In today’s newsletter: It is hard to tell fact from fiction when it comes to AI. What is really going on – and what should the government do about it?

Why it feels impossible to stop checking your phone, and what constant pings are doing to your concentration.

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Ubuntu Summit: Ólafur Waage has an unusual take on "will it run Doom?"

New design sets a high standard for post-quantum readiness.

From the US and Australia to France and Italy, those seeking to obliterate privacy and restrict content are on the move, says technology journalist Taylor Lorenz

You don’t need prying eyes looking into your AI chats

Government sources say pressure from Washington, including JD Vance, could lead to Home Office climbdown, according to reports

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: Swift-based containerization framework aims to improve performance and security

When Bluesky CEO Jay Graber took the SXSW stage this week, she managed to make fun of Mark Zuckerberg without mentioning Meta at all. Her black T-shirt

In an unprecedented step, Apple caved to a reported U.K. government’s demand to prevent users from using end-to-end encryption in iCloud.

The star was stopped from busking ahead of his concert in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru.

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The launch of the DeepSeek-R1 model has wiped a trillion dollars off US tech stocks overnight, and made Donald Trump look a fool in the process.

The lawsuit alleges LinkedIn tried to conceal its actions but the firm says the claims are false.