Google owner Alphabet to sell $80bn in stock to fund AI spending spree
Markets take note as world’s biggest equity fundraiser bids to garner more money than the three biggest-ever IPOs combined
Tuesday briefing: Palantir’s rise – and why so many oppose its role in the British state
In today’s newsletter: Its software is used from health services to militaries. But controversies and criticism of the $375bn company are leading some to ask if Palantir is too powerful
Why have two US commentators been banned from entering the UK?
Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker were supposed to address events at SXSW London before their ETAs were cancelled
Free speech activists condemn UK entry ban for Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur
Two leftwing US commentators, who have both been accused of propagating antisemitism, barred from visiting for event
‘Catastrophic for creative industries’: Brexit barriers shut UK actors out of EU jobs
Casting shifts to EU talent as paperwork delays and visa limits make hiring British crews less viable
Meta whistleblower’s lawyer says he too is prevented from promoting her book
Ravi Naik says legal ruling that forced Sarah Wynn-Williams to make silent appearance at Hay festival also applies to him
Nvidia launches ‘superchip’ putting AI power into laptops and PCs
Firm says its RTX Spark PC chip for Microsoft Windows will let AI agents replace the mouse and keyboard
Bonnie & Clive review – cheerfully ridiculous Covid road trip heads for Cornwall
Bonnie has two days to get from south London to her grandparents’ house before lockdown in this super low budget British comedy
Shared NHS patient records could cut 20,000 A&E visits a year, ministers claim
Modernisation bill would require GPs and hospitals in England to share data, reducing errors and duplication
AI is devoid of meaning and humanity. That’s why its vapid voice suits this political moment
For ease and speed, we are degrading our ability to connect and to organise our societies. We must assert our trust in humans over machines, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
Charities decry UK plan to use AI to assess age of young asylum seekers
Coalition of more than 100 organisations says move could lead to more children ending up in adult detention facilities
FCA’s Palantir deal could expose UK financial data to Trump’s US, critics fear
Exclusive: MP and campaigners say sensitive citizen and company data could be subject to US disclosure laws
Meta legal action forces Facebook whistleblower to sit in silence at Hay festival
Sarah Wynn-Williams did not speak during event after lawyers warned of possible sanctions from tech firm
Four in 10 struggle to access mobile signal on the move in the UK
Survey finds frustration with connectivity to 4G or 5G, highlighting weaknesses in digital infrastructure
‘It’ll be like Barbenheimer’: UK gripped by new wave of Beatlemania in lead-up to four biopics
Fab Four are still making waves 60 years on – and upcoming Sam Mendes films are expected to turn the hype up to 11