The deepfake epidemic in schools is affecting more than students. Four teachers tell WIRED about becoming targets of sexualized, AI-generated content—and how difficult it was to find accountability.

Cheap energy, abundant land, and proximity to Beijing have turned a city in Inner Mongolia into a crucial hub for data centers.

Meta is in court again over child safety, and this time it’s a landmark case that could force significant changes to core features of Facebook and Instagram.

Soaring welfare bill pushes national debt to almost £3tn

The UK government is facing calls to cancel a sprawling health care contract with Palantir. The region of Greater Manchester insists it can do a better job itself.

Technology leaders don’t seem to understand society’s gripes about AI, but boy, are they posting through it.

The West Coast house-party scene has long been iconic. For these young, tech-savvy entrepreneurs, it was also inspiration for MyPlots, a party-promotion empire.

During a recent visit to Generalist AI, I watched a robotic arm improvise and use a banana as a tool.

Anthropic announced last week it would include invisible watermarks in AI-generated content to comply with new EU rules. Within hours, overrides were being touted online.

Burnham blames Trump’s war in Iran for higher inflation

Unemployment rate fails to fall for Burnham

‘More pain’ to come after economic slowdown

Oil plummets as Trump calls off Iran strikes

UK economy to flatline, warns Bank of England

China’s chip breakthrough triggers global tech rout

Europe faces energy crisis as gas stockpiles sink

Britain to pay higher Trump tariffs than EU

Inflation fall a ‘false dawn’, Burnham warned

Private sector pay suffers worst growth since Covid