Apple and Google pledge not to discriminate against third-party apps in UK deal
Critics brand deal with regulator as ‘lightweight’ with ‘no legal bite’ as tech giants avoid legally binding measures
BT replaces Openreach boss in latest management shake-up
Katie Milligan replaces Clive Selley, who oversaw £12bn rollout of full fibre broadband to 25m homes
‘It’s like two divorcing parents’: how actors’ union Equity fell out with casting directory Spotlight
Union to appeal after losing case against historic talent index in battle that could reshape UK acting landscape
I asked AI to name my wife. To the hopelessly incorrect people it cited, my deepest apologies
Authors, a newsreader, a lawyer and an esteemed colleague: they’re all great – but I’m not married to any of them. Can we really depend on this technology, asks cartoonist and author Martin Rowson
‘It felt hypocritical’: child internet safety campaign accused of censoring teenagers’ speeches
Exclusive: Childnet, a UK charity part-funded by US tech firms, edited out warnings by two young speakers at its 2024 Safer Internet Day event
‘I fell into it’: ex-criminal hackers urge Manchester pupils to use web skills for good
Initiative aims to identify proficient gamers and coders who can help companies identify flaws in their cybersecurity
Victims urge tougher action on deepfake abuse as new law comes into force
Campaigners welcome criminalisation of non-consensual AI-generated explicit images but say law does not go far enough
Calls to halt UK Palantir contracts grow amid ‘lack of transparency’ over deals
Opposition MPs urge Labour to pause public contracts with the US tech firm after attempts to examine deals blocked
David Furnish calls alleged phone hacks of him and Elton John ‘an abomination’
Furnish says he and his husband felt ‘violated’ by the Daily Mail, which allegedly used information gained unlawfully
‘Orwellian’: Sainsbury’s staff using facial recognition tech eject innocent shopper
Man misidentified by London supermarket using Facewatch system says: ‘I shouldn’t have to prove I am not a criminal’
Mandelson’s links with US tech firm Palantir must be fully exposed, campaigners warn
Government faces call for transparency on former peer’s involvement amid fears he may have leaked more sensitive information
Pinterest sacks two engineers for creating software to identify fired workers
Digital pinboard business cutting 15% of workforce as it invests heavily in AI
When Maga oligarchs control the platforms, it isn’t really a debate about ‘free speech’
Moves to ban under-16s from social media should raise deeper questions about who controls democracy’s digital infrastructure, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
Women in tech and finance at higher risk from AI job losses, report says
‘Mid-career’ female workers also being sidelined by rigid hiring processes, says City of London Corporation
UK privacy watchdog opens inquiry into X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes
Information Commissioner’s Office to investigate whether Elon Musk’s firms have complied with data protection law