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Musk’s X to block Grok AI tool from creating sexualised images of real people

UK government claims vindication after Keir Starmer criticised earlier decision to keep functionality as ‘horrific’

Clickbait review – gripping drama about the human cost of moderating the internet

A social media content moderator becomes obsessed with a violent video in this restrained, unsettling workplace thriller starring Lili Reinhart

Elon Musk’s Grok made the world less safe – his humiliating backdown gives me hopium

The AI chatbot’s torrent of nonconsensual deepfakes isn’t its first scandal and won’t be its last. Responsible governments should simply ban it

California attorney general investigates Musk’s Grok AI over lewd fake images

AI tool made by Elon Musk’s xAI makes it easy to harass women with deepfake images, says state’s top attorney

Elon Musk’s stubborn spin on Grok’s sexualized images controversy

Musk attempts to recast AI tool’s misuse. Plus, tech billionaires plot against a proposed California tax on their fortunes

X ‘acting to comply with UK law’ after outcry over sexualised images

New polling suggests 58% of Britons think X should be banned in the UK if the social network fails to crack down on nonconsensual images

UK politics: West Midlands crime commissioner resists calls for immediate sacking of chief constable – as it happened

Simon Foster says he will give report into force’s handling of Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban ‘careful consideration’ in deciding Craig Guildford’s fate

Liz Kendall’s response to X ‘nudification’ is good – but not enough to solve the problem

Big tech companies cannot be trusted. It is not enough that they remove harm when they find it – the law must make their systems prevent harm, says AI governance expert Nana Nwachukwu

My work went from air-conditioned offices to delivering food on a bike. The culture shock is significant

The plan was to get on a bicycle to earn some money. It wasn’t to get hit by cars, thumped by skinheads or to see my surroundings in a whole new light.

McKinsey asks graduates to use AI chatbot in recruitment process

Blue-chip consultancy’s boss says firm has an AI ‘workforce’ of 20,000 agents operating alongside its 40,000 staff

Young people, parents and teachers: share your views about Grok AI

We’d like to hear from young people, parents and teachers about how Elon Musk’s controversial chatbot is affecting you

Circumcision kits found on sale on Amazon UK as concerns grow over harm to baby boys

Exclusive: Discovery comes amid growing concern over lax regulation and children being put at risk by rogue operators

Use of AI to harm women has only just begun, experts warn

While Grok has introduced belated safeguards to prevent sexualised AI imagery, other tools have far fewer limits

The best air fryers in the UK, tried and tested for crisp and crunch

Air fryers have taken over our kitchens, but which wins the crown for the crispiest cooking? Our expert peeled 7kg of potatoes to find out

Wes Streeting asks US expert Jonathan Haidt to address officials on social media ban for under-16s

Exclusive: Health secretary issues invitation in push for UK to consider copying landmark restrictions in Australia

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  • Federal judge throws out most of Blake Lively’s claims against Justin Baldoni
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  • Court dismisses former WhatsApp security chief’s lawsuit against Meta
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  • Albanese announces crackdown on gambling ads, but falls well short of Labor’s own calls for total ban
  • UK social media users less active on tech platforms due to rise of video apps
  • Claude’s code: Anthropic leaks source code for AI software engineering tool
  • The Guardian view on the BBC’s future: who decides what news means?
  • SpaceX confidentially files to go public at $1.75tn, reports say
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