Sacked TikTok workers in UK launch legal action over ‘union busting’
Moderators accuse social media firm of unfair dismissal after it fired hundreds in UK just before vote to form union
Digested week: Despite the Golden Globes being a joke, the audience keep turning up
Is there any circumstance on Earth that would make these people, in all their finery, skip this thing entirely?
TikTok to strengthen age-verification technology across EU
Move comes as calls for Australia-style social media ban for under-16s grow around world
AI will transform the ‘human job’ and enhance skills, says science minister
Patrick Vallance says robots would take away ‘repetitive’ tasks, but Sadiq Khan warns AI will usher in ‘new era of mass unemployment’
Grok AI: what do limits on tool mean for X, its users and UK media watchdog?
UK users will no longer be able to create sexualised images of real people using @Grok X account, with Grok app also expected to be restricted
More than 100,000 people urge MPs to ban social media for under-16s in UK
Letters sent using campaign group’s template as Keir Starmer indicates Australia-style move being considered
Sadiq Khan to urge ministers to act over ‘colossal’ impact of AI on London jobs
In Mansion House speech, mayor will talk of opportunities technology offers but highlight mass unemployment risk
Elon Musk’s stubborn spin on Grok’s sexualized images controversy
Musk attempts to recast AI tool’s misuse. Plus, tech billionaires plot against a proposed California tax on their fortunes
X ‘acting to comply with UK law’ after outcry over sexualised images
New polling suggests 58% of Britons think X should be banned in the UK if the social network fails to crack down on nonconsensual images
UK politics: West Midlands crime commissioner resists calls for immediate sacking of chief constable – as it happened
Simon Foster says he will give report into force’s handling of Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban ‘careful consideration’ in deciding Craig Guildford’s fate
Liz Kendall’s response to X ‘nudification’ is good – but not enough to solve the problem
Big tech companies cannot be trusted. It is not enough that they remove harm when they find it – the law must make their systems prevent harm, says AI governance expert Nana Nwachukwu
Social media time does not increase teenagers’ mental health problems – study
Research finds no evidence heavier social media use or more gaming increases symptoms of anxiety or depression
McKinsey asks graduates to use AI chatbot in recruitment process
Blue-chip consultancy’s boss says firm has an AI ‘workforce’ of 20,000 agents operating alongside its 40,000 staff
Circumcision kits found on sale on Amazon UK as concerns grow over harm to baby boys
Exclusive: Discovery comes amid growing concern over lax regulation and children being put at risk by rogue operators
Wes Streeting asks US expert Jonathan Haidt to address officials on social media ban for under-16s
Exclusive: Health secretary issues invitation in push for UK to consider copying landmark restrictions in Australia