Datacentre developers face calls to disclose effect on UK’s net emissions
Campaign groups write to technology secretary amid concerns that sites could double overall electricity demand
Readers reply: what would happen to the world if computer said yes?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions asks whether we could cope with a world where computer gave up saying no …
Ex-minister adds to UK calls for ban on political donations in cryptocurrency
Exclusive: Labour’s Rushanara Ali plans to intervene in elections bill amid warnings of foreign interference
AI-resistant ‘halo’ stocks drive UK and EU markets to record highs
Investors shifting to ‘heavy-asset, low-obsolescence’ companies insulated from disruption, says Goldman Sachs
OpenAI to work with Pentagon after Anthropic dropped by Trump over company’s ethics concerns
CEO Sam Altman claims military will not use AI product for autonomous killing systems or mass surveillance
Her husband wanted to use ChatGPT to create sustainable housing. Then it took over his life.
Kate Fox says Joe Ceccanti was the ‘most hopeful person’ before he started spending 12 hours a day with a chatbot
Trump orders US agencies to stop use of Anthropic technology amid dispute over ethics of AI
Hours after exclusion of Anthropic, OpenAI announces fresh Pentagon deal, but says it will maintain same safety guardrails at the heart of the dispute
LA superintendent placed on leave after FBI raid on home and district office
Trustees unanimously voted to place Alberto Carvalho on leave and appointed Andres Chait in the interim
OpenAI announces $110bn funding round that would value firm at $840bn
Deal signals feverish pace of AI investment with multibillion-dollar backings from Nvidia, Amazon and more
Instagram to alert parents if teens repeatedly search self-harm terms
Feature for supervised accounts rolls out as Meta platform faces US trials over alleged harms to children
Jack Dorsey to cut 4,000 jobs due to AI advances at Square parent Block
Shares in company increased over 20% as investors were encouraged by CEO’s assertion that cuts will drive profits
TV tonight: high drama with the largest lion pride in the world
Brave film-makers follow big cats in Botswana. Plus: struggling to sleep? Denise Van Outen has some tips for you. Here’s what to watch this evening
If France could lead the world with Minitel in the 1980s, surely Europe can free itself from Silicon Valley’s shackles now?
Back then, France punched above its weight when it came to tech. The EU needs it to rediscover its taste for the cutting edge, says Paris-based writer Alexander Hurst
Woman at heart of US trial says she was addicted to social media at age six
Lead plaintiff, now 20, says use of social media made her relationships with friends and family anxious and strained
Burger King cooks up AI chatbot to spot if employees say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’
OpenAI-powered assistant will help to ‘understand overall service patterns’, company says, as move sparks backlash