Datacentre developers face calls to disclose effect on UK’s net emissions Campaign groups write to technology secretary amid concerns that sites could double overall electricity demand
Ex-minister adds to UK calls for ban on political donations in cryptocurrency Exclusive: Labour’s Rushanara Ali plans to intervene in elections bill amid warnings of foreign interference
AI-resistant ‘halo’ stocks drive UK and EU markets to record highs Investors shifting to ‘heavy-asset, low-obsolescence’ companies insulated from disruption, says Goldman Sachs
Suicide forum found to be in breach of Online Safety Act after failing to block UK users Ofcom says that after provisional ruling it could apply to courts to demand internet providers stop access to site
TikTok and Snapchat posts urge London pupils to join ‘school wars’ fights Met urges pupils not to get involved and asks platforms to ban accounts promoting ‘fights’ with images of weapons
UK social media ban for under-16s edges closer with Starmer expected to back it Liz Kendall to launch consultation next week that will also explore alternatives such as curbs on infinite scrolling
Met police to pilot facial recognition identity checks, mayor confirms Sadiq Khan reveals 100 officers will use roaming technology for six months but opponents call its use ‘alarming’
Rolls-Royce boss pushes for UK taxpayer support for new jet engine Firm, which has announced record profits and £9bn share buyback, has £3bn project for smaller commercial planes
WPP to sell assets and cut jobs in radical shake-up to counter AI threat Group aims to be ‘simpler, lower-cost, AI-enabled business’ and achieve £500m of annual savings by 2028
Mumsnet calls for under-16s social media ban with cigarette-style health warnings Resembling cigarette packet warnings, the ads highlight dangers and urge people to email MPs
The Guardian view on violent online rhetoric: all politicians have a duty to set a civil tone Editorial: The ability to conduct polite debate on social media, without amplifying menaces and lies, is a basic qualification for public office
Treasury calls in Blair thinktank to advise on using AI across public services Unimpressed tech equity campaigners compare move to ‘inviting in foxes to consult on the future of the henhouse’
Everybody to Kenmure Street review – community triumphs in inspiring retelling of 2021 Glasgow protest Emma Thompson voices the anonymous ‘Van Man’ in a documentary about local people standing their ground against heavy-handed immigration enforcement
Facial recognition error prompts police to arrest Asian man for burglary 100 miles away Exclusive: Alvi Choudhury claiming damages against Thames Valley police after biased technology confused him with man looking ‘10 years younger’
I was at the Baftas – and while hearing the N-word was unsettling, all anger should be aimed at the BBC By failing to remove John Davidson’s tic from the broadcast, editors let down both black and disabled people, says Guardian assistant Opinion editor Jason Okundaye