‘Have I been influenced, or is this actually me?’ How personal taste fell out of fashion

Our favourite music, clothes and books used to be markers of individuality – but the algorithm has made us all sheep. Meet the style rebels fighting back

Make platforms that promote violent content pay towards riot costs, Streeting says

Exclusive: Former minister calls for urgent action against companies such as X that allow incitement to violence

‘I should know better’: tech expert lost £70,000 in one simple phone call

After falling for a scam call, ‘The Tech Chap’ host Tom Honeyands realised he’d given away vital details in social media posts

UK sets out AI infrastructure push at London Tech Week – how does it stack up?

Government announces plans to invest billions, but questions linger over how its proposals on chips, social media and more will work

Pioneering UK Nerve Lab harnesses AI to map effect of children’s screen time

Other projects include developing tools to help visually impaired people navigate video games

‘Loneliness influencers’ are racking up views. After a breakup, I see the appeal

Following a failed relationship in my 40s, solitude is tempting. But I’m not giving up on finding love, warts and all

‘Why would you put a toxic product into the hands of a young child?’: director turned activist Beeban Kidron on why big tech needs its ‘tobacco moment’

In her work as an online safety campaigner, the baroness and Bridget Jones director has seen things she can never unsee – and she’s furious at the tech overlords doing nothing to stop the abuse

UK parents support an under-16 social media ban – but what do their children think?

These young people recognise dangers of ‘addictive’ social media but have differing views on a total crackdown

‘Have you ever been around someone you just know is evil?’ Melinda French Gates on meeting Jeffrey Epstein, giving away billions, and her post-divorce peace

The philanthropist always saw Epstein for who he really was – despite his meetings with her then husband Bill Gates. Now carving out a life on her own terms, she explains why she’s focused on the fight for women’s health

Palantir loses legal challenge to force Swiss magazine to publish responses

Data analytics company loses on 22 out of 23 counts in lawsuit disputing how Swiss government rejected firm’s services

How much money did Elon Musk make in SpaceX’s stock market debut?

He’s now the world’s first trillionaire, after his rocket and AI company broke IPO records on its way to a $2.1tn valuation

Elon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire as SpaceX ends trading day with valuation of $2.1tn – as it happened

One economist says Musk’s world-first level of extreme wealth highlights massive economic disparities and could have profound effects on society

SpaceX makes largest ever stock market debut, making Elon Musk world’s first trillionaire

Initial public offering for aerospace and AI company made Musk the world’s first trillionaire as share prices jumped

Derbyshire police officer investigated over AI-generated ‘evidential material’

Unidentified officer removed from frontline duties in the first known case of its kind in the UK

The SpaceX IPO made Musk a trillionaire. The old rules of capitalism no longer apply

The economic principles taught in school aren’t as relevant as hype, connections and total, arbitrary control