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Trump signs order to block states from enforcing own AI rules

California’s governor Gavin Newsom issued a strongly-worded statement in response to the executive order.

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Crypto fraudster sentenced for ‘epic’ $40bn stablecoin crash

In August, Do Kwon pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud and wire fraud and apologised for his actions.

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OpenAI makes $1bn deal to bring Disney characters to ChatGPT and Sora

The agreement will let fans generate videos and images of more than 200 Disney characters.

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‘Architects of AI’ named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year

Nvidia boss Jensen Huang is among the influential tech figures that adorn one of the two covers.

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Shares in AI giant Oracle fall after revenue miss

The cloud computing giant’s revenue miss renews questions about its financial health.

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Porn company starts new age checks after £1m Ofcom fine

The media regulator Ofcom said AVS Group Ltd had started age checks on some of its porn websites.

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McDonald’s pulls AI Christmas ad after backlash

McDonald’s said the moment served as “an important learning” as it explored “the effective use of AI”.

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UK spending half an hour longer online than in pandemic, says Ofcom

The survey found people in the UK spent on average four hours and 30 minutes online every day in 2025

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Google unveils plans to try again with smart glasses in 2026

It is a significant turnaround for the tech giant after its first attempt – Google Glass – was pulled in 2015.

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EU investigates Google over AI-generated summaries in search results

It is examining whether the tech giant did not offer “appropriate compensation” to web publishers.

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