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Palantir's growing influence in the British state
The Explainer Despite winning a £240m MoD contract, the tech company’s links to Peter Mandelson and the UK’s over-reliance on US tech have caused widespread concern
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AI surgical tools might be injuring patients
Under the Radar More than 1,300 AI-assisted medical devices have FDA approval
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Are Big Tech firms the new tobacco companies?
Today’s Big Question A trial will determine whether Meta and YouTube designed addictive products
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Elon Musk’s pivot from Mars to the moon
In the Spotlight SpaceX shifts focus with IPO approaching
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Can Europe regain its digital sovereignty?
Today’s Big Question EU is trying to reduce reliance on US Big Tech and cloud computing in face of hostile Donald Trump, but lack of comparable alternatives remains a worry
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Moltbook: the AI social media platform with no humans allowed
The Explainer From ‘gripes’ about human programmers to creating new religions, the new AI-only network could bring us closer to the point of ‘singularity’
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Will AI kill the smartphone?
In The Spotlight OpenAI and Meta want to unseat the ‘Lennon and McCartney’ of the gadget era
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Claude Code: the viral AI coding app making a splash in tech
The Explainer Engineers and noncoders alike are helping the app go viral
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TikTok finalizes deal creating US version
Speed Read The deal comes after tense back-and-forth negotiations
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Is under-16s social media ban missing the point?
Today’s Big Question Pressure is growing on Keir Starmer to follow Australia’s lead but sceptics say government should focus on tech companies and children’s offline lives
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Is a social media ban for teens the answer?
Talking Point Australia is leading the charge in banning social media for people under 16 — but there is lingering doubt as to the efficacy of such laws
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Will regulators put a stop to Grok’s deepfake porn images of real people?
Today’s Big Question Users command AI chatbot to undress pictures of women and children
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Is social media over?
Today’s Big Question We may look back on 2025 as the moment social media jumped the shark
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Most data centers are being built in the wrong climate
The explainer Data centers require substantial water and energy. But certain locations are more strained than others, mainly due to rising temperatures.
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