Palantir extends reach into British state as it gets access to sensitive FCA data Exclusive: Allowing US tech firm to analyse intelligence in name of tackling fraud raises fresh concerns over privacy
‘It’s stupid’: why western carmakers’ retreat from electric risks dooming them to irrelevance Iran war should be wake-up call about costs of not going full throttle towards EVs as Chinese have done, experts say
‘It does feel like an intimidation campaign’: why is US tech giant Palantir suing a small Swiss magazine? An investigation by journalists working with Republik magazine may have struck a nerve by suggesting the company has failed in Switzerland
Prolonged high oil prices could ‘crimp’ AI boom, WTO warns Iran war and its impact on energy and fertiliser costs is the main risk to the global economy, report says
PwC partners who fail to embrace AI have no future at firm, US CEO warns Paul Griggs says senior staff at consulting firm who are not ‘paranoid about being AI-first’ are likely to be replaced
Inside China’s robotics revolution The long read: How close are we to the sci-fi vision of autonomous humanoid robots? I visited 11 companies in five Chinese cities to find out
Rolls-Royce scraps goal to go all-electric by 2030 Company says it will continue to sell cars with V12 internal combustion engines as there is demand from clients
Inside the fiery, deadly crashes involving the Tesla Cybertruck Cybertrucks have locked passengers inside and burned so hot they disintegrated drivers’ bones. Victims’ families blame what they say is faulty design
Subnautica 2 publisher’s CEO used ChatGPT in failed bid to avoid paying US$250m bonus to own studio head, court hears Court orders Krafton’s CEO to reinstate Unknown Worlds’ leadership after they were ousted using an AI-generated plan
‘Like a DVD in the present tense’: are we ready for film distribution via USB drives? As big tech continues to dominate the film industry, Video StoreAge is a uniquely crafted company that works with film-makers to sell independent films on USB drives
AI could give us our lives back – if we don’t blow it Could we be at the beginning of a change never before seen by humans – allowing us to escape the drudgery of work?
Trump administration reportedly set to be paid $10bn for brokering TikTok deal Exceptionally rare ‘fee’ to be paid by investors who took control of US operations from Chinese parent company
UK regulator examines IT glitch that enabled bank customers to see others’ accounts on app Information Commissioner’s Office made aware of incident affecting Lloyd’s, Halifax and Bank of Scotland
AI scams drove UK reports of fraud to record 444,000 last year Criminals using artificial intelligence tools to take over mobile, bank and online shopping accounts, says Cifas