Pornhub to stop new UK users accessing site from next week Company cites impact of mandatory age checks introduced in summer 2025 under the Online Safety Act
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US tech workers call on CEOs to demand Trump remove ICE from cities More than 800 employees sign petition calling for withdrawal of ICE agents and cancellation of contracts
How ICE is using facial recognition in Minnesota Mobile Fortify tech being used to scan faces of citizens and immigrants – but its use has prompted a severe backlash
UK ministers accept $1m from Meta amid social media ban consultation Campaigners decry ties with ‘Trump-supporting’ tech firms after funding is accepted to develop state AI systems
At Davos, tech CEOs laid out their vision for AI’s world domination Tech chiefs waxed poetic about AI to delegates at Davos. Plus, the ‘human’ drama of AI startups and why Tesla is thriving in Texas
‘Wake up to the risks of AI, they are almost here,’ Anthropic boss warns Dario Amodei questions if human systems are ready to handle the ‘almost unimaginable power’ that is ‘potentially imminent’
Can’t decide on a food delivery? Just Eat launches AI chatbot to help you choose Delivery firm aims to overcome ‘choice overload’ using voice assistant in its UK app, with global rollout planned
Tech giants head to landmark US trial over social media addiction claims Meta, YouTube and TikTok accused of making products intentionally addictive and harmful to young people
California governor Gavin Newsom accuses TikTok of suppressing content critical of Trump Newsom launched a review of the platform, despite TikTok saying a systems failure was responsible for the issue
Georgia leads push to ban datacenters used to power America’s AI boom Southern state becoming ground zero in fight against rapid growth of facilities using huge amounts of energy and water
Saudi Arabia ordered to pay £3m to London dissident over Pegasus spying High court finds kingdom responsible for hacking phones of Ghanem al-Masarir and for physical attack on him
EU launches inquiry into X over sexually explicit images made by Grok AI Investigation comes after Elon Musk’s firm sparked outrage by allowing users to ‘strip’ photos of women and children
Ryanair says it could use Starlink in future despite Elon Musk feud Airline raises forecasts for profits and passenger numbers, after boss said spat with Tesla CEO boosted bookings
UK maker of AI avatars nearly doubles valuation to $4bn after funding round Synthesia makes digital presenters for clients to use in corporate videos and counts 70% of FTSE 100 as customers