An artificial intelligence system used by the UK government to detect welfare fraud is showing bias according to people’s age, disability, marital status and nationality,
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Cheaper loans on table to urge UK motorists to EVs, plus cuts in fines for firms
There is “no route to net zero” that ignores the real concerns of businesses, a cabinet minister has warned, as the government prepares to reduce
UFO expert not ruling out Russia or China links to drones seen at RAF bases
A British former UFO hunter has said he does not “rule out” recent drone incursions over RAF bases in England being connected to Russia and
Bitcoin price tops $82,000 for first time amid ‘Trump pump’
The price of bitcoin has risen above $82,000 for the first time as it benefited from traders’ hopes that Donald Trump will favour cryptocurrencies when
Robert Downey Jr: ‘I will sue all future executives who make AI replicas of me’
Robert Downey Jr has said he will instruct his lawyers to sue future executives who attempt to create digital replicas of him using AI. Speaking
The Rubber-Keyed Wonder: The Story of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum review – glory and geekery
You’ll need a pretty high geek tolerance level for this very detailed and specialised account of Sir Clive Sinclair’s bestselling ZX Spectrum home computer, whose
‘I’m empowering my song to go and make love with different people’: Imogen Heap on how her AI twin will rewrite pop
It’s a very Imogen Heap way to say hello: “I’ve got to show you this thing – it’s going to change your life!” She beams
Political paws for thought | Brief letters
A few years ago, we met a beautiful and unusually marked cockapoo on a beach in Cornwall. On seeing my husband’s “Nurses not nukes” T-shirt,
Demis Hassabis: from video game designer to Nobel prize winner
Most 17-year-olds spend their days playing video games, but Britain’s latest Nobel prize winner spent his teenage years developing them. Sir Demis Hassabis, who was
Brazil lifts ban on X after Elon Musk complies with court demands
Brazilians are set to regain access to X after a supreme court judge lifted a ban introduced nearly six weeks ago as a result of