Uber hit with legal demands to halt use of AI-driven pay systems
Proposed legal case understood to allege that app has breached data protection law varying driver pay rates
The Guardian view on crypto’s latest crash: it reveals who pays the price for a failing economy
Editorial: The bitcoin collapse lifts the lid on a society without opportunity, where risk is privatised and rightwingers sell illusions of freedom while ordinary punters bear losses
Klarna says AI drive has helped halve staff numbers and boost pay
Buy now, pay later firm says pay has risen by 60% with staff numbers mostly cut by attrition and tech investment
Crypto market sheds more than $1tn in six weeks amid fears of tech bubble
Bitcoin price at lowest level since April while FTSE 100 falls as Google boss warns there is ‘irrationality’ in AI boom
Don’t blindly trust everything AI tools say, warns Alphabet boss
Sundar Pichai says artificial intelligence models are ‘prone to some errors’ and warns of impact if AI bubble bursts
UK consumers warned over AI chatbots giving inaccurate financial advice
Which? study of ChatGPT, Copilot and others uncovers incorrect and misleading tips on investments, tax and insurance
GWR train fitted with F1 tech for two-month superfast wifi trial
Tryout of system, which switches between signals from 5G masts to low Earth-orbit satellites, could lead to wider rollout
AI firms must be clear on risks or repeat tobacco’s mistakes, says Anthropic chief
Artificial intelligence will become smarter than ‘most or all humans in most or all ways’, says Dario Amodei
Reeves could allow holiday tax on English hotel and Airbnb stays
Move to give mayors powers to raise funds through levies, but industry says it will ramp up prices and inflation
Paul McCartney joins music industry protest against AI with silent track
Former Beatle and artists including Sam Fender, Kate Bush and Hans Zimmer record silent LP Is This What We Want
FCA’s first deputy CEO calls for stronger grip on vital tech firms
Sarah Pritchard suggests City regulator will make use of oversight powers amid growing number of outages
US markets struggle amid tech sell-off and economic uncertainty
Wall Street endured its worst day in a month on Thursday as fears that tech companies are now overvalued loom large
Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says
One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out
UK firms can win a significant chunk of the AI chip market
Britain’s legacy in chip design is world-class, and we could supply up to 5% of global demand if we get our act together
EU investigates Google over ‘demotion’ of commercial content from news media
Some content created with advertisers is no longer visible, which could mean loss of revenue, officials say