Labour begins charm offensive to win over MPs sceptical of digital ID plans
Party tries to reassure its MPs about proposed scheme and gather ideas on how it could improve public services
Barrister found to have used AI to prepare for hearing after citing ‘fictitious’ cases
Judge rules Chowdhury Rahman used ChatGPT-like software and then tried to hide it, wasting immigration tribunal’s time
‘Gruesome videos’: social media pushes distressing news to children, experts say
Survey by Internet Matters finds children being left worried and upset by content showing shootings, stabbings and war
Blue, Yoda originally was, archival Star Wars sources reveal
Review of screenplay, novel, and comics suggests film-makers made late decision to make diminutive Jedi master green
Reparo! Harry Potter film crew mend potholes blighting Devon village
Villagers in Lustleigh ask council why it has taken filming of TV adaptation of JK Rowling books to secure street repairs
Capita fined £14m for data protection failings in 2023 cyber-attack
Hackers stole personal information of 6.6m people but outsourcing firm did not shut device targeted for 58 hours
Driverless taxis from Waymo will be on London’s roads next year, US firm announces
Cars with human safety drivers set to appear in 2026 but black-cab drivers dismiss service as ‘fairground ride’
‘Escapism is down there’: The men finding solace and community in the dark of disused Cornish mines
A new documentary, The Lost Boys of Carbis Bay, follows a band of explorers into their underground world
Digital ID: Danes and Estonians find it ‘pretty uncontroversial’
Citizens have enrolled with little opposition, albeit with some concerns over security and privacy, as UK plans system
Pupils fear AI is eroding their ability to study, research finds
One in four students say AI ‘makes it too easy’ for them to find answers
ChatGPT ‘upgrade’ giving more harmful answers than previously, tests find
Campaigners ‘deeply concerned’ about response to prompts about suicide, self-harm and eating disorders
‘Your basis to live is checked at each and every step’: India’s ID system divides opinion
Keir Starmer is considering Aadhaar as model for UK, but detractors warn of ‘digital coercion’ and security breaches
Cyber-attacks rise by 50% in past year, UK security agency says
Officials say increased dependence on technology leaves society more vulnerable to threats such as ransomware
Vodafone outage: thousands of broadband and mobile users report problems
Company apologises and says network ‘recovering’ after many customers say there were unable to access services
Equity threatens mass direct action over use of actors’ images in AI content
Union says growing numbers of its members have made complaints about infringements of copyright in AI material