The fledgling UN tried to rein in mass-scale misinformation. The world turned its back and is now paying the price

The ruinous result of the US approach to freedom of information and media has made anti-democratic contagion impossible to ignore

Google given special status by watchdog that could force it to change UK search

CMA puts Google under tighter regulation with ‘strategic market status’ designation and can enforce changes

The Filter is one! 50 things we loved this year, from a sleep mask to the perfect pan

Twelve months, thousands of tests and a revolutionary potato masher – here are our ultimate favourites, chosen by readers and writers

Explain it to me quickly: why are runners and riders freaking out about a feud between Strava and Garmin?

Strava, the Instagram for exercise, is suing Garmin for allegedly copying its features. Josh Taylor explains it to Miles Herbert

Rishi Sunak takes advisory roles with Microsoft and AI firm Anthropic

Former UK prime minister told post-ministerial jobs watchdog roles would not involve lobbying or UK policy influence

Hack of age verification firm may have exposed 70,000 Discord users’ ID photos

Names, email addresses and other contact details of users from around the world could also have been taken

Gen Z faces ‘job-pocalypse’ as global firms prioritise AI over new hires, report says

British Standards Institution study across seven countries found quarter of bosses believe entry-level tasks could be automated to reduce costs

US regulators launch investigation into self-driving Teslas after series of crashes

NHTSA reported Teslas driving through red traffic lights and driving against direction of travel during a lane change

China steps up control of rare-earth exports citing ‘national security’ concerns

Tightened grip on minerals used in smartphones and fighter jets coincides with tense US-China trade talks

We research AI election threats. Here’s what we need to prepare for

Artificial intelligence endangers democracy – but it’s less about specific deepfakes and more about a bigger transformation

‘I’m a composer. Am I staring extinction in the face?’: classical music and AI

Technology is radically reshaping how we make music. As I dug deeper into this for a radio 3 documentary I began to wonder if creative organisations are right to be so upbeat about AI. Are we riding the wave or will the wave destroy us?

The EU has a secret weapon to counter Trump’s economic bullying. It’s time to use it

The anti-coercion instrument, or ‘trade bazooka’, is designed to shield against foreign pressure, says civil liberties campaigner Johnny Ryan

4chan unlikely to be included in Australia’s under-16s social media ban, eSafety commissioner says

Julie Inman Grant says message board will need to comply with other codes which will also include age assurance for sites hosting violent and adult content

Governments are spending billions on their own ‘sovereign’ AI technologies – is it a big waste of money?

Many US-built AI systems fall short but competing against tech giants neither easy nor cheap

The AI valuation bubble is now getting silly

The broad parallels are genuinely close to the madness of the late-1990s dotcom bubble