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Raphael Boyd / The Guardian: UK PM backs Ofcom to take “tough action” under the OSA against social media sites failing to remove dangerous driving videos after a crash killed seven people — Downing…
Robert Booth / The Guardian: AI film startups are setting up studios in Hollywood, using US and Chinese AI models while touting lower production costs and a way around traditional financing — Amid fears for jobs…
Dan Milmo / The Guardian: The UK's Report Remove service receives 420 reports from under-18s of explicit images digitally faked or manipulated to depict them in H1, exceeding 2025's 397 — Exclusive: anonymous…
Jennifer Rankin / The Guardian: AI-generated images, video, audio, and text on matters of public interest designed to look authentic must be labeled in the EU under the AI Act from August 2 — Companies must…
Timothy Pratt / The Guardian: The DOJ is prosecuting a Cop City protester for allegedly providing CBP with a “duress” passcode that wiped the contents of his GrapheneOS phone — Concern over US effort…
Geraldine McKelvie / The Guardian: UK's incoming PM Andy Burnham is expected to scrap Keir Starmer's plans for digital ID cards; last year a petition opposing the cards attracted ~3M signatures — Incoming PM will…
Robert Booth / The Guardian: Amazon apologizes after some AWS users received bills as high as $1.5T due to “an issue with unit pricing within the estimated billing computation subsystem” — One UK man…
Sanya Mansoor / The Guardian: The Alphabet Workers Union sends a layoff protection petition with 4,500+ signatures to Sundar Pichai, calling for guaranteed severance and buyout options — The petition to Sundar…
Aisha Down / The Guardian: Source calls UK- and OpenAI-touted plans in 2025 for Stargate's ~£20B Cobalt site a PR stunt; OpenAI and Nscale failed to visit Cobalt or lodge planning forms — Exclusive…
Robert P Baird / The Guardian: A profile of Google DeepMind philosopher Iason Gabriel, whose work has tracked, and in many cases predicted, the ethical challenges posed by the success of LLMs — Since 2017, Iason…
Anna Bawden / The Guardian: A study of 408 teens in Australia finds 80%+ were still using social media three months after a ban came into force, citing inadequate age verification checks — Experts say law not…
Sarah Basford Canales / The Guardian: In a rare joint statement, Five Eyes leaders warn AI models capable of taking down governments and businesses are mere months away, urging leaders to “act now” &mdash…
Aisha Down / The Guardian: A speculative scenario titled “Europe 2031” projects economic and political instability in the EU if it fails to keep pace with the US and China in the AI race — A…
Ella Creamer / The Guardian: Granta says it will stop publishing short story contest winners or join publishing partnerships it doesn't control after AI use allegations against a winner — Literary magazine will…
Peter Walker / The Guardian: Sources: England and Wales' attorney general tells his office to stop posting on X, a first for the UK government, amid worries about X inciting violence — Exclusive: Richard Hermer's…
The Guardian: Sources: UK plans to announce an “Australia plus” under-16 social media ban, including restrictions on chats with strangers on gaming apps and under-18 curfews — Sources say hardline…
Lauren Almeida / The Guardian: FanDuel owner Flutter plans to delist its London shares on August 3, citing low trading and high costs; Flutter moved its primary listing to the US in 2024 — Gambling business…
Amy Hawkins / The Guardian: China starts operations of the world's first wind-powered underwater data center off Shanghai coast, and says it uses 20% less power than land-based facilities — Datacentre off…
Dan Milmo / The Guardian: In a UK online safety consultation, the US urges the UK against an under-16 social media ban, saying it would place a “disproportionate” burden on US Big Tech — Trump…
The Guardian: Microsoft says it will tighten human rights controls when working with national security agencies after an inquiry found Israel's Unit 8200 violated its ToS — Announcement seeks to close a difficult…
Michael Savage / The Guardian: Digital i: YouTube overtakes Netflix in average daily viewing globally, rising from 87.2 minutes in 2024 to 99.1 in 2025, while Netflix fell from 100.5 to 93.4 — Analysts say…