MPs urge UK government to halt contract giving Palantir FCA data access
Awarding US spy-tech company deal involving sensitive financial data is ‘huge error of judgment’, Liberal Democrats say
Leonid Radvinsky, owner of OnlyFans, dies aged 43
Ukrainian-American billionaire who owned subscription service for adult content died of cancer, the company says
World’s broadcasters urge EU to tighten rules for big tech in smart TV battle
Google, Amazon, Apple and Samsung control operating systems, allowing them to act as gatekeepers, letter claims
Study links children’s social media use with anxiety and depression in teenage years
Researchers say lack of sleep could be a factor among young people interacting online for more than three hours a day
Palantir extends reach into British state as it gets access to sensitive FCA data
Exclusive: Allowing US tech firm to analyse intelligence in name of tackling fraud raises fresh concerns over privacy
Campaign groups rail against Palantir, but the UK contracts keep coming
AI analytics firm has become influential in Whitehall, and FCA deal gives it yet more access to data
From Goop to gavel: Gwyneth Paltrow’s wardrobe clearout heads to auction
Nearly 300 of the actor’s items, from designer gowns to everyday basics, to be sold in Los Angeles, with some lots under $100
Fire experts ‘kept awake’ over growing hazard of lithium-ion batteries
Fire service warns ubiquity of batteries in everyday products is outpacing public understanding and safety regulations
Essex police pause facial recognition camera use after study finds racial bias
Academics discover black people ‘significantly more likely’ to be identified when compared with other ethnic groups
Prolonged high oil prices could ‘crimp’ AI boom, WTO warns
Iran war and its impact on energy and fertiliser costs is the main risk to the global economy, report says
‘All right mate?’: Amazon pins UK hopes on AI upgrade of Alexa
Long-awaited Alexa+ aims to get Britons re-engaging with their devices – but it may have its work cut out
AI software for smart glasses wins £1m prize for technology to help people with dementia
Glasses use verbal cues and floating text to assist wearers and are expected to be available in early 2027
Actors, musicians and writers welcome UK U-turn on AI use of copyrighted work
Government no longer has ‘preferred option’ on copyright, technology secretary says, after backlash from artists
Oscars ratings in US dip to four-year low, defying expectations
Hopes that Sinners and One Battle After Another would bring in a big audience dashed as viewers fell to 17.9m, a 9% drop on last year’s 19.7m
Apnas review – slick British-Asian crime drama mixes family tensions with familiar thrills
A Manchester-set tale of money laundering and divided loyalties pairs slick visuals with well-worn genre beats, an engaging if uneven stab at a sweeping gangster epic