducing an Organic Literature stamp to help readers identify books created by real authors

Canadian man fined for submitting AI hallucinations as part of legal defense

Jean Laprade ordered to pay $3,500 in legal saga of ‘hijacked planes’, Interpol red alerts and ‘inappropriate use’ of AI

‘The city that draws the line’: one Arizona community’s fight against a huge datacenter

Questions grow over water and energy costs of warehouse of computers in Sonoran desert – but will Project Blue be stopped?

Space Live: the new TV channel streaming absolutely spellbinding footage of Earth … forever

ITVX’s perpetual real-time broadcast from the International Space Station is awe-inspiring … until it gets boring. But even though it’s hard to watch for long, it’s a humbling reminder of who we are

Capita fined £14m for data protection failings in 2023 cyber-attack

Hackers stole personal information of 6.6m people but outsourcing firm did not shut device targeted for 58 hours

iPhone Air review: Apple’s pursuit of absolute thinness

Ultra-slim and light smartphone feels special, but cuts to camera and battery may be too hard to ignore for most

Digital ID: Danes and Estonians find it ‘pretty uncontroversial’

Citizens have enrolled with little opposition, albeit with some concerns over security and privacy, as UK plans system

ChatGPT ‘upgrade’ giving more harmful answers than previously, tests find

Campaigners ‘deeply concerned’ about response to prompts about suicide, self-harm and eating disorders

The gospel according to Peter Thiel: why the tech svengali is obsessed with the antichrist

The influential billionaire investor has been giving secret lectures warning about Armageddon. Here’s why it matters

Instagram restricts what teenagers can see weeks before Australia’s under-16s social media ban begins

The restrictions come as many of the companies expected to be included in the ban announce changes or express opposition

Instagram to bring in version of PG-13 system to protect children, says Meta

Company says rules similar to US ‘parental guidance’ film rating will be applied to teenagers’ accounts

Bose QuietComfort Ultra 2 review: the most comfortable noise cancelling headphones

Premium commuter cans upgraded with longer battery life, USB-C audio and improved sound, but still cost a lot

‘Your basis to live is checked at each and every step’: India’s ID system divides opinion

Keir Starmer is considering Aadhaar as model for UK, but detractors warn of ‘digital coercion’ and security breaches