The Telstra outage is a stark reminder of the widespread effects of single-system failures
The network disruption – which brought trains, traffic lights and Eftpos payments to a halt – raises questions about the resilience of services
‘It’s smoke and mirrors’: hope turns to fear in Scottish village chosen for AI datacentre
Suspicions grow in Lanarkshire that local people have been misled on supposed benefits of the huge development
OpenAI’s apparent failure to visit key site raises questions over UK investment
Exclusive: £20bn of ‘potential’ £30bn AI investment touted by UK ministers appears to have been hypothetical
As auto costs rise, will the US miss the golden age of electric vehicles?
Shifting demands and political ideology have left the industry vulnerable to global competition from cheap Chinese cars
‘Don’t kill music’: Anthony Albanese’s favourite bands beg PM to stop AI companies from stealing their work
A potential deal with the government would allow international tech companies to mine the creative work of Australian musicians. Some of the prime minister’s favourite artists told the Guardian how they feel about it
OpenAI ‘in early talks to give 5% stake to US government’
CEO Sam Altman argued move would share benefits of AI and it would involve other firms doing similar, report says
AI summaries of Tripadvisor hotel reviews downplay serious complaints, investigation finds
AI-generated overview found to gloss over allegations of sexual harassment and describes hotel being sued over hygiene as ‘spotless’
People in the US: share your views on Trump’s earnings in his second term
We’d like to find out how Americans feel about Donald Trump’s $2.2bn earnings since returning to the White House
Anthropic says US has lifted export controls on Fable and Mythos AI models after security fears
AI company was forced last month to suspend access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models for all foreign nationals
UK watchdog plans to break Apple and Google’s ‘effective duopoly’ on mobile app stores
CMA says developers should be able to steer users away from app stores for payments to increase competition
Number of billionaires globally soars by 13% amid AI shares boom
Billionaires’ wealth grew by 25% on average in the year ended in April, research from Swiss bank UBS finds
Doubt that Elon Musk ‘earned’ his trillion? Rightwing media says you’re in an ‘impotent envy cult’
The lovefest from Musk’s conservative fans completely overlooks the unscrupulous tactics behind his immense wealth
Shares in chipmakers underpinning AI boom rocket in first half of 2026
Value of some chip manufacturers have tripled, or more, driving Asia Pacific stock markets sharply higher
Ministers likely to support law change to allow delivery robots on England’s paths
Exclusive: Safety campaigners concerned about plan for widespread deployment on already crowded pavements
Keir Starmer’s attempts to placate big tech were a disaster. Andy Burnham must take a stand
Labour came to power promising to tackle Silicon Valley and stand up to its lobby. But from workers’ rights to online privacy it has failed at almost every turn, says crossbench peer Beeban Kidron