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Brushing fraud: Britons told to beware of mystery parcels as new scam soars

Fraudsters use stolen personal details to send out products, then post a fake verified and positive online review

No swiping involved: the AI dating apps promising to find your soulmate

Agentic AI apps first interview you and then give you limited matches selected for ‘similarity and reciprocity of personality’

The problem with doorbell cams: Nancy Guthrie case and Ring Super Bowl ad reawaken surveillance fears

Many people bought the devices thinking they would do little more than protect their delivery packages

US military used Anthropic’s AI model Claude in Venezuela raid, report says

Wall Street Journal says Claude used in operation via Anthropic’s partnership with Palantir Technologies

Elon Musk’s xAI faces second lawsuit over toxic pollutants from datacenter

NAACP alleges artificial intelligence firm is violating Clean Air Act and polluting Black communities in Mississippi

UK ad agencies undergo their biggest exodus of staff as AI threatens industry

Number of employees declined by more than 14% to 24,963 last year, with fall greatest among younger workers

AI is indeed coming – but there is also evidence to allay investor fears

Opinions are divided about the potential impact of artificial intelligence as the response to a recent viral essay shows

The best vacuum cleaners in the UK for hard floors, carpet and pet hair – tested

From handheld to corded, self-emptying to stick models, these are our resident cleaner’s favourite vacuums for a spotless home

‘It’s over for us’: release of new AI video generator Seedance 2.0 spooks Hollywood

An AI clip featuring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fighting has caused concern among industry figures

OpenAI retired its most seductive chatbot – leaving users angry and grieving: ‘I can’t live like this’

Its human partners said the flirty, quirky GPT-4o was the perfect companion – on the eve of Valentine’s Day, it’s being turned off for good. How will users cope?

Anthropic raises $30bn in latest round, valuing Claude bot maker at $380bn

Maker of chatbot with coding ability says annualised revenue grew tenfold in each of past three years, to $14bn

Shares in trucking and logistics firms plunge after AI freight tool launch

SemiCab platform by Algorhythm, previously considered a ‘penny stock’, sparks ‘category 5 paranoia’ across sector

NHS deal with AI firm Palantir called into question after officials’ concerns revealed

Exclusive: in 2025 briefing to Wes Streeting, officials warned reputation of tech firm behind US ICE operations would hinder rollout of data system in England

Share values of property services firms tumble over fears of AI disruption

But despite second day of declines on Wall Street, analysts say sell-off ‘may overstate immediate risk to complex deal-making’ of AI

Elon Musk posted about race almost every day in January

Many social media posts by Tesla CEO on his platform are indiscernible from those of white supremacists, say experts

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  • OpenAI ‘in early talks to give 5% stake to US government’
  • Birds of War review – war journalists find love among the ruins
  • AI summaries of Tripadvisor hotel reviews downplay serious complaints, investigation finds
  • New Zealand finally gets a Google Maps tool that correctly pronounces Māori placenames
  • Rapid spread of AI may worsen global inequality, UN warns
  • People in the US: share your views on Trump’s earnings in his second term
  • Best TV shows and movies streaming in Australia this month
  • No console-flation: how the thirst for AI chips is sending games console prices soaring
  • The Guilty review – Russell Tovey is commanding in cop thriller that fills you with dread
  • Alarm bells over conflict of interest as filing shows Trump raked in $2bn in 2025
  • Anthropic says US has lifted export controls on Fable and Mythos AI models after security fears
  • Spielberg’s Disclosure Day is making some wonder: will we have real disclosure soon?
  • Shrinks on the verge of a nervous breakdown: how horror movies came for therapists
  • Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie review – two goofballs in search of a gig roll back the years
  • The best theatre to stream this month: all rise for Rosamund Pike’s Inter Alia
  • ‘Get away from there – run!’ The stunning film about love blossoming amid the carnage of Aleppo
  • Enola Holmes 3 review – Netflix mystery franchise is starting to lose steam
  • Frequent AI chatbot users more likely to believe anti-vaccine myths, poll finds
  • Citizen Vigilante review – Armie Hammer returns to obliterate the imaginary woke piñata of Europe-stan
  • Minions & Monsters review – a smart premise descends into more of the same
  • Blake Lively files to receive $8m in legal fees from Justin Baldoni and his studio
  • Silicon Valley donations make Colorado Democratic primary one of state’s most expensive
  • ‘I’m not a quitter!’ Rubén Blades, the salsa supremo who acted with Jack Nicholson, inspired Bad Bunny – and served as Panama’s tourism minister
  • The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan brings genuine thrills – and a massive budget – to a well-trodden tale
  • UK watchdog plans to break Apple and Google’s ‘effective duopoly’ on mobile app stores
  • Spider-Man’s web of lies: what would actually happen if you were bitten by a radioactive spider?
  • Why is Elon Musk boosting an anti-immigrant film loved by the far right?
  • Number of billionaires globally soars by 13% amid AI shares boom
  • Rocky week for AI as shares slump but no sign of crash – yet
  • Supergirl: doggy distress, frontier justice and a new direction for superhero movies – discuss with spoilers

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