‘Delivery robots will happen’: Skype co-founder on his fast-growing venture Starship
Ahti Heinla on bringing his tech to small towns, its effects on jobs – and whether he’s still interested in money
The Guardian view on Tilly Norwood: she’s not art, she’s data
Editorial: The first 100% AI actor is a cause for alarm. But the human connection of great acting can never be replaced
US jobs market yet to be seriously disrupted by AI, finds Yale study
Report says changes to occupational mix since release of ChatGPT in 2022 ‘sluggish’ compared with 1940s and 50s
‘I think you’re testing me’: Anthropic’s new AI model asks testers to come clean
Safety evaluation of Claude Sonnet 4.5 raises questions about whether predecessors ‘played along’, firm says
Leading UK tech investor warns of ‘disconcerting’ signs of AI stock bubble
James Anderson voices concern over soaring valuations of artificial intelligence firms
Dyson’s profits fall by nearly 50% in ‘difficult’ year
Revenues down more than £500m after company cut more than a quarter of UK workforce
UK government will underwrite £1.5bn loan guarantee to Jaguar Land Rover after cyber-attack
Britain’s largest automotive employer plans to restart engine manufacturing in early October, report says
Farewell, Amazon Fresh – the no tills thing was all a bit too awkward
The ‘just walk out’ innovation promised frictionless shopping – but these days, maybe we all need a bit less tech in our lives, says assistant newsletter editor Jason Okundaye
Harrods warns customers their data may have been stolen in IT breach
Luxury department store says passwords and payment details were not affected in the ‘isolated incident’
Cute fluffy characters and Egyptian selfies: Meta launches AI feed Vibes
Under Mark Zuckerberg’s publicity video for Vibes, one Instagram user commented: ‘Bros posting ai slop on his own app’
Facebook and Instagram to charge UK users £3.99 a month for ad-free version
Subscription service is Meta’s response to regulatory warnings over crunching users’ data to serve targeted ads
Abu Dhabi royal family to take stake in TikTok US under Trump deal
MGX, chaired by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, will take 15% stake, with social media firm valued at $14bn
Murdoch, Ellison and China: what we know about the US’s TikTok deal
TikTok’s future in the US has been in limbo for over year, but Trump says the US and China finally have a deal
Amazon to pay $2.5bn to settle FTC lawsuit over Prime ‘subscription traps’
US regulator said company enrolled millions of customers into service without consent and made it difficult to cancel
Spotify removes 75m spam tracks in past year as AI increases ability to make fake music
Streamer to crack down on AI-generated spam by introducing filter to identify fraudulent uploads