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Royal Society president reignites Elon Musk row by defending lack of action

Society should only eject fellows for fraud or other defects in their research, says Paul Nurse

Crypto coin firm touted by Eric Adams denies allegations of ‘rug pull’ scam

NYC Token, which hit market on Monday, surged to $580m and then rapidly plummeted as firm denies wrongdoing

Trump says Microsoft will pay more for its datacenters’ electricity

Microsoft’s president said firm won’t accept tax breaks in towns for its datacenters as backlash against facilities grow

The five new gadgets I tried and loved at CES 2026 (that you can buy right now)

From smartglasses to nano phone chargers, these futuristic products from the Consumer Electronics Show are available right away

Sport England suspends X social media account and takes aim at Elon Musk

Sport England has revealed that it has suspended its account on the social media platform X

Gavin Newsom comes out swinging against California billionaire tax

Ballot initiative, opposed by the ultra-wealthy, would levy one-time 5% tax on individuals worth more than $1bn

Musk’s AI tool Grok will be integrated into Pentagon networks, Hegseth says

Defense secretary says AI tool will join military systems later this month as it comes under fire for sexual imagery

Home Office TikTok account posting deportation footage accused of turning ‘brutality into clickbait’

Video of raids and migrant arrests shared by profile with slogan ‘restoring order and control to our borders’

Keir Starmer tells MPs he is open to social media ban for young people

PM says he is alarmed at reports about children’s screen time and has shifted position on Australian-style policy

Lloyds questioned by watchdog over use of staff banking data in pay talks

ICO says it is making inquiries with banking group over data privacy after it accessed 30,000 staff accounts

The best Apple Watches in 2026: what’s worth buying and what’s not, according to our expert

There’s no need to buy new – unless your model’s ready for retirement. Our technology expert compares the top Apple smartwatches available right now

Can X be banned under UK law and what are the other options?

UK media regulator is investigating whether X has breached the Online Safety Act – what could happen next?

Love Machines by James Muldoon review – inside the uncanny world of AI relationships

A sociologist talks to the people putting their faith – and their hearts – in the hands of robots

An ecosystem of smuggled tech holds Iran’s last link to the outside world

Despite internet blackout, a small number of Iranians are risking their lives to share messages as protests continue

Peter Thiel makes $3m donation to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax

Ballot proposes one-time, 5% tax on anyone in state worth more than $1bn and grant a five-year period for payment

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  • What are peptides, are they safe and is there evidence to back up the hype?
  • #MilitaryTok reactions to Iran war stray from White House messaging: ‘Now I’m regretting everything’
  • Mary Beth Hurt obituary
  • ‘The frontline is like Terminator’: fighting robots give Ukraine hope in war with Russia
  • From The Drama to Malcolm in the Middle: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
  • Sydney councils fear new datacentres could cause blackouts, block housing and affect locals’ health
  • ‘Young people want to come together’: experts respond to mass teen meet-ups in Clapham
  • Justin Baldoni’s lawyer says defendants are ‘very good people’ as Blake Lively lawsuit narrows
  • Kurt Strauss obituary
  • Supergirl: the new trailer suggests that the DC Universe has an intriguing trick up its sleeve
  • UK’s leading AI research institute told to make ‘significant’ changes
  • Weapons to Sexy Beast: the seven best films to watch on TV this week
  • ‘It’s the year of gay Brazilian cruising!’ The makers of Night Stage on public sex and their ‘deranged erotic thriller’
  • Federal judge throws out most of Blake Lively’s claims against Justin Baldoni
  • Google to tap into gas plant for AI datacenter in sharp turn from climate goals
  • Court dismisses former WhatsApp security chief’s lawsuit against Meta
  • ‘Curated chaos’: Danny Boyle on the ‘pop culture spectacular’ he’s bringing to London’s Southbank Centre
  • Killer rabbits, bunny boilers and the holy hand grenade of Antioch: Easter bunny movies – ranked!
  • Goodbye mrbrightside416: Google allows users to alter quirky Gmail addresses
  • I wrote a novel using AI. Writers must accept artificial intelligence – but we are as valuable as ever
  • I handed over my dating life to AI. I don’t think she’ll see me again
  • World’s oldest tortoise caught in viral crypto death scam
  • Her daughter was murdered seven years ago. Why are images of the crime still on social media?
  • Pupils in England are losing their thinking skills because of AI, survey suggests
  • 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
  • ‘System malfunction’ causes robotaxis to stall in the middle of the road in China

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