Why is Hasan Piker ‘not conducive to the public good’? Because on Gaza, we punish the witness, not the crime The UK has banned Piker and Cenk Uygur from entry – but the objectionable things they’ve said are not more dangerous than Israel itself
Starmer accuses Musk of trying to ‘whip up division’ in UK over Henry Nowak murder PM says Britons are ‘reasonable, tolerant people’ and backs MP’s legal action against Grok firm over fake sexualised images
The Guardian view on NHS records: patients are not raw material for big tech Editorial: Ministers should end Palantir’s contract before medical confidentiality is sacrificed to Silicon Valley’s appetite for public data
Banning leftwing activists from entering Britain: an illiberal move with a long history in this country The cancellation of Cenk Uygur’s and Hasan Piker’s visas tells us that the home secretary’s powers to police speech are too broad, says campaigner and barrister DK Renton
Amazon expands ultra-fast deliveries in UK and adds same-day fruit and veg Deliveries in 30 minutes or less coming to Manchester and Birmingham and fresh groceries service to start in London
Boom Box: the story of undercover police who set up a fake music studio in London New four-part documentary reignites criticism of Operation Peyzac, in which officers posed as music industry figures to gather intelligence
Smartglasses and earpieces may worsen exam cheating in schools, says Ofqual Stronger checks likely to be needed in England to safeguard reputation of GCSE, AS and A-levels, says Ian Bauckham
Labour MP sues Elon Musk’s xAI company over fake sexualised images Jess Asato was portrayed wearing a bikini in Grok-generated images after she criticised creation of such non-consensual pictures
What do UK watchdog’s new rules on Google AI results mean for publishers? Giving publishers power to block their content from being used in AI summaries will have global ramifications
Former police officer in hiding after being falsely linked to Henry Nowak arrest Christi Hill and male officer misidentified in Vickrum Digwa murder case on AI platforms including Grok
Lloyds customers unable to make payments due to IT glitch Bank apologises after IT update caused problems with Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland apps
Thousands sign petition against cuts to tech support for disabled students in England DfE plans to withdraw funding for assistive software, saying it is now rarely needed due to ‘widely available free tools’
UK government to pay £1.3bn to help fund Universal Studios theme park in Bedfordshire Chancellor hails deal saying it will create tens of thousands of jobs in the construction, hospitality, creative and technology sectors
Leftwing US pair refused entry to UK will address Oxford Union remotely Home Office barred Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker on grounds their visit was ‘not conducive to the public good’
UK media websites given power to block Google using their articles in AI search Watchdog makes ruling on search summaries after publishers complain about drop in click-through traffic and revenue