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Race to mine metals for EV batteries threatens marine paradise

Photographs appear to show how nickel mining damaged one the world’s most diverse marine environments

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Meta AI searches made public – but do all its users realise?

Meta AI users may be inadvertently making their searches public without realising it.

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Data bill opposed by Sir Elton John and Dua Lipa finally passes

Leading artists said the bill needed to be changed to protect them from having their work copied by AI.

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Meta sues app-maker as it cracks down on ‘nudifying’

The apps use artificial intelligence to create fake nude images of people without their consent.

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Disney and Universal sue AI firm Midjourney over images

The Hollywood studios allege Midjourney’s image generator is a “bottomless pit of plagiarism”.

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WhatsApp backs Apple in its legal row with the UK over user data

The messaging app says the UK government’s demands over data access could set a “dangerous precedent.”

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4chan and porn site investigated by Ofcom over online safety

Nine companies are under investigation by Ofcom, using powers of the Online Safety Act.

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Uber brings forward trialling driverless taxis in UK

The autonomous cars with no human safety driver at the wheel will be trialled in London next spring.

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China’s electric cars are becoming slicker and cheaper – but is there a deeper cost?

The future for EVs will inevitably involve China. But where does that leave the UK and Europe markets – and what of the questions around national security?

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Xbox finally reveals handheld console after a decade of speculation

The ROG Xbox Ally will use Game Pass on-the-go – meaning subscribers start off with hundreds of games.

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