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Starmer says Farage would spook the City and give us Truss 2 – he could be right
It is not the cryptocurrencies message that is raising eyebrows, it is Reform’s broade…
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‘One day I overheard my boss saying: just put it in ChatGPT’: the workers who lost their jobs to AI
From a radio host replaced by avatars to a comic artist whose drawings have been copie…
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‘You were among your people’: Nintendo Switch 2 launch revives the midnight release
Once rivalling film premieres for theatrics, could Smyths’ revival of the midnight lau…
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Help me, I have been Candy Crushed | Dominik Diamond
I used to mock my wife for spending hours playing the candy-sorting mobile games, now …
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Reform UK to accept donations via bitcoin, Nigel Farage says
Party leader says he wants UK to be a ‘crypto powerhouse’ during speech at Las Vegas c…
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Tech shares climb after strong Nvidia results despite warning over rise of Chinese rivals
Stoxx Europe tech index up by 0.8% and Nasdaq rose 2% after quarterly revenues at Nvid…
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Nvidia beats Wall Street expectations even as Trump tamps down China sales
Chip-manufacturing company, widely seen as bellwether for AI business, reports $44.1bn…
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How social media lies fuelled a rush to war between India and Pakistan
Disinformation spread to mainstream channels in what experts call deliberate ‘informat…
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Sex up the sexting! Why text messages are the hot new boom area in TV shows
What makes for a believable texting – or sexting – exchange? And why has this suddenly…
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Apple’s triple threat: tariffs, AI troubles and a Fortnite fail
Once unshakable, Apple is showing rare signs of strain. Meanwhile, OpenAI bets billion…
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Pornhub and three other adult websites face EU child safety investigation
European Commission alleges the verification systems are ineffective to prevent under-…
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Anti-Musk sentiment runs high in Australian city as 95% of submissions oppose land sale to Tesla
Council in Adelaide censors strong language in some of the nearly 1,000 submissions th…
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‘Every time I took a shower I thought, ‘Is he watching me?’ – the terrifying rise of secret cameras
Anyone can buy a tiny spy camera and hide it in a mirror, fake smoke alarm or public t…
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Man who posted deepfake images of prominent Australian women could face $450,000 penalty
Online safety regulator seeks heavy penalty for Anthony Rotondo, saying it reflects ha…
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Whatever happened to Elon Musk? Tech boss drifts to margins of Trump world
The president’s billionaire backer was ever-present at the start of Trump’s term but i…
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‘My parents didn’t have a clue’: why many digital natives would not give their kids smartphones
Online bullying, violence and paedophilia have made young people sceptical of unfetter…
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We have a chance to prevent AI decimating Britain’s creative industries – but it’s slipping away | Beeban Kidron
The government has doubled down on a plans that would allow mass cultural theft, but w…
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Trump threatens 25% tariff on Apple and Samsung phones not made in US
Announcement wipes about $70bn off Apple shares amid pressure on company to build smar…
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Your favourite podcast is now a video – but are vodcasts the future, or just ‘crap telly’?
Successful podcasters are filming their shows, putting traditional platforms under pre…
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Unreal estate: the 12 greatest homes in video game history
Murderous mansions with carnivorous toilets or a fantasy lighthouse on misty shores, e…
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Fear, hope and loathing in Elon Musk’s new city: ‘It’s the wild, wild west and the future’
Starbase in Texas, where the world’s richest man has a rocket-launching facility, was …
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iPhone design guru and OpenAI chief promise an AI device revolution
Sam Altman and Jony Ive say mystery product created by their partnership will be the c…
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Draining cities dry: the giant tech companies queueing up to build datacentres in drought-hit Latin America
In Brazil, the Chinese social media giant TikTok is said to be the latest company plan…
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‘Shakespeare would be writing for games today’: Cannes’ first video game Lili is a retelling of Macbeth
Translocating the Scottish play to Iran with help from the RSC, iNK Stories’ version f…
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Google unveils ‘AI Mode’ in the next phase of its journey to change search
Search engine revamp and Gemini 2.5 introduced at conference in latest showing tech gi…
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‘Every person that clashed with him has left’: the rise, fall and spectacular comeback of Sam Altman
From Elon Musk to his own board, anyone who has come up against the OpenAI CEO has los…
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Sing when you’re winning: how karaoke in cars heralds the triumph of Chinese firms
European manufacturers of electric vehicles are scrambling to match the technology of …
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Deliver at All Costs review – madcap driving game goes nowhere fast
PC, Xbox, PS5 (version played); Studio Far Out Games/Konami Digital Entertainment This…
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Microsoft employee interrupts CEO’s keynote with pro-Palestinian protest
Protester is engineer who worked on Azure software, which enabled Israeli surveillance…
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Bankrupt DNA testing firm 23andMe to be purchased for $256m
Drugmaker Regeneron Pharmaceuticals will buy the genetic testing firm through a bankru…
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‘I was watching osprey for five hours a day’: how the world fell in love with nature live streams
More and more people are hooked on watching animals in real time. Now researchers say …
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Apple to launch new accessibility features for people with vision or hearing impairments
Features launching later this year to include live captions, braille reader improvemen…
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If Keir Starmer is not robotic enough for you, his AI twin is ready for your questions
Leon Emirali has created digital versions of all UK MPs, including a Wes Streeting ava…
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Could a ‘digital diet’ help me fix my bad phone habits?
