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
Richard Orna obituary
Other lives: IT manager at the energy solutions company Callisto
Wednesday briefing: From missing billions to nonexistent datacentres, inside Britain’s AI drive
In today’s newsletter: Enormous investments in artificial intelligence promised to transform Labour’s growth problems. The reality is much murkier
Missing money, shipped chips and a 350,000% profit: key takeaways on AI ‘phantom investments’
A Guardian investigation has put the UK government’s AI plans under the microscope. Here are the key details
British AI datacentre firm Nscale raises $2bn as Sheryl Sandberg and Nick Clegg join board
London-based startup, which is vital to the government’s AI ambitions, is now valued at $14.6bn
OpenAI delays ‘adult mode’ for ChatGPT to focus on work of higher priority
Startup still believes in ‘principle of treating adults like adults, but getting experience right will take more time’
Nigel Farage invests £215,000 in Kwasi Kwarteng’s bitcoin firm
Reform UK leader strengthens ties with crypto sector with stake in former Tory chancellor’s company Stack BTC
Current and former Block workers say AI can’t do their jobs after Jack Dorsey’s mass layoffs: ‘You can’t really AI that’
The CEO said he cut the company’s workforce by 4,000 people – almost in half – because of gains in AI productivity
Tech oligarchs reshape humanity while billionaires of old seem quaint
From Gates to Musk and Altman, today’s ultra-rich steer AI and tech, raising questions about who decides the future
Crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne no longer interested in Reform-Tory pact
Donor who has given £12m to Reform UK had previously wanted Nigel Farage to keep open mind about deal with Conservatives
Union tries to seize control of works council at Tesla’s German factory
Lawsuits and slander claims fly in IG Metall’s battle with Elon Musk over employment rights and conditions
Europe’s next-generation fighter jet project may collapse if row continues, says warplane maker
Dassault Aviation says €100bn project may soon be ‘dead’ if Airbus will not agree on how to share workload