Crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne no longer interested in Reform-Tory pact Donor who has given £12m to Reform UK had previously wanted Nigel Farage to keep open mind about deal with Conservatives
Italian activists and journalist targeted by spyware in 2024, prosecutors confirm Investigation finds three were hacked by Paragon spyware at same time, potentially fuelling questions for government
UK arts must not be sacrificed for speculative AI gains, peers say Ministers urged to abandon plans to let tech firms use work of novelists, artists and writers without permission
Sci-fi surgery as doctor in UK directs robot to remove a prostate in Gibraltar Briton with cancer operated on by doctor located 1,500 miles away using four-armed robot fitted with 3D camera
Mark Zuckerberg says criminal behavior on Facebook inevitable Meta CEO, grilled about children’s safety, says in taped deposition a user pool of billions will include bad actors
Trump says he fired Anthropic ‘like dogs’ as Pentagon formally blacklists AI startup Reports say talks have resumed between defense department and startup over military’s use of company’s AI
‘Our consciousness is under siege’: Michael Pollan on chatbots, social media and mental freedom In his new book, the celebrated author explains why we need ‘consciousness hygiene’ to defend ourselves from AI and dopamine-driven algorithms
She helped design Australia’s aged care assessment tool – but now Lynda Henderson is too scared to use it Exclusive: Member of working group behind questionnaire had no idea it would eventually be underpinned by ‘ridiculously simplistic’ algorithm
The best LED face masks in the UK, tested: 11 light therapy devices that are worth the hype They claim to fix fine lines, blemishes and redness – but which stand up to scrutiny? We asked dermatologists and put them to the test to find out
Google Pixel 10a review: cheaper Android is great, but no real advance Quality camera, good software and long battery life, but you should just buy the Pixel 9a instead
Breaking Social review – Rutger Bregman leads an irresistible rallying cry for global activism Fredrik Gertten travels the world meeting activists who have had enough of corruption, kleptocracy and structural inequality – while Bregman’s nuggets of wisdom are a joy
Sam Altman admits OpenAI can’t control Pentagon’s use of AI CEO’s claims come amid increased scrutiny of US military’s use of the technology and ethics concerns from AI workers
Tech firm fined $1.1m by California for selling high-school students’ data GoFan penalized for breaching privacy laws after students used service to sign up for football games and school prom
Elon Musk takes witness stand in trial over Twitter takeover Twitter investors allege the billionaire publicly derided the social network to sink its stock price and buy it at a bargain
Europe’s next-generation fighter jet project may collapse if row continues, says warplane maker Dassault Aviation says €100bn project may soon be ‘dead’ if Airbus will not agree on how to share workload