Smartphone Nation by Dr Kaitlyn Regehr vows to help us take control. But can her metho…
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Fortnite unavailable on iPhones globally after Apple rejects App Store release
Latest twist in a contest between iPhone maker and Epic Games over payments for hit ga…
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Farm Simulator: 16bit Edition review – the simple joy of ploughing your own furrow
Strictly Limited/Giants Software; Mega Drive It may be seem horrendously old-fashione…
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Trump agrees deal for UAE to build largest AI campus outside US
Agreement that would give Gulf country better access to advanced AI chips raises conce…
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Labour’s open door to big tech leaves critics crying foul
Promises of tech-driven growth give big US firms access to Downing Street that leaves …
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Despelote review – a beautiful, utterly transportive game of football fandom
Panic; PC, PS4/5, Xbox Set during Ecuador’s 2002 World Cup qualifying campaign, this f…
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Microsoft to lay off 6,000 workers despite streak of profitable quarters
Cuts follow push to slim management ranks, despite headcount still being up year-on-ye…
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ChatGPT may be polite, but it’s not cooperating with you
Big tech companies have exploited human language for AI gain. Now they want us to see …
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FaceAge: the AI tool that can tell your biological age through one photo
What if a simple selfie was enough to show scientifically how well or badly we’re agei…
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Trump strikes a blow for AI – by firing the US copyright supremo
As the UK debates AI and copyright, Trump hands a gift to Big Tech, drones proliferate…
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House of Lords pushes back against government’s AI plans
Peers back amendment to data bill requiring AI companies to reveal which copyrighted m…
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When video games journalism eats itself, we all lose out | Keith Stuart
As industry giants trade beloved brands like commodities and AI offers easy content, i…
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Doom: The Dark Ages review – id Software gets medieval in a dramatic rewrite of the shooter’s rules
PC, PS5, Xbox; id Software/Bathesda Softworks This prequel takes a blunt force trauma …
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BM Boys: the Nigerian sextortion network hiding in plain sight on TikTok
US kids are falling prey to a sophisticated network of scammers who extort thousands –…
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Australia has been hesitant – but could robots soon be delivering your pizza?
While there have been concerns over the safety and legal status of the technology, wor…
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AI firms warned to calculate threat of super intelligence or risk it escaping human control
AI safety campaigner calls for existential threat assessment akin to Oppenheimer’s cal…
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Can a methadone-dispensing robot free up nurses and improve patient care?
A nurse and an engineer founded Opio Connect to make machines that dispense drugs and …
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Paul McCartney and Dua Lipa among artists urging Starmer to rethink AI copyright plans
Hundreds of leading figures from UK creative industries urge prime minister not to ‘gi…
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Does video game monetisation harm children – and what is Australia doing about it?
Games like Roblox are played by millions of children globally – but some researchers w…
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Weatherwatch: How AI could offer faster, affordable weather forecasting
Researchers say AI could give every developing country a vital early warning system of…
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The 8 best video doorbells tried and tested – and Ring isn’t top
Whether you want to bolster your home’s security or simply make sure you know when som…
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GTA6 gets it on: can the notoriously cynical action series finally find time for romance?
The newest trailer indicates Grand Theft Auto VI may have a soft centre, with its focu…
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Cringe! How millennials became uncool
They are mocked by gen Z for everything from their trainer socks to their mom jeans an…
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The best phone straps: 15 stylish and practical picks to keep your device close and your hands free
Our fashion expert rounds up her pick of the best phone straps, from beaded wristlets …
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Minerals, mobile phones and militias: how war unfolded in DRC
How the global wrangle for natural resources in the Democratic Republic of the Congo i…
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Amazon makes ‘fundamental leap forward in robotics’ with device having sense of touch
Vulcan device ‘capable of grabbing three-quarters of items in warehouses’ fuels fears …
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‘The crux of all evil’: what happened to the first city that tried to ban smartphones for under-14s?
It’s a year since teachers in St Albans asked parents not to give younger children sma…
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OpenAI reverses course and says non-profit arm will retain control of firm
CEO, Sam Altman, says decision to backtrack was made ‘after hearing from civic leaders…
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I had a passionate crush on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Could it still thrill me 19 years later?
When Bethesda surprise-released a remake last week, I revisited its world with my son …
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Drop Duchy review – a sprawling challenge disguised as a block-dropping puzzler
Arcade Crew/Sleepy Mill Studio; PC Build a card deck of landscape features; organise y…
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As Musk steps back, experts say Doge cuts have harmed government services
The billionaire fired thousands of workers, but savings are minimal and offset by degr…
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From the perfect gardening tools to £8 mascara, what you loved most this month
We gave you gardening tips, a spring fashion edit, the ultimate guide to anti-ageing a…
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‘Dangerous nonsense’: AI-authored books about ADHD for sale on Amazon
Experts say online retailer has ethical responsibility to guard against chatbot-genera…
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Please welcome to the stage … Anita Dump! The Facebook group with the best and worst drag names
Every day, members dig deep into their sick and twisted minds to unearth linguistic mi…
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The big idea: can we stop AI making humans obsolete?
Technology will soon be able to do everything we do – only better. How should we respo…
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How Trump’s love for crypto threatens US residents’ peace: ‘I just want quiet’
Cryptocurrency mining facilities can blanket towns with ‘constant’ noise. They’re like…
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‘Hi mum!’ The simple WhatsApp text scam costing parents and friends dear
How to beat the scam, from setting up new passwords and telling your bank exactly what…
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Elon Musk’s company town: SpaceX employees to vote on ‘Starbase’
Residents – most of them SpaceX workers – in remote Texas community expected to approv…
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US asks judge to break up Google’s ad tech business after requesting Chrome sale
After Google lost its first monopoly trial, government asks it to sell off units of it…
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Space Invaders on your wrist: the glory years of Casio video game watches
Their tech may have been primitive, but for 80s schoolchildren of a certain kind they …
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How ‘native English’ Scattered Spider group linked to M&S attack operate
Cybersecurity expert says group are ‘unusual but potently threatening’ coalition of ra…
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