Plus, Jay Powell and dollar hedging
Assemblies can bridge the gap between people being treated as voters and consumers
Strong earnings appear to quiet demands from Wall Street to justify up to $135bn in capital expenditures
Five big tech titans make up over 40% of capital expenditure of S&P 500
The dangers of addictive platforms are more comparable to smoking than rock music
European regulators begin investigation into creation and spread of sexualised images of women and children
The toxic ecosystem we have today can be better addressed with competition than regulation
Video app sets up American unit to handle data and algorithm security
Senior leadership ordered assessment of whether purchase risks losing cutting-edge technology
Members of House of Lords complain government consultation on issue will take too long
Six-month-old US start-up launches new ‘energy based’ reasoning model as it targets $1bn-plus valuation
As an iPhone-owner since the age of 12, going analogue meant working out what to do with all the screen-free time
Federal Trade Commission’s move comes as Big Tech’s push to woo the White House has failed to put an end to monopoly cases
Ministers also look at restricting addictive app features as part of consultation on curbing harmful online activity
Officials working on proposals that could be put to public consultation within weeks
First data released on impact of blocking children’s access to platforms as other countries monitor progress
UK prime minister says xAI will restrict image generator as billionaire pledges to follow laws in all markets
Government, police and cyber experts point to surge in social media posts spreading fake narratives about safety
Musk has mischaracterised the dispute with the UK and others over indecent AI images as censorship
Prime minister tells Labour MPs he is watching impact of Australia’s ban
Former deputy national security adviser in Donald Trump’s first term served on tech company’s board last year
Promise by technology secretary comes after media regulator threatens X AI chatbot with ban or multimillion-pound fine
If employers want AI to transform work, they should pay attention to history’s technological flops
UK PM Keir Starmer has resisted Australia-style ban on under-16s using social media
Billionaire’s xAI start-up lacks adequate safeguards, say experts, but many AI models are trained on troubling material
