The AI valuation bubble is now getting silly

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

Andy West obituary

Other lives: Expert in encoding scripts for languages

‘Rawdogging’ marathons: has gen Z discovered the secret to reclaiming our focus?

In a world of distraction, it’s easy to jump from one interruption to another. Could sitting doing nothing for an hour help us cope – or is it just meditation by another name?

‘AI is here to stay and change things’: Mad Max director George Miller on why he is taking part in an AI film festival

The director believes AI has made film-making ‘way more egalitarian’ – and is set to lead the judges at Omni AI film festival in Australia

Ovo pricing change could double charging costs for some EV owners

Customers on Charge Anytime deal who drive fewer than 700 miles a month say they will be left with higher bills

Bank of England warns of growing risk that AI bubble could burst

Possibility of ‘sharp market correction has increased’, says Bank’s financial policy committee

Apple iPhone 17 Pro review: different looks but still all about the zoom

First new design in ages, upgraded camera, serious performance and longer battery life make it a standout year

Do OpenAI’s multibillion-dollar deals mean exuberance has got out of hand?

Some market watchers are concerned by the circular nature of deals with chip makers Nvidia and AMD

Millions in UK at risk of cyber-attacks as Windows 10 ends updates, Which? finds

Survey shows one in four users intend to keep using system as it is phased out, despite increased virus and malware risk

‘It made my day more meaningful’: the Japanese gen Zers attempting a two-hour limit on smartphone use

Authorities in Japan are taking action against excessive phone time – but what is it like to restrict scrolling to 120 minutes a day?

In the age of false information, we all need a good BS detector. Here’s how to sort facts from harmful fiction

Our brains are wired to believe new information, especially if it aligns with our views. But mistruths can have serious consequences

Denmark plans social media ban for under-15s as PM warns phones ‘stealing childhood’

Mette Frederiksen links social media use to anxiety, depression and lack of concentration

Edgar Neufeld obituary

Other lives: Scientist who began working at IBM in the early days of computers and rose to become the company’s director for Europe

OpenAI throws caution to the wind, and a year of covering Elon Musk

The AI company’s app Sora makes a bigger splash than Meta’s Vibes. Plus, everything I learned about the Tesla CEO in the past 12 months

Cold war power play: how the Stasi got into computer games

A new exhibition in Berlin shows how the notoriously paranoid East German state greeted the dawn of video gaming with surprising enthusiasm