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AI bubble: five things you need to know to shield your finances from a crash

Some experts have voiced fears a tech meltdown could hit our savings and pensions – here’s how to protect yourself

Elon Musk’s X threatened with UK ban over wave of indecent AI images

Platform has restricted image creation on the Grok AI tool to paying subscribers, but victims and experts say this does not go far enough

Tech titans divided over whether to pay billionaire tax or flee California

State residents worth more than $1bn could face one-off, 5% tax to help fund education, food assistance and healthcare

Grok is undressing women and children. Don’t expect the US to take action

Elon Musk’s reckless and degrading AI could be built differently. But Americans will have to speak up

The rise of the analogue bag: fashion’s answer to doomscrolling

As screen fatigue grows, a new trend is swapping smartphones for crosswords and sketchbooks – turning the humble bag into a tool for offline living

Robots that can do laundry and more, plus unrolling laptops: the standout tech from CES 2026

Robot vacuums that can climb stairs and device for BlackBerry lovers also on display at annual Las Vegas tech show

No 10 condemns ‘insulting’ move by X to restrict Grok AI image tool

Spokesperson says limiting access to paying subscribers just makes ability to generate unlawful images a premium service

X UK revenues drop nearly 60% in a year as content concerns spook advertisers

Elon Musk-owned site reports plunging profits amid outcry over use of AI tool Grok to create sexually explicit imagery

UK ministers considering leaving X amid concern over AI tool images

Labour party chair says government having conversations about use of platform in light of sexualised Grok images

The best exercise bikes for home workouts, spin and getting sweaty, tested

Our fitness expert clocked up his indoor miles to put the best exercise bikes, including simple spin machines and gym-quality models, to the test

Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery

Editing function to be limited to paying subscribers after X threatened with fines and regulatory action

Grok being used to create sexually violent videos featuring women, research finds

AI tool also used to undress image of the woman killed by a federal immigration agent in the US, says research

Grok AI: is it legal to produce or post undressed images of people without their consent?

Deluge of ‘nudified’ images on social media platform X raises questions about regulation of use of AI technologies

The Guardian view on Ofcom versus Grok: chatbots cannot be allowed to undress children

Editorial: A wave of humiliating sexualised imagery must prompt regulators and politicians to step up

Software tackling deepfakes to be piloted for Scottish and Welsh elections

Electoral Commission says tools to detect AI-generated content could be in place before campaigns begin

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  • Birdsong data from Merlin ID app to help global biodiversity project
  • As auto costs rise, will the US miss the golden age of electric vehicles?
  • ‘There’s excitement in the air’: how America fell back in love with indie cinemas
  • Could the next great novel be written by AI (and would you even be able to tell)?
  • Farewell to Jackass, the finest catalogue of male idiocy – it could only go on for so long
  • The Guide #250: All the US/UK cultural crossovers you may have missed but need to read about
  • From Madonna to Minions & Monsters: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
  • Britain has so many stories. The reason we fund the arts together is so we can tell them
  • Burning flags, busty blondes and bison skulls: 48 photographs that capture America at 250
  • AI prey: why watchdogs are telling parents to protect children from nudification apps
  • The Guardian view on how culture is taking on tech: the ultimate handheld device
  • UK parents warned over posting images of children amid AI sexual abuse fears
  • Americans disgusted at Trump earning $1bn from crypto as president: ‘Obviously a grift’
  • Man charged with manslaughter over Tesla crash originally blamed on car’s self-driving mode
  • UK parents: share your views on guidance to not put photos of children on public display
  • Supergirl is a box office catastrophe. How can Marvel and DC save the superhero movie?
  • What would our lives look like if we no longer had to work? As a thought experiment, I tried to imagine
  • NSW government ‘absolutely thrilled’ to welcome OpenAI … until someone mentioned the Terminator films
  • Yours for just £228: a Kevin Spacey stainless steel gold-tone Fourth of July ‘adversity ring’
  • ‘If you see one movie this year’: Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey set to storm the box office
  • US residents angry at datacenters ‘being shoved down our throats’ are recalling officials
  • I tested 53 water bottles to find the best for leaks, looks and sustainability: here are my favourites
  • The making of Independence Day at 30: ‘I panicked and raced to set to rewrite’
  • Bugonia to Wicked: For Good – the seven best films to watch on TV this week
  • ‘I feel both thrilled and ruined by this’: Olivia Wilde and Edward Norton on making sex comedy The Invite
  • 3,000% bonuses but a growing wealth divide: South Korea grapples with its AI chip boom
  • ‘Don’t kill music’: Anthony Albanese’s favourite bands beg PM to stop AI companies from stealing their work
  • Lisa Nandy quits X over fears Musk-owned site pushes ‘abuse and misinformation’
  • I’d been craving the immediacy of a phone call. So I scrolled through my contacts and started dialling
  • Bitcoin firm advertised by Nigel Farage loses 15% of asset value

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