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They hoped their children’s deaths would bring change. Then a Colorado bill to protect kids online failed

Parents who lost children to online harms helped draft the bill – then watched it…

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Winter fuel payments threshold to rise to £35,000, Rachel Reeves announces

Change means about 7.5 million pensioners in England and Wales who lost out on payment…

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‘The death of creativity’? AI job fears stalk advertising industry

WPP and others roll out AI-generated campaigns as Google and Facebook owner Meta plans to…

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UK campaigners raise alarm over report of Meta plan to use automation for risk checks

Ofcom ‘considering the concerns’ raised after claim that up to 90% of risk assessments will…

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Chinese tech firms freeze AI tools in crackdown on exam cheats

Suspension comes as 13m students take four-day gaokao tests for limited spots at country’s universities…

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How did you get my number? Inside the shadowy world of data brokers

When political spam landed in Priya Dev’s inbox during the last election campaign, she decided…

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Trump-Musk feud shows what happens when unregulated money floods politics

Musk isn’t the first – or last – billionaire to pour big money into US…

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‘Freemen on the land’: YouTube videos tell homeowners they aren’t bound by mortgages

FCA has sounded alarm over growing conspiracy theory that uses arguments dating back to Magna…

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Cuba or camping trip? New Scouts badge helps teenagers learn to budget

Guardian Money joins those working towards their money skills badge, which also teaches about payday…

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UK ministers delay AI regulation amid plans for more ‘comprehensive’ bill

Law expected to include safety and copyright issues but delay likely to raise concerns about…

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